Celebrate with the Royals as they enjoy their first World Series championship in 30 years

It was 30 years -- almost 11,000 days -- between this moment:

And this one:

So, you can be sure the Royals celebrated their first World Series championship since 1985 like it was ... their first World Series championship since 1985.

Alcides Escobar jumped for joy:

Ben Zobrist threw his glove as high as gravity would allow:

Alex Gordon removed his chewing gum and sprinted in from left field:

Lorenzo Cain raced him from center:

And the whole team met in the middle:

Ned Yost sprinting head first into the ice shower just about says it all:

But these hats, modeled here by Jonny Gomes and Salvador Perez, do a pretty good job of communicating "World Series Champs," too:

It wasn't just the team celebrating, though. There were the fans back home:

And the fans who journeyed to Citi Field to watch their Royals clinch away from K.C. -- some of whom look quite familiar:

And did we mention Perez won World Series MVP? Because he did:

Congratulations to the 2015 WORLD CHAMPION Royals.