(Source: Sporting Kansas City) There is a special bond between a person and his/her favorite baseball team. Over the course of a 162-game season, there are so many ups and downs that no distance is able to break that connection. This was never more true than for Sporting KC goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum. An Overland Park, Kansas native, Gruenebaum and his family went to as many Kansas City Royals games as possible growing up. Although Gruenebaum went to the University of Kentucky to play college soccer and was subsequently drafted by the Columbus Crew in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft, his Royals fandom never wavered. "I always maintained it," Gruenebaum said of his love for his...
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