Kansas City vs. San Francisco: Tale of The Tape
Cool facts about the cities before the World Series clash.
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Kansas City Royals to Face San Francisco Giants in World Series - And then there was two. The San Francisco Giants are back in the World Series, where they’ll face the Kansas City Royals beginning Tuesday night. NLCS MVP Madison Bumgarner and the Giants are going for their third WS championship in five years if they knockoff Lorenzo Cain and the Royals. While the baseball aspect will take care of itself, BET.com decided to have a little fun with the two cities involved and so we put together this Kansas City vs. San Francisco: Tale of The Tape.(Photos from left: Christian Petersen/Getty Images, Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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Last Sports Championship - This scene of pitcher Bret Saberhagen being lifted up by teammate George Brett highlighted the last time the Kansas City Royals won the World Series in 1985. It also marked the last time that a Kansas City sports team won a major sports title. On the other hand, you don’t need to go that far back with San Francisco to note their last major sports championship. That’s because it was hard-hitting Pablo Sandoval and the San Francisco Giants who last brought the city a title with the 2012 World Series. Just two years ago. (Photos from left: Rich Pilling/Getty Images, Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
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Nicknames - San Francisco is known as San Fran, Fog City, 'Frisco and the City by The Bay. Kansas City's nickname is simply KC. Two very different cities indeed.(Photos from left: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, Mark Shaiken/Getty Images)
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Headquarters To - Kansas City serves as a headquarters host for companies such as Applebee's, Hallmark Cards and AMC Theatres. Meanwhile, companies like the Gap, Uber and Twitter all make their homes in San Francisco.(Photos from left: Twitter, Applebee's)
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Pop Culture Facts - How are these for some random pop culture facts about Kansas City? It's the home to Tech N9ne, a rapper who's routinely a part of Forbes' cash cows lists. The 1975 movie Bucktown was also shot in KC. As for San Francisco, did you know Bruce Lee was born in 'Frisco and spent a chunk of his youth in the City by The Bay? San Fran is also home to popular 1990s MC, Rappin' 4-Tay. Yay area!(Photos from left: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images, Getty Images)
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Food - When it comes to food, Kansas City is known for great barbeque. Steak, ribs, burgers—KC got you covered in the BBQ'd meats department. Think San Francisco, on the other hand, and as trivial as it may sound, the first food that is sure to pop into your mind is Rice-A-Roni, the San Francisco Treat.(Photos from left: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images, Rice-A-Roni)
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Most Famous Athlete - He might have delivered the Royals a World Series title 29 years ago in 1985, but George Brett remains a hero to Kansas City. Not only did he play all 21 years of his career with the Royals, but he owns more hits (3,154) than any third baseman in MLB history. He remains a big part of the franchise and KC community as the Royals vice president of baseball operations. What Brett is to Kansas City, Joe Montana remains to San Francisco. "Joe Cool" led the 49ers to four Super Bowl victories, three of which he was named MVP for. "Joe Cool"...as cool as the weather on a fall San Fran day and still a big touchdown with the city. (Photos from left: Focus on Sport/Getty Images, Mike Powell/ALLSPORT)
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Most Notable Celebrity Fan - Actor and die-hard Kansas City Royals fan Paul Rudd made national headlines Wednesday by inviting fans to his mom's house to party following the Royals clinching their first World Series berth in 29 years. Conversely, San Francisco sports teams have their legions of celebrity fans. One of them is veteran actor Danny Glover, ride-or-die fan of the Giants. It's only right, considering Glover is a San Fran born-and-raised guy. Rep your team, Danny!(Photos from left: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images, Larry Busacca/Getty Images)