Well, so much for the potential humor of the Kansas City Royals trying to get 35 drunk ballplayers through customs as they headed back from Canada. Now, if the Royals are to win the American League pennant for the second consecutive year, they will need to do so in the friendly confines of Kauffman Stadium.
Yet, all things considered, this foray to the frozen tundra filled with glaciers, hockey rinks and Tim Horton restaurants that one expects Canada to be was a success. The Royals only needed to capture one game from the Blue Jays, and they did exactly that in their 14-2 drubbing of Toronto in Game Four.