Kansas City fans lament a weekend of losing by their favorite teams
Hey, at least the weather was nice.
In about a 48-hour span after the Royals won game two of the American League Division Series at Kauffman Stadium, things went south for sports fans in Kansas City.
1. The Kansas football team lost to Baylor — by a lot, but that was expected.
2. Missouri lost at home to Florida. Disappointing, for sure.
3. Kansas State coughed up a big lead and missed a chance to upset TCU at home. That stung.
4. The Chiefs blew a huge lead against the injured and mostly impotent Bears. Yikes.
5. And ... the Royals lost game three of the ALDS. Sigh.
Here is what old friend Kurt Austin dug up:
This is 1st time in 10 years (Oct. 1-2, 2005) that @Chiefs @Royals @KState_Football @MizzouFootball & @KU_Football all lose on same weekend.
— Kurt Austin (@kaustin01) October 12, 2015That’s a lost weekend for sports fans. The Star asked fans for their thoughts on the weekend’s events. Here is a sampling of what we heard about the #lostweekend:
Every team I support lost this weekend. Tonka volleyball, Washburn/KState/Chiefs/Tonka football & Royals. How is that even possible? #bummer
— Todd Williams (@TonkaDad42) October 12, 2015@KCStar US soccer lost a big game to Mexico, too #lostweekend
— cathy robinson (@catrob11) October 11, 2015It's days like these you wish KC had a WNBA team to make it all better @CaKaCha #Royals #Chiefs
— Craig Johnston (@craigjohnston44) October 12, 2015@KCStar also, my kids' lost their little league games. #lostweekend
— Kyle (@kmfieleke) October 12, 2015This week in sports... #lostweekend #kansascitymope pic.twitter.com/K7lnrzrZeF
— L Spencer (@lndsyannKC) October 12, 2015@KCStar how do we pretend it didn't happen? #lostweekend
— Josh Johnson (@jdj925) October 11, 2015@KCStar done with that #lostweekend
— Diane Stuerke (@1didedo) October 12, 2015KC sports #lostweekend bring on KU basketball
— Rick Hellman (@rickhellman) October 11, 2015@JaneMonreal @41ActionNews @KCStar Bummed I am going to be tired at work tomorrow for nothing! #lostweekend
— Shannon O'Brien (@ShannonOBTV) October 12, 2015— Therese Stom (@thereses1) October 12, 2015@KCStar @jeff_rosen88 and tomorrow is Monday #lostweekend
— meetgolfers (@meetgolfers) October 12, 2015Maybe I'll wake up from this bad dream #Royals #Chiefs #lostweekend
— Wilm's View (@LocalKCFan) October 12, 2015@KCStar @KCStarRoyals can battle back. The Chiefs should consider coaching change. KSU needs to change off. coordinator. #lostweekend
— Markl Johnson (@MarklTJohnson) October 12, 2015It's sports people. The world is not coming to an end. #Royals #Chiefs #Thesunwillcomeouttomorrow
— Jerry M. Banks (@y2kansas) October 12, 2015Pete Grathoff: 816-234-4330, @pgrathoff