Andy McCullough’s top five Royals stories from 2015
We asked our Royals beat reporter for his top five stories of the year. Here’s what Andy came up with:
1. The Night Baseball Returned to Kansas City: An in-depth reconstruction of the 2014 Wild Card Game.
The Night Baseball Returned to Kansas City: The story of the Royals and the 2014 A.L. Wild Card Game. http://t.co/0fqFth0BRP
— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughStar) September 27, 20152. The game story from the team’s World Series championship, when champagne sprayed in New York and Dayton Moore’s vision reached fruition.
"Dad, we won the World Series." Dayton Moore watched his vision for the Royals come to fruition. https://t.co/ckTuFGgbYd
— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughStar) November 2, 20153. During the ALCS, Chris Young spoke exclusively to The Star about the pain of pitching so soon after his father’s death.
After helping the Royals capture Game 4 of the ALCS, Chris Young opened up about the loss of his father. https://t.co/Gm0RBJQFtU
— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughStar) October 21, 20154. Perhaps the most bizarre moment of the season: When a chickenpox outbreak struck the Royals and forced Kelvin Herrera and Alex Rios into quarantine.
Royals hit w/ outbreak of chickenpox. Alex Rios, Kelvin Herrera sick, expected to miss at least two weeks. http://t.co/cM6d5OVBOD
— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughStar) September 1, 20155. Why Rusty Kuntz, the Royals’ beloved first-base coach, refuses to burn out or fade away:
Rusty Kuntz refuses to burn out or fade away. The man behind the controls of the Royals OF defense and running game. http://t.co/rN2E8pGtRK
— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughStar) April 1, 2015This story was originally published December 16, 2015 at 11:56 AM.