KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Thousands of Royals fans showed up Thursday to celebrate Kansas Citys best season in three decades, one day after the teams magical run came to an end with a Game 7 World Series loss to San Francisco.Chants of Lets go Royals mingled with speeches by local politicians, team officials and players masked the melancholy of the 3-2 loss.Some Kansas City-area schools were not in session because of parent-teacher conferences, giving children in Royals jerseys a chance to cheer alongside more experienced fans who remembered the last playoff appearance for the team back in 1985.We have been watching the whole World Series together as a family, said Mindy Lilyquist, 36, a stay-at-home mom from Kansas City who brought her four children, ranging in age from 3 months to 7 years old. Its almost like we know the players ... like they have been in our living room every night.Tim Duncanson, 47, of Toronto, Canada, said he became a Royals fan as a child in 1976 when the team won the AL West but lost in the ALCS to the New York Yankees. Duncanson, who works in the finance industry, brought his son to the first and seventh games of the World Series and returned to Kauffman Stadium for the rally.Though his heart was broken in 1976, and again in 1980 when the Royals lost to Philadelphia in the World Series, Duncanson said Wednesdays loss didnt cut so deeply.It wasnt as severe because they had such a great playoff run, he said. It was so satisfying. We were one hit away.Elsewhere, grey and brown hues normally associated with late October replaced the blue Royals playoff shirts and hats sold at local supermarkets and so common around the city over the past four weeks.Longtime fans like retired Kansas City police officer Eric Weir took the loss in stride and proclaimed their satisfaction for a post-season performance very few ever saw coming.We lost by 90 feet, said Weir, 71, in the cafeteria at a supermarket. Thats as close as you get.Newer fans, like 29-year-old convenience store clerk Katie Snelling, seemed to be more disappointed in the outcome — not so much because of their allegiance to the team, but because they had become addicted to the excitement that had gripped the city.I was a bandwagoner, but I feel like it could have been very, very different, Snelling said.Michael Klingler is a Cardinals fan who moved to Kansas City two months ago from St. Louis and got swept up in Royals fever, which he said was more intense than what he has seen in St. Louis during his teams frequent playoff appearances.Its definitely been crazier than it would have been in St. Louis, the 22-year-old said over breakfast at a downtown restaurant. Were kind of used to this. Thats not to say theres not excitement (when the Cardinals are in the playoffs), but you cant compare it to something you only get every few decades. 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X-rays were negative but there is no timetable for his return. The Raptors leading scorer sustained the injury early in the second quarter after coming down on the foot of Hedo Turkoglu. Slow to get up, DeRozan stayed in the game for just under seven minutes, also starting the third quarter before he hobbled to the locker room and was ruled out for the remainder of the contest. "He wanted to see if he could go, but he couldnt," Dwane Casey said following Saturdays loss. "He tried, but just couldnt get going." DeRozan hadnt seen the play when he spoke to the media after the game and couldnt say whether or not the defender had malicious intent. He and Turkoglu exchanged words on the court shortly after the injury occurred. "He was asking me what happened," said the Raptors guard. "Whether I was alright, and if I thought he came under me or not." 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