The Kansas City Royals are ending three decades of disappointment and frustration and heading to the 2014 World Series. The Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles, 2-1, on Wednesday, sweeping the American League Championship Series and earning their first World Series berth since 1985. The victory was Kansas City’s eighth in a row in the playoffs, the first time any team has won its first eight games in a single postseason. The World Series starts Tuesday.
