Kansas City, here I come!

Congratulations to the both the Seattle Mariners and New York Devil Rays of Tampa Bay for being officially eliminated in the wild card race! You now join the Kansas City Royals in planning for next year.

Planning for the offseason will consist of the following;

Kansas City - Finding more ways to not spend George Steinbrenner's Luxury Tax money and finding a new manager to fire later for underachieving with nothing but Mike Sweeney and some control-tired pitching. Hey, spend the money, will ya?? A few more wins and every hipster in Billysburg, Brooklyn will invest a KC hat. Let's face it, they look good being worn sideways and the Red Sox are soooo passe'!

Tampa Bay - Spend time on the phone with Brian Cashman on the blockbuster deal...Robinson Cano and Chien-Ming Wang for Lou Pinella. (The Yanks don't need Cano when they can sign Brett Boone to a long term deal! Or, Mark "Saved by the" Bellhorn!¹)

Seattle: "Let's see, are there any has-beens on the free agent market that we can over pay rather than retain young talent - hmm, let me look at the Yankee's roster again?" Hey Seattle, Freddy Garcia is on the phone, he wants to know how Adrian Beltre's doing? Guys, Ichiro is not getting a younger.


Postnote: It is interesting to note that on the , Royals website there is an ad promoting "Fan Appreciation Day" September 24th. The ad is even complete with silly blond girls to make even more enticing! Woohoo! I hope George Brett and Bret Saberhagen (as well as the other two fans) feel the love!

Footnotes:
1. Mark, I still love ya! Sorry to see you go, but that is the business of baseball. Thanks for taking the high road. I wish you well!