The New What Next: Royals vs. Mets ― A World Series Preview

At long last, all of the hard work ― beginning in Spring Training and leading up to now ― comes down to this, the final series of the season. Behold the World Series: the best of seven battle that will be fought between a pair of division champions, the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets.

The New What Next: Royals vs. Giants — A World Series Primer

It’s all come down to this; two Wildcard teams are in this year’s World Series, and I couldn’t be more excited. For the San Francisco Giants, they are once again playing for the championship in an even-numbered year, while the Kansas City Royals haven’t made the playoffs in 29 years, yet they swept the Angels and Orioles to go 8-0 in the playoffs to make it to the World Series. The Royals became first team in MLB history to win their first eight consecutive postseason games following their 2-1 victory Wednesday in the ALCS series finale.