It took, roughly, 30 minutes after the Royals’ second World Series championship for someone to ask the man who might know better than anyone else how this team compares to the first.
That was George Brett, of course, and he gave an enthusiastic endorsement of the 2015 team over the 1985 team, one he went back to at the parade in saying this was the best team in franchise history (vaguely addressing enthusiasts of the 1977 team that won 102 games).
But, you know, that won’t stop us from double-checking Brett’s math here. This is entirely subjective, obviously, and with the help of a few who are positioned to speak on both teams, we are judging position groups and awarding the winners on a scale of one to five parades.