A momentous day in baseball

Well, August 24 is a momentous day in baseball, especially for the once proud franchise Kansas City Royals. The team of Baseball Hall of Famer George Brett. They have been officially eliminated from contention of the American League Central division. They were eliminated before the end of August. That is absolutely amazing. It's still a week and a half before Labor Day, and the Royals are finished.

But wait! There's always the wild card. The Royals are not officially, mathematically eliminated from that, yet. Imagine with me. There is a monumental collapse on the part of the Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels (of Anaheim), Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. All those teams (every one of them) falls completely apart. The Royals pull it together, and hello, October. It could happen. Keep the dream alive.

This was a team that was in post-season play seven times between 1976 and 1985, including two pennants and a world championship. In the last 21 years? Nothing. Nada. Zippo. A goose egg.

This is a profound embarrassment for anyone associated with that franchise. Don't boo-hoo about small market this and that. The Oakland A's, Minnesota Twins, and Cincinnati Reds are all small market teams that have been successful. The Twins and A's have even had sustained runs over the last 5-7 years.