K.C. Yuh

Park visited: Kaufmann Stadium
City: Kansas City, Missouri
Food of the day: $1 Hot Dog (from Buck Night) @ Kaufmann Stadium
iPhone song of the day: "I Still Believe In Love" by Blessid Union of Souls
Miles traveled: 42

I will listen to and agree with arguments all day long that designate the Cleveland Indians as THE hard luck team of Major League Baseball (besides the Chicago Cubs). But with first-hand observation tonight at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City, I must say that I would take 100 Game 7 losses in the World Series before I would EVER consider being a full-time Royals fan. Oh. My. God.

The team is just awful. The atmosphere is worse. And even upon entering the ballpark, the contagious negative vibe just soaks into your skin. It's horrendous. I feel so bad for people who have to suffer through the "New. Blue. Tradition." Apparently, however, they offer "Buck Nights" pretty often, which allows fans to enjoy $1 hot dogs, peanuts and soft drinks....I have to imagine that is a huge draw for people looking for an excuse to come watch a team play who has a lion with a crown growing out of its head as its mascot.

Luckily we were able to take advantage of the cheap dogs Wednesday night (as well as the $7 tickets for college night) during our visit to the Big K. While I do talk poorly about the Royals, at the end of the day it is live baseball at the park, and there is really nothing better.

The Royals' game against the Rangers capped a pretty lazy day in Kansas City, where the most energy of the day was exerted by us driving to find a Chinese restaurant and Nate "Chocolate Thunder/Ft. Thomas Flyer" Kohrs buying us some toothpaste at Wal-Mart since he's been secretly using mine and Clink's since Orlando.

Tonight was our last night in Missouri. Tomorrow we make our way for Omaha, Nebraska, and eventually the NCAA College World Series! I hope you enjoyed tonight's entry, and I encourage you to stop by regularly to follow along with our journey. Thanks for reading and go Royals! (ugh).

Until next time,
CMJ