So I am sitting here watching the Royals play the Twins in the finale of their series this week.  Being that I have some extra time, I would like to try a little exercise.  Allow me to take you for a short walk through the year 2000.

April 7^, 2000: Bottom 8, Jermaine Dye at the plate.  Here’s the pitch…slow roller to the SS Guzman, the throw is offline at the plate, Carols Febles scores!  Royals tack on a couple more and defeat  the Twins 10-6!!! 

April 10, 2000: Tie game in the bottom of the 9^th.  LaTroy Hawkins on the hill for the Twinkies.  Johnny Damon strides to the plate.  2-1 is the count.  Here’s the pitch…swung on and crushed to left.  Homerun!!!  Royals win  6-5!!!

This feels nice, doesn’t it?

April 25, 2000: The expansion Devil Rays are in town.  Bottom of the 9^th, game tied 6-6.  Beltran at second, Mark Quinn at the plate.  Mark hits a shot to the SS, the throw to first is offline, and bounces into the stands.  Beltran scores!  Royals win 7-6!!!

April 26, 2000: The very next night, bottom 9, Mark Quinn at the plate in a 6-6 tie.  He can’t do it again, can he?  Quinn singles to right, Beltran scores from 3^rd, Royals win 7-6!!!!

Man that was a fun couple of days.  Stick with me on this.

June 4, 2000: Royals are in Pittsburgh.  Top 11, game tied 5-5.  Dave McCarty rips a double down the left field line!  Here comes Randa, here comes Zaun.  SAFE!  Royals win 7-5!!!

August 29, 2000: Bases loaded for Mike Sweeney against the Twins.  Mike hits a vintage Sweeney double to right; Hector Ortiz?, Wilson Delgado?, and Rey “Dirty” Sanchez score.  Royals win 7-3!!!!

Last one, and then I’ll explain.

August 30, 2000: Bottom 3, Dave McCarty lines a single to center off of Johan Santana scoring Joe Randa.  That makes it 8-0.  The Twins come back with 7 over the next 5 innings, but the Royals win 8-7!!!

It’s just good to hear about Royals wins right? But I know you’re like, “Come on, Kellogg!  You made me read this whole thing.  What is the f-ing point???”

Here you go.  If those things never happened, the Royals draft Joe Mauer #1 overall in 2001.  And he just hit a three run homer off of Gil Meche.

How did Colt Griffin do today?

L. Wood Kellogg has no real expertise in the sporting realm other than he plays roller hockey, reads a lot of crap online, and is dumb enough to pay for the MLB package in order to watch Royals games in St. Louis.

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