Royals Hello Royals Fan! Tell Me About the Sept 1985 Version of you.

Archie F. Swin · 09-25-2014, 01:22 PM

Poll forthcoming....

I was born in Topeka but my family moved to southwest Oklahoma when I was 6 years old. Had I never returned to Kansas/Missouri, Its doubtful I would be a Royals (or Chiefs) fan. Neither one of my parents were fans of KC sports teams. In the late summer of 1985 my father enrolled me in Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, MO. At the time, I was 13 years old and had braces on my teeth and had to be taken to KC for orthodontics work. From Lexington we had to take I 70 into town. One of my favorite things to see on the trip was the Truman Sports Complex. It made quite an impression on me as a young man from a small town in Oklahoma. I was inspired by the size and design of the stadium and the way it opened up to the freeway.

Those trips alone were enough to make me want to support the teams that called those stadiums home. I was not a major league baseball fan at the time, so I didn't know that '85 would be a big year for the Royals. I do remember one night my father picked me up from campus ad we drove into town and as we passed the Royals stadium and he said that the World Series was being played there. Looking back, I can safely assume it was a Saturday game (Game 1 or Game 6). What's really strange is, even though many of my fellow cadets were from KC and we had a TV in the barracks, I have no recollection of seeing a WS game on TV.

Anywho, because of a year at a Missouri military school and the need for orthodontia, I'm a Royals fan.

Discuss Thrower · 09-25-2014, 01:24 PM

I was an unfertilized blastocyst in one of my mother's ovaries.

Three7s · 09-25-2014, 01:30 PM

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I was an unfertilized blastocyst in one of my mother's ovaries.

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siberian khatru · 09-25-2014, 01:27 PM

I was 19, a sophomore at Mizzou.

Why Not? · 09-25-2014, 01:27 PM

9. Had zero interest in sports until the next year.

ROYC75 · 09-25-2014, 01:28 PM

26 yrs old

**Dartgod** · 09-25-2014, 01:29 PM

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26 yrs old

Bullshit. You're more than 2 years older than me. At least 10, ya gimp.

**Dartgod** · 09-25-2014, 01:28 PM

24 years old. Watched game 6 at my parents house with my family including my sister's then fiance who was from St. Louis and a big Cards fan.

Watched game 7 with a bunch of friends and then headed to Westport after the game.

ROYC75 · 09-25-2014, 09:49 PM

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24 years old. Watched game 6 at my parents house with my family including my sister's then fiance who was from St. Louis and a big Cards fan.

Watched game 7 with a bunch of friends and then headed to Westport after the game.

Oh shit, I did goof, I just turned 27, I had forgotten a BD in Sept.

We were living a block south of Ks. Ave. on 9th St in KCK, had just bought a new color TV ( she was pissed off ).

Watched all 14 games of the playoffs & WS right there. I was living in Louisburg Ks, LaCygne,Ks or Derby Ks for the other playoffs & WS appearances.

BlackHelicopters · 09-25-2014, 01:29 PM

Was at Game 7 with a SRO ticket. Unreal scene. 11-0.

**gblowfish** · 09-25-2014, 01:36 PM

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Was at Game 7 with a SRO ticket. Unreal scene. 11-0.

Me Too. I took my dad that night to pay him back for all the Chiefs and Royals games he took me to as a kid. We stood right behind home plate, ended up high fiving the Mayor of KC (Richard Berkley) and drinking a beer with Bill Maas. It was a great night. Pure joy. My dad is gone now. I think that was the best time we ever had as father/son at a game, even though it was standing room only.

BlackHelicopters · 09-25-2014, 01:40 PM

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Me Too. I took my dad that night to pay him back for all the Chiefs and Royals games he took me to as a kid. We stood right behind home plate, ended up high fiving the Mayor of KC (Richard Berkley) and drinking a beer with Bill Maas. It was a great night. Pure joy. My dad is gone now. I think that was the best time we ever had as father/son at a game, even though it was standing room only.

My brother was 19 and I was 20 years old. Stood behind home plate as well. People surrounding us bought us beer because we were underage. Went on the field after the game. Scooped up some home plate dirt with a beer cup. Still have the dirt.

**gblowfish** · 09-25-2014, 02:32 PM

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My brother was 19 and I was 20 years old. Stood behind home plate as well. People surrounding us bought us beer because we were underage. Went on the field after the game. Scooped up some home plate dirt with a beer cup. Still have the dirt.

That's very cool. I remember after Motley hit his homer and the Royals just started to roll, the wheels fell off the Cards, and their fans all started leaving. It was a thing of beauty.

Start Croyle · 09-25-2014, 03:37 PM

I was two months old.

**alnorth** · 09-25-2014, 11:57 PM

7. I was in Texas. My family had no interest in MLB, much less the Royals.

View Poll Results: How old were you in Sept of 1985?
I wasn't born yet	16	10.74%
I was not a Royals fan then	1	0.67%
I was 0-10 Years old	51	34.23%
I was 11-20 Years old	48	32.21%
I was 21-30 Years old	31	20.81%
I was 31-40 Years old	2	1.34%
I was 41-50 Years old	0	0%
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09-25-2014, 01:22 PM	Topic Starter
Archie F. Swin This is the way Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Casino cash: $9975673	Hello Royals Fan! Tell Me About the Sept 1985 Version of you. Poll forthcoming.... I was born in Topeka but my family moved to southwest Oklahoma when I was 6 years old. Had I never returned to Kansas/Missouri, Its doubtful I would be a Royals (or Chiefs) fan. Neither one of my parents were fans of KC sports teams. In the late summer of 1985 my father enrolled me in Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, MO. At the time, I was 13 years old and had braces on my teeth and had to be taken to KC for orthodontics work. From Lexington we had to take I 70 into town. One of my favorite things to see on the trip was the Truman Sports Complex. It made quite an impression on me as a young man from a small town in Oklahoma. I was inspired by the size and design of the stadium and the way it opened up to the freeway. Those trips alone were enough to make me want to support the teams that called those stadiums home. I was not a major league baseball fan at the time, so I didn't know that '85 would be a big year for the Royals. I do remember one night my father picked me up from campus ad we drove into town and as we passed the Royals stadium and he said that the World Series was being played there. Looking back, I can safely assume it was a Saturday game (Game 1 or Game 6). What's really strange is, even though many of my fellow cadets were from KC and we had a TV in the barracks, I have no recollection of seeing a WS game on TV. Anywho, because of a year at a Missouri military school and the need for orthodontia, I'm a Royals fan. Attached Thumbnails
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Dartgod Wasted away again... Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: in Margaritaville Casino cash: $7030000	24 years old. Watched game 6 at my parents house with my family including my sister's then fiance who was from St. Louis and a big Cards fan. Watched game 7 with a bunch of friends and then headed to Westport after the game. __________________ If you shed a tear for me, please make it a tear of joy. -Joe Tracy (Nzoner) . .
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