WE WANT DONUTS!

A few nights ago we went to go see the worst team in baseball, our very own Kansas City Royals. Right now they are winning one in four games which, for those of you who don't follow sports, is bad. In our town you definitely go to the game either for "the experience" or to see a good team come to town. In this case I feel like I experienced the saddest day in Royals baseball history. I'll explain:

The local division of Krispy Kreme Donuts has a deal going that if the Royals get 12 or more hits in a single game, just show your ticket stub for a FREE dozen donuts. As you can imagine this is very popular yet highly improbable. In the bottom of the 9th inning the Royals were down by 3 runs, had no outs, and had 11 hits for the game. The Jumbo-tron in the stadium suddenly announces that one more hit and that makes a dozen for the Royals and a dozen donuts for us! So the crowd is now into the game. There is a reason to watch, and now everyone in the stadium is chanting "We-want-do-nuts-clap-clap-clap-clap-clap". This is true. All 4,000 people were cheering their team on to get a hit. To come back and win the game? No! For some last minute heroics to turn this lousy season around? No! This 3rd fattest city in the nation wanted our donuts!! Give us our FREE dozen donuts! How sad. As there was a pause in the action, I am confident that every player on the field heard our chanting. I felt guilty. But I too really wanted those donuts!

In the end, everyone lost. No more hits, no last minute heroics, no win for the home team, and no donuts for anybody.