On the road back to respectability

We would have had a choice between the Wildcats and Royals last night if we had a television in our commuter apartment. We would have chosen KSU. Fortunately we have an XM radio, and the K-State game wasn't on. So we listened to politics and a little Royals action. Shealy is starting to make a believer out of us.

There are rumors that lots of teams are going to be gunning for Greinke this off-season, including the Red Sox. Don't do it Dayton! We recommend trading some combination of Dejesus, Teahen, Butler, Buck and Dan Cortes for some established bats. We need a SS (FA Furcal?), a CF (Coco Crisp?), an OF (Matt Holliday or Jason Bay?) and another catcher.

Then we could have a strong outfield and an infield of Aviles at 3B, Furcal at SS, Callaspo at 2B and Gordon at 1B, with Shealy as the DH. This is strong offensively and defensively.

Yes, we would rather the Royals trade Butler than Greinke. And Dejesus is a nice trading chip, assuming we find someone, in some combination of trades, who covers lots of ground in center and is a switch-hitter with some pop. Getting another corner outfielder with power is a must.

Then we could sign a few arms, add a catcher to replace Buck or Olivo, and have Guillen's tongue surgically removed.

All is fixed. Hello World Series.

UPDATE: THE PLAN is now being implemented. Actually, it was hatched long ago by Herk Robinson and one of David Glass's genius accountants. But you're just now seeing IT come to fruition before your very eyes. After GRINDING their way through the long season, the Royals and their legions of fans are now seeing the results of THE PLAN. (Apparently three months of TPJ at SS instead of Aviles -- not to mention all that long-ago business with Allard and Muser, etc. -- was all just part of THE PLAN.) Anyway, the Royals win in a laugher. Seven in a row. Everybody hits like crazy. And Greinke is a stud. The Royals will win all of their remaining games and still finish in last place. It's part of THE PLAN.