Such awesome memories
from the World Series!
It all began with crazy,
unexpected news:
Raul went straight from Springdale
to the Kansas City Royals!
We considered giving DJ a full-sleeve
sharpie tattoo as a celebration
for the promotion.
DJ's most recent tatt was from Raul, himself
-before his last game at Arvest Ballpark.
The next morning,
Davis woke-up early & scrubbed it off
-after we had joked about getting it
permanently inked on his arm.
DJ had a chance to have a
permanent connection to
baseball history.
After 110 years of the World Series,
nobody had ever played their first
Major League game on its biggest stage
-until Raul did it.
Of course, the WS games were
riveting & so very Royal in every way!
DJ was thrilled to see all of the former Naturals
that he's been cheering for since 2008!
Like Mike Moustakas & Paulo Orlando
& Christian Colon & Cheslor Cuthbert!
Davis also has a Natural connection with
the World Series' Most Valuable Player:
He's had lunch with him!
Sal is such a nice, personable guy!
And, he gave DJ a lasting
(and valuable) memory!
Congrats, Salvy!
We considered skipping school to go
to the celebratory parade in KC.
But, Davis said he didn't want
to miss PE class.
At first, it looked like a regular parade.
It was on a Tuesday afternoon.
Maybe we should have gone.
Maybe KC needed more fans
to show-up and cheer?
No, KC had this well under control.
And they kept coming.
It's the world's largest inland sea of Royal blue!
Today, Davis recognized
a certain individual
on the SI cover:
Raul went from sitting next to DJ
in the dugout at Arvest Ballpark
to the cover of Sports Illustrated!
(along with a few of his friends)