A Bandwagoners Guide to the World Series

The 2015 World Series starts this coming Tuesday night!  Unless you have been living under a rock or focused solely on Benghazi-gate you know that this year's baseball battle features the Kansas City Royals and my beloved New York Mets.  Knowing that you would expect me to use this forum to crow loudly about my team's expected crushing of the Royals, and the glorious return of the trophy to Queens. You will no doubt be pleased that I have decided to spare the gentle reader the noise of fandom, spreading it instead around watering holes and construction sites all over Denver.  As a result this site will instead feature top quality writing on topics such as Bartolo Colon's boiler and barbecue in K.C. ( topics not related surprisingly)  Here are some reasons you should be watching games this week.  That have almost nothing to do with actual baseball.

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Kaufman Stadium

Kansas City can be summed up in one word: meh!  Sure they have great barbecue and rabid Chiefs fans, but the one thing that they can really hang their collective hat on is the fact that the not-so-bright can be tricked into believing K.C is the capitol of Kansas.  Ya'll do know Kansas City is in Missouri right?  OK just making sure.  As you can see, they do have a lovely and unique ballpark out there on the edge of the freeway.  The big crown shaped center field board and light towers are really cool. What you don't see are the waterfalls along the edge of the outfield that add another pleasing dimension to Kaufman Stadium.

Incidentally, if you ever find yourself in town make sure you hit Gray's Barbecue.  The food is great but don't hesitate to order as soon as you reach the front of the perpetual line that forms.  Those young girls behind the counter can be merciless if you don't know what you want.  You may get sent back to the end of the line which at meal times means a long wait.

The Seven Line Army

If Mets fandom is a religion then the fundamentalist nuts of the faith are the members of The Seven Line.  Named for the Subway line that runs to Citi Field they represent some of the most ardent and vocal supporters of the Metsies.  The group was started in 2009 by die-hard fan Darren Meenan and has now morphed into a Mets merchandise business and traveling road show for the Mets nation.  Keep your eye out during the telecast for a group of 800 or so crazy people wearing orange, banging thunder-sticks and starting chants that end up being echoed by the whole park.  Forty thousand Mets fans chanting "Your Mom has a thing for Jacob deGrom" can make a hitter weak-kneed in a hurry.

Hot Heads

This season the Royals have developed a bit of an anger management problem.  Lead by some hot headed pitchers they got into a series of scuffles, bean ball wars, and bench clearing posturing matches this season.  But now things will change as when the games are in New York the pitchers have to bat.  The sins that took place during the American League season where they had a designated hitter can now be avenged when the pitcher has to bat for himself. After the Mets lost their starting shortstop to a dirty play during a game against the Dodgers I am sure they are itching for a throw down.  Keep an eye out for some tit for tat baseball justice in this series. 

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Big Sexy

What a perfect name for possibly the most intriguing guy playing in this year's series.  Checking in at 42 years old and somewhere approaching 300 pounds Bartolo Colon is the baseball equivalent of The Donald in the White House, its not supposed to happen.  At his age and size to be as good as he is, is amazing.  You will see him out of the Mets bullpen, always throwing strikes and always calm.  After 20 years in the big leagues Bart has seen it all and never comes unglued.   Too bad we won't see him at bat.  Earlier this season on a hit over the center fielder's head that most of us could score on;  but Big Bart running hard could only get to second.  The other Mets players love playing with the big teddy bear that is Bart. As a result they have taken to wearing Big Sexy shirts in his honor.

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Hairy

This may end up being one of the most hairy World Series in history!  Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard are renowned for their flowing locks straining their caps.  Royals pitcher Johnny Cueto has one of the nicest heads of dreadlocks you will ever see.  And infielder Eric Hosmer has a weird Mohawk thingy nicknamed "The Hos" around Kansas City.  Even the much maligned Fox TV announcer Joe Buck has gotten into the act with a scurfy high school kid beard.  The beard is so bad it's been treated to the ultimate mock respect.; it has a Twitter account of  its own.

There are many more good reasons to watch, from David Wright in his first World Series, to the heart warming story of Wilmer Flores crying on the field.  I am sure there will be some good commercials for those of you like that stuff.  Plus dudes wearing face masks to fight the cold, and plenty of crotch grabbing.  So gather the family, make some multi layer dip and root for the Mets!  Oops did that slip out.