The KC Royals continue their hobbled slouch toward the end of the regular season. Thus far, on September 30th – prior to game time this evening against the Chicago White Sox – the Royals have only won 10 games this month. They’ve lost 17.
If you want substantive justification for maintaining a positive outlook, here are two case histories to hang your ball cap on: 1) The 1980 Royals went 8-18 in September and (although they lost) they did make it to the World Series; 2) Last year, the-team-that-shall-not-be-named (from the Bay area) was just one game above .