Shortly before the month of February ended, I put my one Kansas City Royals wish out into the universe: All I wanted was for the Royals to not stink right out of the gate. I noted that, for the last four seasons, the Royals averaged a .333 winning percentage during their first 30 games, despite an average final winning percentage of .412. A good start can encourage interest in the team, unlike recently, when an almost immediate crash and burn never allowed the seeds of hope to even plant into the ground. In the final paragraph, I noted:
Baseball is certainly great for its own sake, but losing five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten games in a row before Memorial Day—sometimes more than once—is significantly less fun than making a good early run and providing higher quality entertainment.