As the train slows down, should the Royals gear up for a hard stop or a slow creep into the station?
Success in baseball eventually brings about mediocrity and/or failure. The ebb and flow for small-market teams results in the cherished moments of high tide swells and listless wandering during the recessed water's edge. And what, then, did the water bring? For the Royals, it has rolled in two World's Series appearances and a championship ring, a parade that one-third of the metro attended, and memories to last a lifetime. You could ask for a greater bounty, but you'd be asking for quite a lot.