Happy 24th Anniversary, Royals

It was 24 years ago tonight that the Royals vanquished the hated Cards in Game 7 of the World Series. For just one day, I'm choosing to forget all the problems with the current regime and take some time to remember how awesome that year was.

Here's hoping history repeats itself sometime soon - at least once more before I die.

over 2 years ago loyal2sdad 9 comments 1 recs |

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best case scenario for next WS win would have to be...

what? 2012? maybe?

2010: more of the same, system grows, few guys break out
2011: Meche’s final season, Gordon & Butler awesome, prospects contributing, Moore makes some good moves at the ML level, team makes playoffs somehow, gets bounced early
2012: Royals an AL Central powerhouse, win WS second time in playoffs

by Freneau on Oct 27, 2009 1:12 PM EDT reply actions

2012 Part B

The world ends

by NotAHippie on Oct 27, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions

no - Dynasty Baby

Xaq signs for 4 more years, just because…

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Oct 27, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions

I really hope so

And if we do win the Series in 2012, there’d be no way he wouldn’t re-sign with them.

by NotAHippie on Oct 27, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions

In the year 2012...

They let Zack play short on days off. He wins a gold glove at both positions in the same year.

Billy doubles in every single at bat.

Bryce Harper falls to us in the draft for signability reasons and replaces Mauer as the world’s best hitting catcher.

Yuniesky spontaneously combusts giving the team the “spark” it needs to compete.

Gordon still can’t recognize a slider.

I like it.

by Dadunca on Oct 27, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

Best case scenario

2010 Before the season, Dayton Moore decides to leave baseball to to Dallas Theological Seminary and become best-selling author peddling heretic dispensationalist nonsense to poor dumb suckers who mistake it for Christiantiy. Competent GM hired. Yuniesky Betancourt, Guillen cut. Cruz, Farns, and more traded for anyone dumb enough to take on their salaries for ballpoint pens. Butler continues to hit, Gordo improves. DDJ traded for prospect. Teahen traded for “live arm.” Yankees stupidly give up Brett Gardner for something small. Meche also traded for prospect. Mass improvement, Royals get close to .500
2011: Some prospect start to contribute, cheap guys brought in, improvements, wild card/crappy AL Central bid, lose in first round.
2012: what RR said

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by Matt Klaassen on Oct 28, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions