I want to stay a Royals fan. I don't know why I still want to be a Royals fan -- something about not turning your back on who you are and where you come from, I guess.
But Lordy, people, it's tough to stay strong when you live in a place where the major-league team just beat out the New York Yankees for the most-coveted free agent in baseball. A pitcher I really loved during his first go-round here.
I know, I know: Big-market and small-market disparities. It's still way more fun to root for a team whose objective is "let's try to win the World Series next year" instead of "maybe we'll be ready for above-.500 baseball in 2012 if everything pans out juuuuuuust right."
I'm trying to stay loyal, Royals. But the Phils are making it real hard. I might even buy my son a Phillies baseball cap.
2 comments:
I live in Omaha, and we're really enjoying the prospects coming through our KC Triple A team on their way to The Show. Hang in there. You should see some real hope in 2011, and in 2012 the KC Royals may truly contend.
Hi James: Thanks for commenting. As it happens, I'm a very short train ride away from being able to watch the Royals' Single-A team at Wilmington. I plan to visit next summer.
Post a Comment