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Royals’ unprecedented playoff run, as seen on KC’s front pages

Kansas City is the first team ever to win its first eight games in a single postseason, and it’s made for great newspapering.

by Michael Katz
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The Kansas City Star special section in looks great Thursday morning.

In fact, the paper is having a postseason run as good as the team.

The Internet is super sweet — I practically live here! — but the front page of a newspaper remains a terrific medium for capturing moments like these.
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