Fans gathered at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City this week for a pep rally ahead of the Royals' first playoff game since 1985.A Kansas City Royals fan holds up a sign during batting practice before the start of the AL wild-card playoff baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo.A Pittsburgh Pirates fan holds up a towel handed out at a Pirates pep rally in downtown Pittsburgh Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. The Pirates face the San Francisco Giants in the wild card game in Pittsburgh Wednesday night.A fan wears a Kansas City Royals t-shirt as he tries to get autographs before the start of the AL wild-card playoff baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo.In this image made with a fisheye lens, Pittsburgh Pirates fans gather at a noon pep rally in downtown Pittsburgh Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. The Pirates face the San Francisco Giants in the wild card game in Pittsburgh Wednesday night.