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Billy Butler steals first base since 2012, proves Royals can do no wrong

Billy Butler shows wheels, steals 1st base since 2012

Billy Butler, aka "Country Breakfast," generally moves about as fast as a plate of biscuits and gravy. The last time he stole a base, all the way back in July of 2012, people were still standing in line for Twilight. An attempt during last week's AL Wild Card Game was … well, let's just call it less than successful.

But on Sunday night, in the bottom of the third, he easily swiped second. It was like the tortoise and the hare, if the tortoise was able to briefly transform into Usain Bolt:

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You can start calling him Country Breakfast To Go. Jarrod Dyson probably is. 

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