I was pulling for the Cubs, in honor of my late Father, a die-hard Cubs fan, but now that they were swept by the Mets, my way is clear to support the Kansas City Royals, the team that got me first seriously interested in baseball, back when I was a grad student at the University of Kansas. Those were the days of George Brett, Freddy Patek, Willie Wilson, and Bret Saberhagen. That was the last and only time the Royals won the World Series.
Any predictions about the series? (We’ll check our prognostications made at the beginning of the season to see if anyone predicted this matchup.)
From The 2015 World Series schedule is set | Big League Stew – Yahoo Sports:
With the Kansas City Royals clinching the ALCS on Friday at Kauffman Stadium, the 2015 World Series is now set. The Royals, who knocked off the Toronto Blue Jays in six games, will meet the National League champion New York Mets, who swept the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS.
For the Royals, it’s a quick return to the World Series after falling in seven games to the San Francisco Giants last season. Prior to that, the Royals had not appeared in a World Series since 1985. Overall, this will be their fourth World Series appearance, with their lone championship coming in 1985. For the Mets, this will be their fourth World Series appearance and their first since 2000. They have won it twice, in 1969 and 1986.
This will be the first time the Royals and Mets have met in the World Series. In fact, this is first time a World Series didn’t include at least one team that existed in 1903, which is the first year the World Series was played.
Here’s a look at where and when this series will take place.
*All games air on Fox. First pitch is at 8:07 p.m. ET and the pregame show starts at 7:30 p.m. ET, except where noted otherwise. Full pitching match-ups and rosters haven’t been announced yet. We’ll update when more information is available.
Tuesday, Oct. 27
Game 1 — New York at Kansas City
Matt Harvey vs TBD
Wednesday, Oct. 28
Game 2 — New York at Kansas City
Jacob deGrom vs. TBD
Friday, Oct. 30
Game 3 — Kansas City at New York
TBD vs. Noah Syndergaard
Saturday, Oct. 31
Game 4 —Kansas City at New York
TBD vs. Steven Matz
Sunday, Nov. 1
Game 5 — Kansas City at New York
TBD vs. Matt Harvey
*if necessary
* First pitch at 8:15 p.m. ET, pregame at 8 p.m. ET.
Tuesday, Nov. 3
Game 6 —New York at Kansas City
Jacob deGrom vs.TBD
*if necessary
Wednesday, Nov 4
Game 7 — New York at Kansas City
Noah Syndergaard vs. TBD
*if necessary
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