Yesterday was a very, very good Saturday. I wish I had not put myself through what I did earlier in the week, because it was totally unnecessary.

Brittany was very glad to see me and she was wearing her usual smile which could melt the polar ice caps. I don’t know how Zach met her, but he’s a lucky son of a gun. So is Jeff, Lisa’s boyfriend. So is Sean Cash, Liz’s boyfriend.

Why did I worry so much about Brittany? Besides, what happened the previous Monday was my fault. Mine. And Brittany was busy training a new employee, so I couldn’t be upset about that. I had no right to be.

Just before noon yesterday, I got up to walk around to stretch my legs, which I like to do from time to time, usually between rounds of trivia. I noticed one of the customers at Lisa’s table left their debit card in the folio the servers give to the customers. It was an Oklahoma State debit card, and if this gentlemen got too far without his debit card, he would have to wait until Tuesday to go to his bank and straighten it out, since the banks are closed tomorrow for Columbus Day.

Luckily, I was able to move fast (I can’t say run, because I can’t run, thanks to my girth) and give the card to its owner before he left. Good deed done.

Turns out there was something in it for me, too. Lisa brought me a $25 gift card, meaning I could eat free or close to it for the day. And I did; after my meals both afternoon and evening, I had only a $2 balance. I gave Morgan Gilliland a $10 bill and told her to keep the change. She’s seven months pregnant and needs the assistance, so I was glad to do it. Besides, Morgan has been very patient listening to me rant on Facebook (in private), so I owed at least that.

It wasn’t the first time I returned something monetary to its rightful owner. In 2009, I found a $50 bill lying on the ground at Osborne High School’s stadium during the annual Kaser Relays. I brought the bill with Ulysses S. Grant’s likeness to public address announcer Rex Johnston, and he and the Osborne staff were able to track down the lady who lost the bill. She gave me a $5 finder’s fee to express her gratitude.

The Missouri game wasn’t good for Brittany. She and Zach are huge Mizzou fans, and it had to be disappointing that the Tigers laid an egg at home on national television.

The Royals took a 2-0 lead in the American League championship series with a 6-4 win at Baltimore. That made Brittany feel much better. She and Alexandra Mullinax have tickets to tomorrow night’s game at Kauffman Stadium.

Once again, it was late heroics which lifted Kansas City, with an RBI double by Alcides Escobar in the top of the ninth plating the go-ahead run, and Lorenzo Cain lacing a single to score Escobar with an insurance run. The Orioles had no chance overcoming a two-run lead against Greg Holland, and the Royals were on their way to the plane at Baltimore-Washington International halfway home to the World Series.

This is the third time in franchise history the Royals have gone up 2-0 in a postseason series. However, this is the first time they’ve done so in a best-of-seven. The other times were best-of-five, and Kansas City ended up sweeping, in the 1980 ALCS vs. the Yankees and this year’s ALDS vs. the Angels. On the other hand, the Royals were DOWN 2-0 in each of their previous three best-of-sevens: 1980 World Series (Phillies), 1985 ALCS (Blue Jays) and 1985 World Series (Cardinals).

LSU beat Florida in Gainesville, 30-27, when Colby Delahoussaye kicked a 50-yard field goal with three seconds to go. The game was mighty sloppy, fitting for two once-pround SEC kingpins which have both fallen on hard times. The Bayou Bengals got a gift late in the game when a pass by Gator quarterback Jeff Driskel was tipped and intercepted by LSU’s Rickey Jefferson with a little more than a minute left at the Florida 36.

LSU was very fortunate to win. Florida fell behind 27-24 with 2:40 to go but drove to the Bayou Bengals’ 1, only to fail on third down to score a touchdown. Gators coach Will Muschamp opted for an 18-yard field goal rather than attempting to win. Not the move I would have made. If you can’t make less than 2 yards, then why bother?

In addition to the lovely Brittany and Lisa, I got to see a lot of my favorite Buffalo Wild Wings staff, including Liz, Shannon and Raymie. I left just before 9 this time.

I had to get up early today to go to Staples in Overland Park. I would have gone to the one across Barry Road from Buffalo Wild Wings, but that store doesn’t open until noon, and since the one in south Overland Park on 135th Street opened at 10, one hour before Buffalo Wild Wings, I figured why not.

I saw Brittany Mathenia-Tucker in the parking lot at Buffalo Wild Wings this morning. She’s now working at the Outback across Barry Road. I’m inside Buffalo Wild Wings now. Not a huge crowd because the Chiefs have a bye and Royals are off today.

I don’t think I’m going to stay extremely long today. I have some work that needs to get done, although I got a head start on it by finishing the Smith Center-Ell-Saline game story and beginning my column, which is about halfway through. I want to have tomorrow as free as possible.