Thanks to everyone who helped make this terrible season a little more bearable. Don't forget about Royals Review as you cruise the internet this winter, I'll still be here, posting as much as I can about all things related to the Baseball Hot Stove. In some ways, the off-season is now at least as fun as the season itself, especially if you're a fan of a bad team. Moves will be rumored, moves will be made. I hope you stop by here to talk about it with us.

I'm working on the 2009 Season Review piece, which should be posted soon.

Until then, your late night links:

Royals:

• The Royal Tower: Team Review - Wilmington Blue Rocks
• The Royals' Fear of the Unknown Strikes Again - Royals Authority
• Well, It’s Over. " The Unknown Royals Fan
• In which I try to explain why Royals fans are devastated today " Getting to First Base

Baseball:

• UZR: 2008 to 2009 | FanGraphs Baseball
• The Productive Out: Beating a Dead Horse
• Saying Goodbye to the Metrodome: Top 5 Memories - Twinkie Town
• Playoff Teams Defense Analysis - How They Got There and What to Expect - National League Edition - Beyond the Box Score
• Season In Review: It Was The Worst Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times - Athletics Nation
• Value for money, Part I: What are Marginal Wins? - AZ Snakepit

Grab Bag:

• Why women have sex | Life and style | The Guardian
• I miss the humble old province - The Globe and Mail
• Shorter of Breath and One Day Closer to Death | Pop Culture | SPLICETODAY.COM
• YouTube - Sting -The soul cages (1991)
• Haochi DC- The Delicious District Dish: Hooray Poor Impulse Control- Dark Chocolate Thin Mint Cheesecake
• Has Harper found his tipping point? - The Globe and Mail