LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Kansas City Royals: Kauffman Stadium
built 646 days ago
After sticking it to the Red Sox, the Kansas City Royals prepare for a showdown with evil next week. But, before the Yankees come to Kauffman stadium, the boys in blue must first vanquish the front-running Detroit Tigers in the Motor City.
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Kansas City Royals fans are hopeful that the second half of this decade will result in something better than 2005’s 100-game losing streak. Despite a dismal last few years, the Royals still pack a crowded house, selling enough baseball tickets in 2004 to fill Kauffman Stadium to the rafters with a record-breaking 60,000 fans!
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When Mike Sweeney was drafted by Kansas City in 1991 the Royals still wore powder blue uniforms, George Brett was the defending AL Batting Champion and hotshot 2007 rookie Alex Gordon was seven years old. Sixteen years later, the Royals have hit rock bottom more than once, setting team records for losses in 2002, 2004 and 2005. Since Sweeney's debut in 1995 the Royals have cycled through numerous management and ownership teams, tweaked the uniforms annually and twice fiddled with the outfield fences at Kauffman Stadium; only the fountains and Mike Sweeney have been constants. While Johnny Damon, Jermaine Dye and Carlos Beltran moved on to greener pastures, Sweeney remained, playing in over 1200 games as a Royal and cementing himself as the star who stayed. A five-time All-Star, Sweeney has the second most home runs in Royal history and is in the top ten in games played, runs scored, hits, doubles and runs batted in. At the same time, Sweeney has emerged as perhaps the leading sports figure in Kansas City in terms of community and charity engagement. Even during the all-too-frequent Royal losing streaks, you can find Sweeney signing autographs before the game, night after night, year after year.
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Originally known as Royals Stadium, Kauffman Stadium located in Kansas City , Missouri houses the Kansas City Royals of the American League. Recognized throughout baseball as one the game's most beautiful ballpark, it was way ahead of its time when it was inaugurated. Built at the cost of $43 million the stadium was built as a part of the Truman Sports Complex along with Arrowhead Stadium. Inaugurated in 1973, the stadium has undergone renovations several times and has still retained its glory. In 1968, Ewing Kauffman bought the Kansas City Royals as an expansion franchise and on April 10, 1973 the Royals inaugurated Royals Stadium with a victory over the Texas Rangers.
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Built for both the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals, Surprise Stadium features two 37,000-square-foot clubhouses with locker rooms, team kitchens, weight and training facilities and administrative offices. In addition, each team has a practice infield and six full practice fields.
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The Kansas City Royals play in Kauffman Stadium, which opened in 1869. The stadium usually looks like the color of the opposing teams, as there is not many local fans any more, and many of the seats are used by the other team's fans, much like the Tampa Bay Devil Rays'.
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