Ok let's talk about something positive, regardless of what may have happened yesterday. I'm still processing that one and it hasn't been pretty, even for one far removed from the events.
Baseball. Early in the season. Everyone still full of hope. Your team has a chance to strut their stuff. Well, here's moi's early guide to the baseball season.
First place: Cardinals
Last place: Royals
Even though there's still plenty of season left, don't expect these numbers to change a whole lot. Why? Simple friends. You can't run a baseball team like a Walmart franchise. The Royals hopes of ever fielding a decent team largely went south with Mr. K, who although was definitely fond of money, apparently felt that he had enough of it to give large amounts away in other pursuits, but the big difference is that he really cared about winning. The Walmarkians, well, they apparently are as dumb as their stores, and just as full of quality merchandise. What happened to great Royals farm teams who developed talent? Don't whine about the small market franchise without looking at some of the other teams who play in similar sized markets. Minnesota? St. Louis? St. Louis is arguably the second-best franchise in sports (behind the Yankees) history. Why are they so good and the Royals so bad? Management.
Fear not, fearless fan. There's always something to cheer about if you love the game. Rookie Alex Gordon, off to a slow start but maybe he's the next George Brett? Maybe not. Let's hope he's as good as he was in the minors.
So here' in the spirit of a Walmart closeout is a "Limited Edition Rookie Card" from last year 2006. Dimensions vary slightly, ~4 in by ~6 in. This year's card will be out within the week.
So act now, before they are all gone.
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