Who Am I?

My Name is Tylor and I'm a student at the University of Missouri, I had the unfortunate fate of being born into being a Royals fan (I hate it when I meet people from Kansas City who root for another team. If you are from KC you have to root for the Royals, theres no choice in the matter. Rooting for the Yankees or something is just stupid. I especially hate people who root for the Cardinals, because 1. They're in Missouri too and/or 2. The Royals suck) so I've lived a pretty miserable life as a baseball fan. I hear my dad, and older people talk about the championship teams of the 80's and the concept just seems crazy to me. I can't remember a better Royals team than the 83 win team. So how do I first remember getting pulled in to the Royals. It all started when I played T-ball and loved catcher. As a result my favorite player at the time was Royals catcher Brent Mayne (I didn't care that his best season as a Royal was the one where he posted a 66 OPS+), then he got traded. Then I met my first real favorite player in the form of Mike Sweeney. I watched him go from .250 hitting horribly fielding catcher to .330 hitting below average fielding 1B (I'm optimistic). I watched him go to 5 all-star games and post an OPS+ of 120 6 times. Then I watched his back injuries sap him of all his power and ability to stay healthy. I watched a frustrated city turn on him, and him stay classy the whole time. Now is a new time for me as a Royals fan. The fate of the franchise rest almost squarely on the shoulders of 2-time Gatorade Nebraska State HS Player of the year award winning, Golden Spikes Award Winning, Minor League Player of the Year award winning 3B named Alex Gordon. I saw him in the CWS game for the first time and watched him hit a home run and get ejected and I loved him since. Him turning into a star will determine if KC turns into a playoff team. More post later though.