Can the Royals make a push for the playoffs?
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Long gone are the Royals of the 80’s. No Brett Saberhagen won’t start opening day against the White sox on April 6th Bo Jackson won’t be scaling the walls, and George Brett also won’t be patrolling the outfield. Gone also are the days of the Royals being a perennial Doormat within the AL Central. These are not your father’s KC Royals.
These young upstart Royals may be the closest thing to real baseball that Kansas City has seen in a long time. Who will be the leader of these new royals you ask, none other than 9 year vet Gil Meche, Last season Meche lead the Royals pitching staff with 14 wins and an ERA of 3.98. Adding to that will once again be Zack Greinke, and former number 1 pick Luke Hochevar who showed real promise last September. Add that to a line-up that has veteran leaders, and future stars it’s a combination for success, or that’s what the Royals hope. Billy Butler is now entering his third season donning the blue and white and is a lock for stardom with his pure hitting skill and limitless power. Vets Coco Crisp, and Jose Guillen back to lead a solid outfield core, the Royals may push for a playoff spot or at very least R-E-S-P-E-C-T. This is what the Royals need to establish if they expect to lure any of the top free agents to join their squad when they expect to make a legitimate push for the pennant in 2011. I personally can’t wait for the season to start. Yes I will be making my annual trip to Surprise, AZ to get my first fix of Major League Baseball, so let’s sit back and enjoy the ride of what looks to be an exciting season of Kansas city Royals baseball.
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February 17, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Man, you Royals fans have got it rough. As sorry as I’ve felt for myself watching the Giants’ offense the last few seasons, I should remind myself that some people have it a lot worse. Good luck brother. You gotta be a good fan to hang in with that team. Your day will some day.
February 17, 2009 at 10:11 pm
100% Agreed. Granted the Mets have imploded the last few years, but some of the smaller market teams have to endure far worse than even the Mets can offer.
Good luck to your Royals my friend! They certainly have a hell of a lot of young talent in the pool.
February 17, 2009 at 10:20 pm
If you remember the last time that the Royals were truly ROYAL, was the last time the Mets were truly GREAT. You know before we knew that the dugout was full of cocaine. (and we thought that was chalk for the foul lines. lol)
February 17, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Great Point lol…so heading to AZ to see the team, that’s awesome. I Wanted to check out some Mets Pre season too, maybe ill try to make the pilgrimage as well. You’ve got my promise, I’ll pull for the Royals this year.