On a (presumably) cold January morning, Sam Mellinger, sports columnist for the Kansas City Star, and I discussed the insanity of the postseason and what it meant to him.The Royals were proud owners of three major new free agents and, for the first time since General Manager Dayton Moore took over, were without stalwart Billy Butler.
Now, the Royals are 22 games over .500 and stand at 60-38. They have won only five fewer games than they did in 2009, the worst year under Moore's tenure, and it is not yet August.