That image above comes from the Royals schedule on ESPN.com. That's Sunday night baseball on ESPN.
↵Why is that a big deal?
↵It's been 14 years since it's happened. 1996, can you believe that?
↵↵↵The most recent Sunday Night Baseball broadcast at Kauffman Stadium was on June 16, 1996. That night, the Royals – playing in front of just 19,437 fans at their home ballpark – lost to the Baltimore Orioles 13-5 and coughed up eight runs in the eighth inning. Perhaps that embarrassing implosion is what screamed “stay away!” to ESPN’s producers.
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That's nothing compared to the Chiefs streak of six years since hosting a Monday Night Football game (which will end Sept. 13).
↵This Sunday night, you should bring your TV outside as you set off fireworks.