For Pete’s Sake

With Mike Moustakas trade, many Royals fans are now rooting for the Brewers

By Pete Grathoff

Updated July 28, 2018 9:51 AM

The Brewers' Lorenzo Cain tipped his helmet to the cheering crowd in front of catcher Salvador Perez before taking his first at-bat in Tuesday's game at Kauffman Stadium. John Sleezer jsleezer@kcstar.com

Midseason trades have to be strange for the players.

After spending months with a core group of teammates, a player is uprooted and enters a new clubhouse. For former Royal* Mike Moustakas, there is a bit of good news. He’ll be greeted by some familiar faces.

*Can’t believe I typed that

Moustakas was traded to the Brewers, who signed outfielder Lorenzo Cain as a free agent this past winter, and earlier this week traded for relief pitcher Joakim Soria. Both are former Royals teammates.

Other former Royals who are with the Brewers include Erik Kratz, Manny Pina and Jeremy Jeffress.

And with the Brewers playing in the National League, many Royals fans said they’ll be rooting for Milwaukee, which has the top wild-card spot and is battling the Cubs for the Central lead.

Here is what Royals fans were saying:

Thank you #Moose for all you did for the #Royals organization and fans. Go #brewcrew
— Mark Jackson (@hollywoodhusker) July 28, 2018

First Cain, then Soria and now Moose! Yeah, I've become a @Brewers fan!! Gotta get me a tshirt. #brewcrew
— David Mills (@DCMinKC) July 28, 2018

Really sad about Moose not being a Royal anymore, but go help Cain and Soria and win you another ring. pic.twitter.com/rJUFU8hU9I
— Matt Panuco (@MPanuco11) July 28, 2018

@Brewers @Mooose_8 You got two of my three fave @Royals players ever. From a die hard Royals fan I hope you go out and get a ring. #brewcrew #moose #locain
— Lisa Meyer (@theLofKC) July 28, 2018

Haha with Moose and LoCain on the roster, I think I have to be part of the #BrewCrew. Shirsey is on order. The slide in the outfield concourse is the best part of the park by far. #GoBrewers
— Kevin Nielson (@kkeevvN) July 28, 2018

Losing LoCain hurt but losing Moose is worse, you can bet the Brewers are my 2nd favorite team now. #BrewCrew #ForeverRoyal
— Archie Goucher (@Goochytime) July 28, 2018

Does this make the @Brewers , #Royals North? Cain + Moose = My Playoff Rooting Interest https://t.co/55ecDfYwQb
— Ahsha Abu-Ali (@AhshaAbuAli) July 28, 2018

@Mooose_8 Thanks for everything #moose! You and the rest of the boys will never be forgotten in KC! Good luck in Milwaukee. I’ll be cheering for you, #locain and the rest of the #brewcrew this fall! @Royals @Brewers
— matt gilbreath (@mattgilbreath) July 28, 2018

Brew Crew, you’ve loved Cain’s smile, you’re gonna fall hard for Moose and his intensity. Enjoy! Royals Nation is all-in on Milwaukee for 2018! Let’s get it!
— CBH (@ChaskaBlake) July 28, 2018

Thank you Moose, we will miss you!!! NOW GO WIN A WORLD SERIES WITH LORENZO CAIN!!!
— teresa goode (@tgoode1963) July 28, 2018

Still a Royals fan but moose and Cain playing together again got me wanting Brewers to win it all
— Josh rodriguez (@josh_jrod) July 28, 2018

This story was originally published July 28, 2018 at 9:38 AM.

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