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Fan brings 47-inch moose antlers to Game 1 to cheer on Royals' Mike Moustakas
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Royals fans chanting "Moose" every time third baseman Mike Moustakas comes up to bat or makes a play in the field has become commonplace since Moustakas played his first game in the major leagues.
Bringing almost four-foot tall moose antlers to the ballpark in honor of Moustakas is not common.
It's what Craig Rookstool did Tuesday at World Series Game 1, and yes, they got through security without issue.
But first, a little backstory. No, they're not real. They're actually pretty light. Two pounds each. Rookstool bought them off Cabela's site and had them shipped overnight so he could have them at Game 1. He's been a season-ticket holder for two years and he and his wife took a liking to Moustakas because his playing style reminded them of a kid they knew in a youth baseball league. As the Royals played well, the fandom of Moustakas took off.
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But back to the logistics. Rookstool said he simply yelled "Mooooooooose" and thanks to his familiarity with other season-ticket members around him when he was entering the stadium, the antlers didn't get confiscated before he got to his seat.
However, once he was at his seat, Rookstool said there had to be some bargaining done to keep the antlers. He said he was approached by a member of the Royals' staff who said Major League Baseball had seen the antlers and wasn't a big fan of them. Rookstool wanted to be cooperative and said he'd do whatever he was told.
"I still said whatever you want to do, I'll be compliant with whatever you ask me to do. He said 'OK, they haven't said put them away yet,' so he started to walk away and I grabbed him and I said this 'How about only when Moustakas comes up to bat, otherwise I'll keep them safe.'"
A deal was struck. He'd only hold them on his head when Moustakas was up. But if a Moustakas home run happened, Rookstool made no promises.
"I did tell him 'Now if Moose jacks one out, you may have to contain me,'" he said.
[Photos: Best of World Series Game 1 - Giants at Royals]
The antlers also arrived at Kauffman Stadium in an unusual way. Rookstool has a Toyota four-wheeler decked out in Royals decals and painted Royals blue. He wanted to bring it to the game, so he put it on a trailer and parked his truck and trailer at a nearby church. From there, he drove the four-wheeler to the stadium with the antlers mounted on a fake skull near the windshield.
Once the four-wheeler was in the stadium parking lot, Rookstool said kids had fun looking at it and sitting in it. They drove around members of the military who were in attendance as fans prepared for the first Royals World Series game in 29 years. And yes, Rookstool was in attendance in 1985 He said he was sitting up in the upper deck.
"It really isn't about us or the buggy or the antlers, this team absolutely does grind it out," Rookstool said. "They represent my lifestyle to just work hard and get it done, and work as a team and that's what fires me up."
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