Ok, so I already went to Kansas City over the weekend, but the whole way there I could barely get that Fats Domino tune out of my head.

My uncle and I made the road trip from St. Louis on Saturday afternoon. We saw a dozen or so other Cards fans making the trip along the way, so we were pretty sure we'd see a handful of Cards fans in the stadium. Talk about an understatement. There were probably close to 60% Cards fans amongst a near-capacity crowd at Kauffman, which we could tell was not the norm there. The Royals fan that gave us the tickets and went with us to the game was complaining about the traffic and the parking on the way there, which only made me smile because I knew it meant Cards fans were coming out in full force. The home-away-from-home-field advantage paid off on Saturday night as the Cards managed a 6-5 win, in part due to a horrendous play by former Cardinal farmhand Emil Brown in the 5th which essentially allowed Larry Walker to get an inside the park homerun, although of course it was ruled a double. Then of course Larry got a real homer in the 7th, this time with 2 on, to cap the Cards offense for the night. All the while, the Royals showed highlights of the 1985 World Series, as this year marks the 20th anniversary of the only World Championship in Royals history. Note to Brewers fans: This year also marks the 20th anniversay of the last time your team played in October.

Continuing to rub it in to all the visiting Cards fans, Sunday was '85 World Series "Retro" Pennant Day. Apparently Eckstein was particularly distracted by them, as he booted 2 balls in the first, leading to 6 unearned runs, and another in the 2nd inning. The Royals went on to a 9-2 victory, ending a 7 game losing streak agains the Cards.

As for the stadium, I actually liked Kauffman quite a bit. They had a nice statue of George Brett outside that perhaps looks even nicer than the Musial statue we all meet at before games on a regular basis. Maybe it was just that it was actually close enough to the ground that you can see it up close, or even get a picture taken *with* it, instead of under it.

One thing I couldn't help but wonder was, "Where do all the homerun balls go?"

Finally, while perusing a program during the Sunday game, I came across a poll that asked fans what their favorite part of the stadium was, and the most popular response by a landslide was the fountains.

Sure the fountains are nice, but I can see a nice fountain for free at Forest Park. I pay money to go to Busch so I can see a good team play baseball.