The fall classic, or the World Series, over the years has been a historic part of our country’s past time. There was Babe Ruth, supposedly calling his shot in 1932, sending a towering blast right to where he pointed, injured Kirk Gibson, launching a series winning home run for the Dodgers in 1988, and just last year, Madison Bumgarner gave one of the most dominating performances in fall classic history.

This year’s classic was exciting as it often is, between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets. Both teams came into the series with big chips on their shoulders.

The Royals, motivated by last year’s World Series loss to the Giants, were the American League’s best team, looking to win their first title in 30 years. The Mets had made the playoffs for the first time since 2006, powered by a plethora of pitching talent and a versatile offense.They were looking for their first championship since 1986.

However, the Royals took the crown, beating the red-hot Mets in only five games.

This entire series was a nailbiter, to say the least. In Game 1, the Mets were in front for most of the game, and going into the ninth inning it looked as though they would win. Then the Royals worked their magic, as outfielder Alex Gordon blasted a homer into centerfield, tying the game. The game carried on until the 14th inning, where Eric Hosmer of the Royals drove in the game winning run with a sacrifice fly.

Perhaps one of the most impressive thing about the Royals in the playoffs this year was their ability to shut down opponents and score runs when they needed to, all after the sixth inning of games. In this series, the Royals outscored the Mets 15-1 after the sixth inning.

Cooling down the incredible hitting of Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy helped, as he only hit .150 and failed to drive in a run against the Royals. The Mets won their only contest in Game 3, as they put nine runs on the board, highlighted by third baseman David Wright’s four-RBI night.

The next two games were somewhat magical. In both games, the Mets were leading going into the seventh inning. In both games, they ended up losing. It was a freak turn of events, some of the most clutch baseball seen in recent memory.

In the final game of the series, it looked as though the Mets would live to fight another day, due to the dominant pitching of Matt Harvey, who struck out nine batters in eight innings. Manager Terry Collins had faith in his starter, so he sent him out to start the ninth inning.

Then it happened yet again. Incredibly, the Royals tied the game off of a throwing error by Mets first baseman Lucas Duda, which scored Hosmer. The game was now tied. The cameras panned towards Mets fans. There was looks of sadness, anger, but mainly absolute shock.

The game was going into extras. Nothing happened until the 12th inning, which all started with a base hit by Royals catcher Salvador Perez. After pinch runner Jarrod Dyson stole second base, the improbable happened again. Christian Colon, who had not had a single at bat in the entire postseason, drove in the go ahead run.

They completely pulled away after that, adding four more runs on the Mets, who were undoubtedly filled with a feeling of angst. After reliever Wade Davis struck out Mets infielder Wilmer Flores to win it all, the celebration began.

Fans paraded the streets of Kansas city, ecstatic from the events that transpired.  The Royals had won their first championship in 30 years, giving all fans and the state of Missouri a tremendous feeling of pride.