They are a collection of moments. This group, these men, the accomplishment for which they will forever be remembered. They save videos on their cell phones and memories in their heads and go home to see framed pictures on their walls.
Some of them have Googled the same YouTube videos so often that the algorithm fills in Alex Gordon’s home run or Lorenzo Cain’s sprint from first or Wade Davis’ final strikeout with only a few strikes of the keyboard.
The Royals won the World Series on a crisp November night in Queens, the franchise’s first championship in 30 years, completing one of the remarkable transformations in modern sports history.