hopes fading for Kansas City Royals

[franksolich]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jSoAJc5wxbWB2UWBlQ5A1WatzitwD98IDL3G0

Not mine, however; franksolich remains defiantly confident.

Hope fading after Royals lose of 16 of 21 games

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — After beginning the year on such a promising note, the Kansas City Royals must feel trapped in a cruel and savage time warp.

It's no longer 2009. It's 2005. They're not the team that improved its record three years in a row, charmed everyone who believes in the work ethic and became the sexy pick in the AL Central. Again they look like stumblebums and sadsacks, hopeless also-rans in the midst of a long and dreary 100-loss year.

The schedule, in what almost seemed an act of mercy, gave the Royals Monday off before they launch a nine-game road trip. So there was time to collect their thoughts following a painful 1-5 homestand in which almost nothing went right and even Zack Greinke failed to hold a three-run lead.

What's so shocking is that just three weeks ago, the bad times finally seemed to be behind them.....

[StantheTaxMan]

....and they now have 3 with that buzzsaw known as the Tampa Bay Rays!