Kansas City, MO - Kauffman Stadium

On Saturday we drove from St. Louis to Kansas City.  We had to leave early so we could get to our hotel for our Fantasy Football Draft.  We had an early dinner at Fiorella's Jack's Stack Barbecue in downtown Kansas City to celebrate Kevin's 41st birthday.  We had some KC Burnt Ends and some great steaks.  Definitely one of the better meals we have had on our journey.  After the dinner we went back to the hotel and watched the Boise State vs Georgia and the Oregon vs LSU football games and enjoyed the convincing Boise State victory.

We left for the Sunday afternoon KC Royal's game at about 11:00am.  There are massive amounts of parking available as the baseball and football stadiums share the same complex.  $10 to park and we parked pretty close to the stadium.  It was actually a little cool in the morning and by game time it was a very comfortable 75 degrees.  It was an absolutely picture perfect afternoon for baseball with plenty of sunshine, warm not hot, and a nice cool breeze.  There was a very nice crowd in Kansas City.  They have a bunch of family activities out past the center field area, including a nice looking baseball themed miniature golf course.  Kauffman Stadium is 40 years old now but still looks amazing.  The fountains in the outfield are a great touch.  From our front row seats near 3rd base we could hear the water in the fountains.  The KC fans are very supportive for having a team that has not been very good for such a long time.  The Royals lost to the Cleveland Indians 9-6.  The game got very exciting as the Royals had a chance to get close in the bottom of the ninth.