The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets to become Major League Baseball's (MLB) World Champions in 2015. In doing so, they won their first Series since 1985 , their second Series win in four appearances in baseball's Fall Classic. So, as a franchise, the Royals have 2-2 World Series record. The Mets dropped to 2-3 in their Series history. In most cases, I root for the National League team in the Series but this year I was pulling for the Royals because (1) I tend to dislike teams from New York City, and (2) I have a warm spot in my baseball heart for Ned Yost , the Royals manager, who served as the bullpen coach and third base coach during the 1990's with the Atlanta Braves under Bobby Cox , and (3) the Royals are just a fun team to watch. I like their talent and their style of play . A special shout-out goes to Royals shortstop, Alcides Escobar , who made baseball history by hitting safely in 15 consecutive postseason games. Admittedly, this is ea