Tampa Bay Rays (May 1)

This was easily my second favorite game of the season for many reasons: * I won the Sprint Caption Contest which means I got a $50 gift card and my name announced in the stadium. Click here to read more about it. * Julie had a friend that she sat with right behind home plate, so I was left to myself. I invited a co-worker of mine and his wife and we had a great night. * The Royals had another great comeback. The Rays were beating the Royals 5-0 after two innings, but in typical Royals fashion they came back again and won the game 9-8. Another amazing comeback. * The only downside to the game was that it was so, so cold. The temperature at 4:30 was 82 degrees, but by the time 8:00 rolled around the temperature had dropped more than 30 degrees. We were both very cold and left the game around 8:45, but we did listen the entire way home and turned on the TV when we got home. Click here to see the pictures.

Tampa Bay Rays (April 30)

This was by far my favorite game of the season and one of my top 5 games of all time. This was the first time that we were able to see James Shield pitch and we were both excited for that. The beginning was rough for him with the first batter getting a single and the next batter hitting a homerun. He settled down after that and went seven strong innings, but the Royals couldn't do anything against the Rays pitcher until the 6th inning. There were two outs in the sixth inning when the floodgates opened. The Royals strung together eight straight hits and the place went nuts, especially after Mike Moustakus hit a two run homer to give the Royals the lead. Usually my wife and I try to leave the weekday games around 8:30-9:00 because we have to be up every morning at 5:00, but tonight we were so excited about the game that we stayed for the whole thing and didn't get to bed until 11:00. Great game and great win. Click here for the pictures.

Cleveland Indians (April 28)

Today was a great game. We decided to start a little bit early and tailgate before the game. We got a great spot and this was probably the most fun we have had tailgating in quite some time. There were tons of people tailgating and for my wife it was great people watching, while for me it was great talking to people about the Royals. The game was as much fun as tailgating because the Royals just crushed the Indians. Jeremy Guthrie was pitching and he was in command the entire game and the Indians were never in it. Alcides Escobar got his 500th hit today and wouldn't you know that it would be a home run. The crowd was amazing and it just goes to show that if the Royals are good the fans will come. Click here for my pictures from the game.

Minute Maid Park (Houston Astros)

We recently took a trip to Houston to see the Houston Astros and Minute Maid Park. Click here to see what we did and what we thought of the stadium.

Toronto Blue Jays (April 14)

Today was another fantastic game. What made this game even better was that I was able to bring my dad and my wife was able to bring her mom. We gave them the whole experience: tailgating, getting their free Royals t-shirt, and getting their free small soda. Ervin Santana pitched again for the Royals and he pitched another amazing game by going 8 innings and only giving up 2 runs. The game was tied 2-2 in the 9th when the Royals won the game on an Alex Gordon base hit. So far it has been a great season for us watching games. You can see pictures from this game by clicking here.

Toronto Blue Jays (April 12)

Tonight we saw the Royals play the Toronto Blue Jays. We were excited because the Royals just came off of a sweep of the Twins and were in first place. You can honestly sum this game up in one word: cold. It wasn't really bad when the sun was out, but once it went down people were throwing parkas and gloves on. The game got off to a rocky start with the Royals in a 2-0 hole by the time they got to bad and it didn't get any better for the rest of the game. It was their first home loss, but we're still not discouraged.

Opening Day (April 8)

Opening Day for the Royals was today and it was such a great time. We always get excited for this day because it is like a holiday for us. We got there early to tailgate and we had a nice lunch of apple maple brats, hamburgers, shrimp, and cupcakes for dessert. The game was fantastic with the game being 1-0 into the 8th inning when the Royals went nuts and scored 3 runs. The fans went nuts and it was such a great atmosphere. Lets just hope the rest of the season is this fun. Opening Day Pictures