Glass is under the radar right now. Fans and media are focusing the praise on the way Dayton Moore built the team, Ned Yost managed it and the players executed the game plan to win back-to-back American League pennants and erase the disappointment of losing the World Series to the Giants in seven games a year ago.
However, don't underplay the role of Glass, whose clubs had struggled through the start of his ownership before showing signs of becoming a factor in the AL Central with an 86-76 record in 2013. Now, the Royals are the reigning World Series champions, and a major factor was Glass having the patience to allow Moore to grow on the job, and then put into action the lessons he learned.