The fate of MidWesteros hangs in the balance.
How would the team respond?
It was the question bandied about amongst those that cover the team. Following their drop to the symbolically unclean record of 18-11, amidst injuries, suspensions, and bereavements, there was some wonder as to how Kansas City would show up on a day game following a night game that they lost 6-5 on a ninth inning error.
In 2009, 18-11 was a death sentence. The Royals collapsed in epic fashion, going on a 5-20 stretch that effectively removed them from any wide-eyed idealistic inklings of challenging for a division that they were leading the month before.