2015 KC Royals: The Phenomenal Story of an Underdog

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  • Hey everyone!
    The 2015 Royals have one of the greatest underdog stories of all time. Not only did the Royals break a 30 year curse, but they outplayed the rest of the league in their own way. I hope you enjoy the video and thank you all for a great year!
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    0:00 Intro (1985 WS/Modern Baseball)
    3:34 KC Royals History (Pre 1985)
    8:43 Post 1985 WS
    11:25 Zack Greinke Cy Young Season
    12:38 A New Era
    15:42 2014 Playoffs
    20:01 The Royals Way
    27:27 New Enemies
    31:10 New Additions
    33:46 2015 Playoffs
    38:39 Post 2015
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ความคิดเห็น • 584

  • @SportStorm23
    @SportStorm23  2 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    Thank you all for a great year, happy new year!

    • @TKDFam
      @TKDFam 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for making this video. The Royals in 2014-15 don’t get a lot of vids about them.

    • @TKDFam
      @TKDFam 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Grave Prower no they don’t. The Mets are the Mets, they fuck up at the worst possible moment. LolMets is eternal

    • @TKDFam
      @TKDFam 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Grave Prower the Blue Jays got beat. Also one clip of Perez does not damn an entire series.

    • @TKDFam
      @TKDFam 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Grave Prower every team steals signs, just with no tech

    • @TKDFam
      @TKDFam 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Grave Prower and no it doesn’t the Mets lost because they fucked up

  • @luckyman3988
    @luckyman3988 2 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    I'm a KC native. My dad grew up an A's fan in the 60's. In 1969, he stayed awake in bed listening to the Royals win their very first game on a radio hidden under his pillow. The game was a walk-off against the Twins in 12 innings, and he could barely contain his excitement. Naturally, he made sure I was a Royals fan too and we went to hundreds of games together when I was growing up in the 90's, even though we didn't have a lot to cheer about. Once, we left a game early against the Yankees, only to hear on the radio driving back home that Mariano Rivera blew a save and the Royals won. He looked at me then and said "we must never tell anyone that we left early." I turned from a teenager into a young man, life took some turns and we drifted apart. In 2014, we were able to bond again thanks to this team. We went to as many games as we could in 2015, using the laid back nature of the game to laugh and share stories and high five like excited kids when the Royals scored a run. I was standing next to him when Matt Harvey bullied Terry Collins into letting him finish game 5, we saw him sprinting out the dugout and he said "He's too amped, he's gonna lose it." Which he did, and we went to the parade together on a unbelievably beautiful November day. I treasure those memories, because I know there will be a day I won't have him around anymore and the 2015 Kansas City Royals will make me cry tears of joy for the rest of my life. Sometimes baseball is a lot more than just a game. Thanks for making this video.

    • @teen_laqueefa
      @teen_laqueefa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Damn, you made me want to hug my kids and find a way to get them to love the Bengals, and I swear I will always be there for both good and bad. Thanks for the love you expressed for both sports and family

    • @AnthonyAdams
      @AnthonyAdams 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thank you for sharing that story. Absolutely beautiful.

    • @GoatedBWJ
      @GoatedBWJ 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was at the parade (2015) and it was absolutely FREEZING

    • @Jason_Voorh3es
      @Jason_Voorh3es 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Amazing comment.

    • @reformcongress
      @reformcongress หลายเดือนก่อน

      A lot of people don't realize the A's were once in Kansas City.

  • @rogertafolla8389
    @rogertafolla8389 2 ปีที่แล้ว +431

    As a Dodgers fan this was one of my favorite teams of all time. Underdogs overcoming everything and beating all of the odds. No Royals were “superstars” just pure “gotta get my jersey dirty” ballplayers. Playing small ball and stealing bases while getting timely hits was so fun to watch which sounds weird nowadays but this Royals team made it look cool.

    • @therealjaystone2344
      @therealjaystone2344 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The 2015 Royals were among the best team at that time.

    • @newyardleysinclair9960
      @newyardleysinclair9960 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Exactly I love their style of play. Small ball. Not relying on 3 run Homer's. The royals manufactured runs

    • @perrywang689
      @perrywang689 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Same here as a Dodgers fan. Their energy from the 14 run was insane and got me hooked. Wished they finished off our biggest rivals in SF but was glad that they were able to get it done the following year.

    • @J0hnRatcliffe
      @J0hnRatcliffe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are you enjoying that Mookie contract yet? We're all still laughing in Boston

    • @andrewlevi5340
      @andrewlevi5340 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@J0hnRatcliffe We're talking about the Royals here, man. What are you doing?

  • @enjoybaseball4789
    @enjoybaseball4789 2 ปีที่แล้ว +499

    As a royals fan I really appreciate u making this video they don’t get enough love

    • @chef7423
      @chef7423 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      dawg fr. what a great way to start the year.

    • @MicspytheCrazyguy
      @MicspytheCrazyguy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      as a meta fan, I disagree

    • @J0hnRatcliffe
      @J0hnRatcliffe 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank for taking Benintendi off our hands

    • @andrewlevi5340
      @andrewlevi5340 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@J0hnRatcliffe You again... You're gladly welcome. The dude can flat hit. Won a gold glove...

    • @Mb-ce9dy
      @Mb-ce9dy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@andrewlevi5340 for real. Love Benni. If there’s a season this year I’m expecting some big things from him. Our outfield could be real nice if mondesi moves out there and can stay healthy

  • @ericlane7727
    @ericlane7727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    Ventura passing away signaled the end of an era in retrospect. I would also add that the 2012 All Star Game showed that the city was ready for baseball to come alive. The first time in ages that the city rallied was to boo Cano. Which has never ended.

    • @kahlilgibran563
      @kahlilgibran563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That year you felt the wind knocked out of an entire city. Not only was the team never the same, but neither was the city

    • @Ultima742
      @Ultima742 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The goose egg that Cano put up in the home run derby in 2012 was epic. I have never seen a player receive more heat from fans at an All Star game

    • @kahlilgibran563
      @kahlilgibran563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Ultima742 That was of his own creation. Should’ve just never said he’d put Butler on and then NOT do it. We the Show Me State!

    • @Anorxite4
      @Anorxite4 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      i can't believe it was 5 years ago yesterday 😭😭😭 RIP yordano

    • @nseifner
      @nseifner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If he just picked Billy Butler for homerun derby he wouldn't get boo'd

  • @GamerboyNave
    @GamerboyNave 2 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    This will forever be my favorite sports team of all time. The best way to describe them came from Johnny Gomes' speech at the championship parade. "Cy Young Winner: not on our team, beat him. Rookie of the Year: not on our team, we beat him. MVP of the whole league: sorry guys, not on our team, but we beat that guy too." This team was out to stick it to everybody, were out to do their dang thing, and were out to send a message to everyone, everywhere: we're Kansas City, and it's our time.
    Great video, man.

    • @ctay7216
      @ctay7216 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That speech was legendary💯

    • @padraig5335
      @padraig5335 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      From, and live in KC. You made me she'd a tear. Ty

    • @teen_laqueefa
      @teen_laqueefa 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's how my Bengals got to the brink, but we chewed up the AFC and next year we may see you all again in the championship game

  • @TheForeverRanger
    @TheForeverRanger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    The 2014-15 Royals had the best 3 headed monster of relievers ever. If the Royals had a lead in the 7th it was over.

    • @Mcbuggler
      @Mcbuggler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Putting the emphasis on the bullpen made for some great comebacks as well.

  • @colemontano1030
    @colemontano1030 2 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    As an A's fan, it never hurts any less when the 2014 Wild Card game is brought up.

    • @depressedasfan9452
      @depressedasfan9452 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same bro I can’t ever watch that game. It pains me too much

    • @byra4171
      @byra4171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I’m a Mets fan try me

    • @damianlillard1981
      @damianlillard1981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I just straight up skipped past that part. Worst game ever

    • @depressedasfan9452
      @depressedasfan9452 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@damianlillard1981 I didn’t skip it but I didn’t look at it

    • @corywilson2007
      @corywilson2007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      As a Royals fan that was a magical night

  • @blakerandolph8552
    @blakerandolph8552 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    As a Yankees fan, I loved rooting for this team because of their story and not having a team loaded with huge names like most championship teams. Such a cool run they had and I always have a soft spot for KC when they make the playoffs because they seem like such a stand up organization.

  • @suppressed_viii
    @suppressed_viii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I knew that the Royals were an extremely caring organization in terms of taking care of their talent, but it makes sense considering how Ewing Kauffman treated the prospects in his academy. The Royals have one of the lowest payrolls yet they did not release any minor league contract during the pandemic, when a majority of the other teams did. I will always respect the organization for that.

  • @brandonpark785
    @brandonpark785 2 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    I’ve been a Royals fan my whole life. This video really made me appreciate what the team did for this city during those two crazy years. I remember where I was for every single postseason game and the chills I got from seeing them again will never get old. Thank you for this!

    • @shanebeyer7794
      @shanebeyer7794 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I bet the loss in 14 made 15 even sweeter

    • @lanceshelton8208
      @lanceshelton8208 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shanebeyer7794 i can tell you from experience, that after watching game 1 of the world series in 2015 in the stadium. Everyone in the stadium knew no one was stopping them from winning it all.

    • @andrewlevi5340
      @andrewlevi5340 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shanebeyer7794 Absolutely, Shane! Live in KC. Born and raised. The talk in spring training in '15 was, "we're going back to the WS and this time, we're going to win it!". I mean, what team comes right out and says that, then DOES IT??!! It was a real special run.

    • @shanebeyer7794
      @shanebeyer7794 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andrewlevi5340 Die hard nats fan here. I can say our fanbases had the run of a lifetime in the past half decade. Heres to another one! 🥃

    • @andrewlevi5340
      @andrewlevi5340 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shanebeyer7794 Here's to both our teams, bud! Happy New Year! 🍾

  • @stoddard1953
    @stoddard1953 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Man I really wish they had a longer shelf life. So much fun to watch and their ascension from underdogs to villains made their playing style even better.

  • @Tykoon22
    @Tykoon22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As a Blue Jays fan, that 2015 ALCS still hurts, but I am happy for Royals fans… and five years later, KC got their Super Bowl as well? OK, now they’re just spoiled.

  • @JimBrownski
    @JimBrownski 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nats Fan - but that 15' Royals team I will ALWAYS appreciate for showing a whole new way to win and build a team! The way that team was constructed was brilliant. As far as style points? Easily My favorite, the coolest and most unique team of the last 30 years. I can't give that Royals team enough accolades. Best TEAM (where the sum is greater than the whole of the Parts) in Any sport since the '04 Detroit Pistons. There was no superstar per say on those Royal teams, but they had ENDLESS depth at every position - especially that Bullpen (WOW!!). And it's not even close. As a homer only the 19' nats come close, just because we went from Last place at Memorial Day to champs in October - but that 2 year run of the Royals was something else.

  • @justjoe9070
    @justjoe9070 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    This is a fantastic video. I've always had a soft spot for the Royal's as my grand parents were from Kansas city.

  • @jr637-1
    @jr637-1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Oh hell yeah, our one moment in the spotlight in my lifetime. I really miss this team.

    • @kahlilgibran563
      @kahlilgibran563 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Give it time. Trust. They will return to glory.Way sooner than later

    • @Awesome-oh7op
      @Awesome-oh7op 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trust the process! Royals will be back in 2022!!!

    • @ziggle5000
      @ziggle5000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your city has of the most transcendent qbs of our generation, I think you guys have a spotlight.

    • @jr637-1
      @jr637-1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ziggle5000 Well yeah, but I always prefer baseball to football.

    • @thekemlo477
      @thekemlo477 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Awesome-oh7op well... :(

  • @Squishy6814
    @Squishy6814 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Even as a haunted Mets fan, this royal team is one of my favorites EVER. The structure of the team was rebellious to the “high power, high strikeout” movement taking over the league around this time.

  • @ethangoldstein8063
    @ethangoldstein8063 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    As a Mets fan this team will forever give me nightmares and haunt my memory

    • @samthehumble1938
      @samthehumble1938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      good

    • @kmarasin
      @kmarasin 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It was a terrible matchup for them. They'd have beaten the Jays or 'stros. But the Royals were practically built to beat the Mets.

  • @willmccoy13
    @willmccoy13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    41 minutes about one of my favorite teams of all time? Heck yeah.

  • @BaseballAF
    @BaseballAF 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    As a Mets fan I hate seeing this.
    As a SportStorm enjoyer I love seeing this.
    I'm incredibly conflicted, but it's great stuff.

    • @damianlillard1981
      @damianlillard1981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As an A’s fan, I completely agree with this sentiment. Another patented SportStorm banger for sure, but seeing Jarrod Dys*n, Salvador P*rez, and Billy B*tler during that game and throughout the video made me sick and revolted.

    • @densleygrandoit8485
      @densleygrandoit8485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is literally what I just said in my head Lmao.. The Mets fan in me is sad but I love SportStorm videos lol

    • @TheRenster500
      @TheRenster500 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      As a Jays fans i think the same. We were supposed to be the ones who beat you in the World Series!

    • @jennifermorris6848
      @jennifermorris6848 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That photo of Hosmer stretched out and the horror on the Mets fans faces . . . That was a photo that tells a story.

    • @therealjaystone2344
      @therealjaystone2344 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mets never belonged to the WS anyways

  • @tylerharrald4703
    @tylerharrald4703 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    God, I absolutely loved Ventura for his passion. Outside of KC, he was easy to hate and I get it, but he was a hero in Kansas City and it became a dark place when he passed.

    • @brosifstalin415
      @brosifstalin415 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was our heart, and it got ripped out. It still haunts that team, he'd be our Ace still... Damn.

  • @jennifermorris6848
    @jennifermorris6848 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The K really is a beautiful stadium.

  • @frankiegumdrops8532
    @frankiegumdrops8532 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Two of the best years of my life. Those seasons were amazing.

  • @lanceshelton8208
    @lanceshelton8208 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I think I can speak for every Kansas Citian when I say, this was one of the best times in our city's history. No matter if you were a fan or not.

    • @lanceshelton8208
      @lanceshelton8208 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No joke I actually got tears watching this. Thank you so much.

    • @mbdg6810
      @mbdg6810 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      as a mets fan. yes it was, at the expense of one of our worst. ;)

    • @Gemnist98
      @Gemnist98 ปีที่แล้ว

      And now you’ve had one of the best teams in football for several seasons now! KC is eating right now in the sports world.

  • @bonelew4285
    @bonelew4285 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I loved those 2 years of Royals baseball, and that is coming from a White Sox fan. I definitely hated them when we bumped heads, but there was something about their brand of baseball and underdog vibes that made me latch on for the playoffs.

    • @reformcongress
      @reformcongress หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've found myself doing that with teams that I would otherwise despise no matter who they play in college sports, NFL, and MLB. I can't stand the Chiefs, for example, but I have to root for them in the playoffs when they're not playing against my team. So many people underestimate the amount of work the players put in to become the best as a whole and the amount of encouragement that they give their teammates when mistakes, including major mistakes are made. For that group of Royals, they had success at every level, and then when the players were all called up to the big league, it's like they hit a brick wall for several seasons. Then they realized that what they weren't doing right, and began doing it right. Moustakis started going the opposite way, Hosmer began harnessing his speed, and the owner at that time, David Glass, decided that he was no longer going to run the Royals like he ran Walmart when he was their CEO. But good for him for listening to the fans who were getting frustrated at trading away superstar players that KC worked so hard to develop like Jermaine Dye and Johnny Damon, just to name a couple. I have a memory of Jermaine Dye in his rookie season. I was sitting just past the first base dugout on the front row. Jermaine didn't make the catch, but he didn't lack for effort. Then he tossed me the ball after I told him, "That was a great effort man!" I wish I had been in KC during 2015, but I was glued to every post season game. It was just one of those things where the guys realized what they needed to do and each player took it on themselves to do what he needed to do to be the best that they could be, and they became the best team in the World in 2015. Let's hope that we don't have to wait until 2045 to see KC do it again.

  • @carlstieren5437
    @carlstieren5437 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Up until that point the greatest redemption i had seen in sports was finally seeing Nebraska win against Miami in Miami in 1995... But watching Wade Davis throw that glove in the air was the ultimate moment in sports for me.

    • @DJ_107
      @DJ_107 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Watch the Mets comeback in game 6 of the 1986 World Series with 2 outs in the inning down two and nobody on base

  • @micahanderson7523
    @micahanderson7523 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Hearing the everything that kauffman provided for the academy sounded exactly like what mlb should be providing for minor leaguers today.

  • @burgeeburger9328
    @burgeeburger9328 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Cain’s two diving catches will always give me chills. My favorite Royal

  • @Jonathan-Riddarskjold
    @Jonathan-Riddarskjold 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I'm not a Royals fan, but I fell in love with this team back in 2015. They were just such a great team with such a great story.

    • @Jonathan-Riddarskjold
      @Jonathan-Riddarskjold 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Grave Prower I don't recall who asked...

    • @Jonathan-Riddarskjold
      @Jonathan-Riddarskjold 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Grave Prower I would like to see the proof because I don't remember this being a thing.

    • @Jonathan-Riddarskjold
      @Jonathan-Riddarskjold 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Grave Prower Well then don't go making statements that haven't been confirmed.

  • @joshuapatrick682
    @joshuapatrick682 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Not a Royals fan but I appreciate what they did for the game in this stretch. Kind of the last hoorah of the old school approach. The 2019 Nat’s remind me of this approach as well but behind lights-out pitching.

  • @loganhyer2784
    @loganhyer2784 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Growing up in KCK during these times was truly a great way to start my love for baseball, everyone knew we would come back for revenge in 2015 and we did so, kinda like the 2018 chiefs when they lost to the pats in the AFC championship game but coming back to win the next year, this is one of the greatest sport cities in America when the teams are good

  • @collinkuecker4970
    @collinkuecker4970 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I remember 2013 and there was so much hype going into 2014. Having people saying we could make the playoffs. I was so excited about it. I didn't expect what would happen in the post season

  • @andrewlevi5340
    @andrewlevi5340 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Thanks so much for making this SportStorm! All of us in KC really appreciate it. It's hard for bigger markets to understand how big a deal it is for a small market like ours to win a world's championship. The buzz lasts for years. That was such a great 2 year run. Really fun to revisit. Many thanks!

  • @nedylan4
    @nedylan4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Being from Nebraska and a Royals fan. The tying home run by Gordon in game 1 is one of my favorite sports moments

  • @ironmankc8142
    @ironmankc8142 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This team actually made me cry. Didn't think that was possible. I was 3 when the Royals last won a playoff game. At the time the Chiefs couldn't win a playoff game either... it was special for this city.

  • @maxwellscialabba4687
    @maxwellscialabba4687 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What amazes me is how loud the crowd is. After every home run or great play, you can hear the team. I feel like that is the mark of a great team and a great story.

  • @Kraus989
    @Kraus989 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What an amazing run and it was great to relive it through this video. I was born in 1986 and for the longest time I expected that the Royals would never make the postseason, let alone the WS. To have them go twice in consecutive years, winning one, was one of the most exciting rides of my life. I got to experience a bunch of the games in person, including the 2014 Wildcard, ALDS Game 3, and 2015 ALDS Game 5. They are some of my most favorite memories and I love the team.

  • @beane10
    @beane10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As a Royals fan who was at WS game 2 both years, this was freakin amazing and gave me goosebumps the entire vid! Only thing I wish woulda been highlighted more was Wade Davis’s dominance. Dude was un-hittable and was basically the reliever version of 2014 MadBum. Also the Game 4 win vs Houston was so dramatic, coulda been broken down a bit more. All in all, great freakin job SS!

    • @luckyman3988
      @luckyman3988 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There were some definite classics in the 2015 run. Game 4 against Houston will stand forever as the most miraculous TEAM comeback I've ever seen. Literally everyone in the lineup either got a hit, had a productive out, or a hell of a grind at-bat in that 8th inning.

  • @jennifermorris6848
    @jennifermorris6848 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Seeing Ventura pitch made me sad. I have his rookie card. I expected him to get a Cy Young award maybe next year but then he died.

    • @alwillk
      @alwillk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      From a baseball standpoint he was regressing, his worst year was his last his era jumped from 3.20, 4.08, 4.45 his k’s dropped 159,156,144 and his whip jumped from 1.3 to 1.44. Million dollar arm, two cent head.

  • @andrewm5471
    @andrewm5471 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I live in Colorado, but I remember going to Kauffman stadium in 2015 with my uncle to watch the Royals play the Angels, that was my first time being exposed to any professional sport live. I remember watching the Royals beat out the Mets in 2015 in their incredible postseason run, just before the broncos beat up on the 'Indestructible' panthers only a few months later. That was an amazing era of my life, and every couple years since I've traveled to go watch the royals play with my Uncle. They usually lose nowadays, but that team still holds a special place in my heart.

  • @tylermccann848
    @tylermccann848 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You want to talk about Big Game James Shields being an important veteran, player and contributor to helping establish the Royals identity... He did a lot of the same in making the Rays a winning team. Underrated player that people remember more for giving up a home run to Colon.

  • @davewills94
    @davewills94 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Man I forgot how much fun the 2014/2015 playoff runs were. I also don't remember seeing a starting pitcher go 9 full innings in the playoffs like Cueto did for them in 2015... times surely have changed. This year's Braves have a little Royal's DNA in them, especially when it comes to defense.

    • @teen_laqueefa
      @teen_laqueefa 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cueto was my dude for the Reds, but a lot of guys leave here to help win it all in other cities

    • @kmarasin
      @kmarasin 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Cueto was so dominant that day, he only threw 121 pitches. The Royals extracted full value from that rental.
      In game 5, Matt Harvey went 8+ innings for 110 pitches, famously demanding to pitch the 9th after Collins wanted to pull him. Things could've easily gone the other way.

  • @absolutezero3523
    @absolutezero3523 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Mets fans everywhere (including myself) will now proceed to wail in anguish.

    • @nolanrice2016
      @nolanrice2016 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Megs fans are so funny but I don’t blame y’all the 2015 royals were a headache to play for anyone they just hit exactly when needed and were hard to get out and that ultimately led to a Ring crazy times here in KC

  • @joshuapatrick682
    @joshuapatrick682 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man is that the best wildcard game ever or what?!

  • @tommyj653
    @tommyj653 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m a Mets fan. This is giving me ptsd of cespedes kicking the ball

  • @TheLetsPlayBaseballCurse
    @TheLetsPlayBaseballCurse 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I'm so glad this video exists. Thank you, SportStorm!

    • @SportStorm23
      @SportStorm23  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m glad you enjoyed it!

  • @tylerjloce
    @tylerjloce 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Im a royals fan seeing this for the first time. It's so cool to capture that year. It was a really special time when we won going totally against the grain

  • @BearIslandComics
    @BearIslandComics 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just decided to start a Royals franchise in MLB The Show 22 and thought I’d watch this to educate myself (and since it’s been coming up in my suggested videos for like 2 years.) Man am I glad you made this - my hype level has doubled 🔥 What a cool history this team has!

  • @ctay7216
    @ctay7216 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Being from Kansas City I can say even with the chiefs success recently nothing can compare to how these two years of baseball made me feel. The sport being my first love and the royals being shit for my entire childhood made this a perfect culmination of happiness and excitement. Watching such an entertaining brand of baseball coupled with the characters like locain and hos and moose and salvy and esky and wade and the late ACE30. I smile to this day everytime I think about the countless memories I have from 14 and 15. Truly special and unforgettable people and moments. Ned should be in the HOF I stg.

    • @ctay7216
      @ctay7216 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great job with the video btw. I think you told the story magnificently

  • @skloiber101
    @skloiber101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am a royals fan and this was one of the greatest times of my life

  • @luv2sail66
    @luv2sail66 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very well done presentation. I grew up watching the Cardinals win consistently with timely hitting, pitching, great defense, and stolen bases. The 2014-15 Royals played a similar style. IMO this style is much more fun to watch than the current 3 true outcome snoozefests in today’s game.

  • @person1192
    @person1192 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Rockies✅
    Japanese baseball scandal✅
    Padres✅
    Royals✅
    Hopefully there’s more mini docs to come

    • @j.t.jackson
      @j.t.jackson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We need one on the Cubs finally winning the World Series. And this is coming from an Indians fan.

  • @ryanstaiger1712
    @ryanstaiger1712 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “Baseball isn’t fair” is the truest thing anyone has ever said. It does not matter what team you are, who you signed, who you traded for. Anyone can win, anyone can lose

  • @jeremyauman
    @jeremyauman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    great video- i only wish there would have been a recap of the Houston come back "move the line" rally. Thank you for the post!

  • @aaronwilliams4527
    @aaronwilliams4527 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As a KC fan this is a very emotional video! Thanks for the memories!

  • @slayor1361
    @slayor1361 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As a Royals fan, thank you so much for making this vid! The only thing I wish you would've done was go more in depth to game 4 of the 2015 ALDS because that might've been the most exciting game of that run.

    • @ToadHallPub
      @ToadHallPub 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I almost turned the TV off in utter despair. Pretty glad I stayed tuned

    • @ctay7216
      @ctay7216 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ToadHallPub did the same shit with the radio but I turned it back on like 5 seconds after I cut it off. The only time on either run where I thought it may come to an end. Took a booted ball and alot of kc grit to pull that one off

    • @ToadHallPub
      @ToadHallPub 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @C Tay still can hear the call on the Correa boot.

  • @quarterbackin3262
    @quarterbackin3262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video that was a special time KC the whole city was united Kansas and Missouri! A lot of the City are not Chiefs fans so the Royals brought everyone together there was nothing like it!

  • @GAMEBOY4
    @GAMEBOY4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome video man, I'm glad someone was able to really show how special that 14-15 team was.

  • @nicholas104
    @nicholas104 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a Royals fan I miss 2014 and 15. 😢 What a good time to be in KC. All the talk about the team, etc.

  • @iskaladopy
    @iskaladopy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Being in KC around this time, there was a buzz about the Royals that there never had been in my lifetime. 2015 was my senior year of high school and I told all my friends as far back as spring training that I would skip school and go to the victory parade if the Royals won it all. They ended up canceling school that day anyway. Shame that they haven't even had a winning season since that title.

    • @MercuryRain
      @MercuryRain 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The whole city, team included, was determined to make 2015 Forever Royal. And they did.

  • @cjsyblik3296
    @cjsyblik3296 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    8:28 funny he says this bc that almost perfectly encapsulates Lorenzo Cain who never played any baseball until highschool

  • @scooterwallace8212
    @scooterwallace8212 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s so hard for small market team to be successful, and the fact that my royals went to 2 WS and won it in 2015 is nothing I will ever forget. Small ball underdogs. That’s such a beauty in sports man. Unbelievable. 14-15 royals was like moneyball meets major league. It felt like a movie tbh. Go royals 👍

  • @PaulEide80
    @PaulEide80 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Absolutely fantastic video. I can't even imagine how many hours this took you to edit. Loved the way you told the story from the beginning (had NO idea Royals Academy was ever a thing), and used data to illustrate the magical run of 14 to 15. Thank you!!

  • @tomthurston9069
    @tomthurston9069 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for creating this, it brought back ALL THE FEELS!

  • @CharmCityGamer
    @CharmCityGamer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks for a great video, even if as an O's fan that 2014 squad still hurts me. That was our best recent year, I'm convinced. Happy new year buddy!

  • @CHIIIEEEEEEEEFFFFSSS
    @CHIIIEEEEEEEEFFFFSSS ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a Royals fan, I want to thank you for this video. You really nailed every aspect of what made that team, and that time special for Royals fans. I had somehow forgotten about personally casting thousands of All-star votes until you brought that up.
    The only thing I would've added was the 2015 ALDS comeback against the Astros, and their tendency to comeback in general. And maybe Esky's first pitch Magic. But I'm nitpicking.

  • @jamesgoss1860
    @jamesgoss1860 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That 2015 World Series was remarkable. The Royals and Mets each had one dominating win. The other three games? Had just ONE play end differently in each game, it's a 4-1 Mets series win. Those games were bonkers.

    • @reformcongress
      @reformcongress หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not sure about that. The Mets made multiple bad plays during a couple of the games. Those are the things they could control, but they didn't lose because of one play in any of those games. They got beat by a better team.

  • @bijanbozorg-chami4604
    @bijanbozorg-chami4604 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Found one video at the start of 2021 and I've been hooked ever since. Great work on the vids this year!

  • @TestifyApologetics
    @TestifyApologetics 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just found this channel, phenomenal content. I forgot just how fun this time was and I say this semi-reluctantly as a Cardinals fan who is old enough to have rooted for them in the 80s. They reminded me of those great 80s Cardinals teams-great defense, contact and baserunning and solid pitching despite low power. A throwback for sure.

  • @Helstrong
    @Helstrong 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video, man! So great reliving these memories, I went to more games in 2015 than any season prior and watched or listened to every single Royals game that year. For a team (and town) that has done a lot of losing, 2014 and 2015 were an amazing time. Got me hyped for what we may see this season!

  • @AndrewKamsDay
    @AndrewKamsDay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video is amazing. As a Kansas City native and someone who made a few videos about the 2014 and 2015 Kansas City royals back in the day thank you for making this video. In my opinion this team is one of the most amazing stories in sports history. Thanks again man.

  • @gamingrunnerProductions
    @gamingrunnerProductions ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just watched this video and the Padres 2021 video and I am blown away by your talented editing, voice over, and data finding skills! You earned a new subscriber! 🔥

  • @joeym5243
    @joeym5243 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Most of the "problems" happening in 2015 with other teams was because Ventura on our team was a young hot head and didn't really know when to not pick a fight. Sadly, he died unexpectedly in a car crash in early 2017 which really hit the community hard and we will not forget him. This upcoming season is looking good though, more homegrown players that look like they will do some good work!

  • @HPSmugscraft
    @HPSmugscraft ปีที่แล้ว

    18:52 my brother and I were at that game. Watching them sweep for the Pennant is a memory I'll cherish forever.

  • @stevenjackson6560
    @stevenjackson6560 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What made that 14-15 core group so special is that most of them came up together through the minors, winning at the AA and AAA levels. A big part of what made them so good was playing together. Individually Moose, Hoz, Duffy, Salvy, etc didn't taut great stat lines. But when they were together, they were a special bunch.

  • @gkdunch
    @gkdunch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have been waiting for this video for so long, I'm gonna enjoy this one

  • @450sad
    @450sad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Needed a new long video from you thank you 😊

  • @jasoncain9602
    @jasoncain9602 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    From KC and let me tell ya 2014 and 2015 was special. The whole city was electric. Everyone felt so unified around this team. The team just was great homegrown dudes. We were so proud of them and the example they set in the league and in our community. Zobrist made his daughters name Royal (or middle name, can’t remember). The parade was other worldly. Schools cancelled across the town so we could go. Even some businesses gave people time off for it. The Super Bowl run was almost as magical but this was the first championship team we had seen in a long long time. Just special

  • @maxisboxedin
    @maxisboxedin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Honestly, one of the best parts of these videos is easily the sick beats you always choose. Keep it up!

  • @duckfather5615
    @duckfather5615 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    As a Royals fan, thank you for making this video. This was one of my favorite teams of all time and was such a magical ride for two years after all the losses and futility. It was worth it. Great video man

  • @ned4903
    @ned4903 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm still new to baseball so these videos act as guides to the sport especially the history, great video!

  • @jacksonabel783
    @jacksonabel783 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the entertainment, this was phenomenal

  • @wileywood1523
    @wileywood1523 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This team was truly something special and as a royals fan/sports fan in general this was my favorite team! Thank you for making this amazing video so people never forget

  • @izaaksochinski5847
    @izaaksochinski5847 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember the day after loosing in 2014 having this absolute assured thought, “We WILL be back next year.” I never doubted it, and neither did this relentless team.

  • @michaelsingleton3144
    @michaelsingleton3144 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Vids somehow keep getting better... Pure gold!

  • @tylermiglianti1819
    @tylermiglianti1819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a royals fan this is the best royals video I’ve seen. Been watching you for a long time love the videos ❤️❤️

  • @sp00ed
    @sp00ed 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for making this video and bringing back so many fond memories. Being a KC native myself, I don't think anything could recapture the energy that the 2014-2015 Royals rosters created at the K. I went to game 6 of the 2015 ALCS and being able to be apart of many "Lets Go Royals!" chants is an unreal experience. Then going to the World Series parade after the win was one of the coolest things I ever got to experience.

  • @chumchum3803
    @chumchum3803 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man that team was something special. Anyone who appreciates good baseball will see that. Gonna be honest, those guys were complete menaces out there during the ‘15 season. They were waaaay ahead of their time with how flashy and swag they were. But the style of ball they played is almost a lost art now as the 2020s roll on. You described it best, the whole city rallied around them, and it was fun af to grow up in that. I think that it’s def still there, and hopefully my royals will be good in the next 5-10 years. Thank u for making this video, it brought so much nostalgia and joy to me at like 2am.

  • @mcupoplover8848
    @mcupoplover8848 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    what's really cool is one of my friends served an LDS mission in Houston and Jeremy Gutherie was his misson president! we've gone to dinner before and he's told me stories that Jeremy told him so pretty cool connection

  • @DeadOmega
    @DeadOmega 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Posting a comment of praise in the hopes that the vid will gain increased favorability with the TH-cam algorithm. Awesome, well-presented video, SportStorm!

  • @marknorthrup4897
    @marknorthrup4897 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I cry with joy every time I see this amazing performance!

  • @jacobburnhill6798
    @jacobburnhill6798 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Incredible video, I loved the 2015 royals and there playstyle. Such an interesting team. Great video man, I really enjoyed this. As an idea for another documentary type video maybe do one on the recent Indians teams and there good teams yet failure to win it all.

  • @franrangel198
    @franrangel198 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m not even a Royals fan and then World Series highlights made me smile

  • @kahlilgibran563
    @kahlilgibran563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For me, the main disappointing thing about the 2014 WS, was that the Giants were there and NOT the Cardinals. I really wanted another I-70 Series. And I'm still dying for another I-70 Series. Just in case this needs clarification, I am a diehard Royals fan!

    • @grahamstrouse1165
      @grahamstrouse1165 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      1985 was a pretty good year for Midwestern baseball fan…🙂

  • @JustMe-bx3ty
    @JustMe-bx3ty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m a Mets fan, but this is pretty impressive.

  • @post-leftluddite
    @post-leftluddite 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, excellent video.... You deserve at least 100K views for this

  • @CookieBanana
    @CookieBanana 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank u for a royals video KC for life

  • @ThePuggoMC
    @ThePuggoMC 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I must say I’ve just stumbled upon your channel after seeing it in recommended from foolish baseball and can comfortably say you are my 3rd favorite TH-cam channel. Keep up the amazing content

  • @Vaedik43
    @Vaedik43 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your videos are amazing! I don't even watch baseball, but stuff like this (and Bartolo Colon's video) is fascinating

  • @viewfromthestands4183
    @viewfromthestands4183 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your vids never miss 🙌 keep up the good work!!!