Wait, what? It's April, you say? It's Opening Day? Didn't Stan Verrett just make an admiring comment on David Freese's heroism in the World Series? This means only one thing -- Sports Illustrated is making yet another half-serious projection of the Royals' finishing third in the AL Central. Great.
When was the last time that happened? That would be 2003, in case you're wondering, and we didn't even make the postseason. You would have to go back to 1985 if you want to see the Royals in playoff action -- the year we won our lone World Series title.
And if you think that's bad (and it is), our previous playoff appearance occurred in 1998 when Kansas City finished third, and its winning percentage wasn't even over .500. To add to that, the last time the Royals finished above .500 was in 1994, without a postseason. The only times KC's finished above third place and made the playoffs were in 1985, 1984, '81, '80, '78, '77, and '76. Now, that may seem like a good amount of playoff appearances, but the only team lacking a postseason longer than Kansas City is the Washington Nationals when they were the Montreal Expos.
But, hey, maybe 2012 could be the year. Everybody's been talking about how good a minor league system the Royals have, but I want to it put to action. The Royals have already called up stud Eric Hosmer and third baseman Mike Moustakas who struggled towards the end of the 2011 season. Probably the Royals' number one prospect for 2012 is outfielder Will Myers who has a good chance of being called up this year, barring injuries' interference.
Well, seems like this is all I have for my first post. If I don't forget about/don't have time for/give up on this, I might write something again.
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