The past three decades have, for the Kansas City Royals and their fans, have got to be one of the most bizarre stretches in baseball history.
First off, the good: the Royals are one of 16 different Major League Baseball franchises to win the World Series since 1995. They are one of only six different franchises to make the World Series in back-to-back years. And along with the St. Louis Cardinals, they are one of only two small market teams to win it all in that span.
But punctuating this greatness have been multiple stretches of complete and utter baseball incompetence.