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Are these guys in cat onesies the secret to the Royals' postseason run?

Fans in cat suits are secret to Royals' success

Hey, remember these guys?

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Of course you do. They've been burned onto the insides of your eyelids since they first showed up at Kauffman Stadium in June. Back then, they were saluting everyone's favorite classy cat, Derek Jeter (or maybe trying to scare him), but the cat suits had an unexpected consequence -- the Royals won. And then they kept on winning all the way into October: 

Other things the Cat Suit Guys are winning: Your heart. Watch the interview above to hear Paul Long and John Stoner, both from Kansas City, Mo., promise you a postseason full of "a lot of ridiculousness and … basic shenanigans."

The Cat Suit Guys are the both the fans we need and the fans we all deserve. 

Reporting and video contributed by Nathan Rowan, MLB.com/Real-Time Correspondent.  

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