It’s been four years since the Royals graced the postseason, but coming off back-to-back 100-loss seasons, it feels like much longer. Sometimes, you probably have to slap yourself across the face (not recommended!) and ask yourself if it really happened. The Big Blue Machine was like a Saturn V, where we could see the stages, hoped like hell everything would work and then, once it did, stood by to witness it burn up on re-entry. There may be something to standing on the sidelines and not stress-watching baseball in October—your fingernails probably thank you—but watching as an impassioned observer just isn’t as fun.
The case against Mike Matheny as the next Royals manager
