Fun posts from around Royals message boards

From kcroyals.com

Leftfield… Gordon has been locked in all year! Not only has he shown the talent that was supposed to be there for an number 2 overall pick, he is having one of the best seasons by a Royals of all time… tied for 17th at the moment with George Brett’s 1976 and 1981 seasons at a 144 OPS+, and per Baseball Reference, a 5.4 WAR, it would seem Carlos Beltran’s 2001 5.9 WAR will be passed… now he just has to stay healthy and do it again.



.......As long as Butler is in KC, we have one of the best designated hitters in the game... sure it would be great if he was faster, hit more home runs, or knew what hand to put his fielding glove on, but Butler is a lock to be one of the best hitters on this team the rest of the time he is in Kansas City.

From Ranyontheroyals.com

In almost every Royals game of the last 25 years, there has been at least one player in their lineup that didn’t deserve to be there – someone who was washed up, someone who was still productive but was too old to be a part of the next good Royals team, someone who had youth to dream on but not the talent to take advantage of it, or someone who was never that good in the first place. Whether it was David Howard or Jose Lind, Chuck Knoblauch or Neifi Perez, Terrence Long or Doug Mientkiewicz, Mike Jacobs or Jose Guillen – there was always someone in the lineup who it was difficult to root for. There was always someone in the lineup who deep in your subconscious you wanted to fail, because the more they failed, the quicker the Royals would give up on them and move on to someone who might be a part of a brighter future.

Today, for one of the few times in my history as a Royals fan, EVERYONE in the Royals’ lineup is a part of their future. I want to watch EVERYONE who comes to the plate. There are no bathroom breaks in the lineup anymore. I don’t care what the Royals’ record is – that alone makes this season a success of sorts.