If I had told you before the season that the Royals were playing the Twins in a September series and that Minnesota was 18 games better than Kansas City, you probably wouldn’t be too surprised. The Twins were thought to be a team on the verge of championship contention, having tasted the playoffs in a Wild Card loss to the Yankees last year.
But something happened on the way to Title Town for the Twinkies, and it remains to be seen whether this year’s disappointing season is a temporary setback or the beginning of a big reveal that shows the franchise core was fool’s gold.