It’s nearly impossible to go into a sports bar in Kansas City this October and not hear the voice of Joe Buck.

Which brings back bitter memories for Royals fans like Adam Jones.

“We weren’t happy about it," Jones said. "We especially thought his call in Game 7 last year was not, like, down the middle.”

That would be Game 7 of the 2014 World Series, a taut affair won, 3-2, by the San Francisco Giants.

Many Royals fans still think Buck showed favoritism toward the winners, especially pitcher Madison Bumgarner, and didn’t give enough love to their Royals, who were playing in their first postseason since the Reagan era.

“This cry about ‘Oh, those national announcers are favoring the other team!' — gosh, I’ve been hearing that for most of my career,” said Max Ustler, who teaches journalism at the University of Kansas.

"Community engagement guy" Mike Farless and friends operate out of a Kansas City loft. (Kyle Palmer/OAG)

He said national announcers like Buck have always gotten heat from hometown fans who think their team deserves more attention.

"The new element that's introduced in this," Ustler said, "is that they actually have an outlet to try to do something about it.”

"They" being fans, like Jones. Remember, he didn’t like Buck’s Game 7 call? Well, he and three friends began an online petition this October that attempted to get FOX to take Buck off the call for Royals’ games. They gave it the quixotic hashtag #MuteBuck.