The Royals open their final home stand against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night. They are 79-77 and three victories away from clinching their fourth straight winning season — something that has not been done since 1980. They are also going to miss the postseason for the first time since 2013. The 2016 Royals have been, as Sam put it, a forgivable disappointment. We’ll talk more about the future at some point.
But for now, let’s just get to the mailbag. The podcast recommendation is “Wetzel to Forde”. The music pick of the week is Okkervil River.