Table of Contents Page Chapter Chapter Page Meet the Royals 4 Glory Days 6 Home Turf 12 Dressed for Success 14 We Won 16 Go-To Guys 20 Calling the Shots 24 One Great Day 26 Legend Has It 28 It Really Happened 30 Team Spirit 32 Timeline 34 Fun Facts 36 Talking Baseball 38 Great Debates 40 For the Record 42 Pinpoints 44 Glossary 46 Extra Innings 47 Index 48 ABOUT OUR GLOSSARY In this book there may be several words that you are reading for the first time Some are sports words some are new vocabulary words and some are familiar words that are used in an unusual way All of these words are defined on page 46 Throughout the book sports words appear in bold type Regular vocabulary words appear in bold italic type
Meet the Royals W hen people hear the words true blue it makes them think em think of being loyal When baseball fans in Kansas and Missouri ssouri hear those words they think of the Kansas City Royals For the he fans and players true blue means playing hard and playing smart until the final out The Royals are always on the lookout for players with a winning attitude Rather than filling the roster with superstars Kansas City searches for super people Even in the years when the team struggles fans always have something to cheer about This book tells the story of the Royals They teach their players to put the team first They find ways to win that other her teams don’t think of That is why when things look their very worst worst the Royals are often at their very best Alex Gordon returns to the dugout after a home run Young stars like Gordon have kept Royals fans true blue for more than 40 years 5
