KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Thirty minutes after the Giants became the first team since the 1979 Pirates to win a World Series Game 7 on the road, Royals fans were still chanting "Let's go, Royals" throughout Kauffman Stadium. And it wasn't just the Royals fans showing love for Kansas City. Across the nation, people took to Twitter to thank the team and its fans for the historic postseason run.
Congrats to the players and fans of the @Royals. Game 7 was beyond tense and exciting, and decided by the last batter and the last pitch...
— Kevin Pollak (@kevinpollak) October 30, 2014Love that the royals fans are still chanting for their team! Pretty awesome! #goroyals
— Kevin Boss (@KevinBossman) October 30, 2014. @Royals fans, hold your heads up. You've got a lot to be proud of. #WorldSeries
— Daniel Dae Kim (@danieldaekim) October 30, 2014Half an hour after the game, can still hear "Let's go Royals" chant in the background. Rock on, KC fans. That's tremendous.
— Matthew Leach (@MatthewHLeach) October 30, 2014Kansas City make sure yall still stand tall and congratulate the Royals. They had a hell of a run
— Mario Chalmers (@mchalmers15) October 30, 2014The Royals are a class act, by the way.
— Brad Bird (@BradBirdA113) October 30, 2014Thank you for implementing the Wild Card Bud Selig. -Sincerely Giants & Royals fans.
— Kirk Morrison (@kirkmorrison) October 30, 2014It hurts but I am so very proud of this team. I gave up and you never did. You kept coming back. Thanks, #Royals http://t.co/PI1JGKfsdn
— Justin BOOO (@justinbopp) October 30, 2014Royals manager Ned Yost sang the praises of the team as well in his post-game press conference. "I don't think I've ever been as proud of anything in my life as I have been of this team and the way they performed this postseason," he said. "It was just fantastic."
The team announced it will host a fan rally Thursday to celebrate the franchise's best season in 29 years. Enjoy, Kansas City. You've earned it.
Erin Faulk is a documentary filmmaker and writer based in the Los Angeles area, best known for a unique brand of storytelling on Twitter. Examples of her work have appeared on Slate, Gawker, Jezebel and other sites.