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[edit] Rivals?

I'm in Kansas City and know something of recent history (80s and forward) - I think some of the so-called "rivalries" seem far-fetched. I would propose that we list Minnesota and Chicago in the division (Minn. is the consistently good team in the division of late, and Chicago fans seem to be extra-feisty when we come there, attacking umpires and base-coaches), and the NY Yankees and St. Louis otherwise (from old playoff battles in the early 1980s). I could see keeping Detroit as a division rival, but I don't really see Milwaukee or Toronto as a rival of any sort. I'll leave this open for thoughts for a couple days before I make the change... ESkog 21:57, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

Some Ann Nonymous has been posting those so-called "main rivalries" on every ball club's page, with no apparent basis in many cases. I recommend you list "Traditional Rivals" (if any, e.g. the Yanks and Cards) and "Divisional Rivals", which could simply be a list of every team in the division, although I'm not sure Detroit is anyone's rival at the present time. K.C. has not been around long enough to have a true ancient rivalry such as Yanks-BoSox, Cubs-Cards, Dodgers-Giants, etc. In other words, feel free to do it right, from your knowledge as a Royals fan, in lieu of the questionable stuff posted already. Wahkeenah 22:19, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

agreed

[edit] Streak info

Wondering if anyone has any opinions about the streak information in the "Franchise History" section - my thought is that we should condense it, list and all, to about one sentence which mentions that a 19-game losing streak happened. If this information is useful somewhere, I don't think it's here. ESkog 03:59, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

I put it there because at the time it was a dubious "target" of the Royals. Now that their streak is broken, I don't see much point in having it there. Maybe a list of the longest losing streaks on a standalone page (along with the longest winning streaks) would be a useful entry. Maybe there already is one... I just didn't happen to find it. Wahkeenah 04:32, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] No Rosters?

Consider adding current rosters to keep this page up to date with the other MLB wikipedia pages. Thanks! Cheesehead Fan 22:47, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Well I added them. Cheesehead Fan 22:16, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Alex S. Gonzalez

The non-roster invite at shortstop on the Royals squad for this year is not Alex González, but rather Alex S. Gonzalez. And I don't know how to change it, because it seems like it's a template and I don't know how to access it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by MysticalGenesis (talk • contribs) 09:35, 10 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] POV?

Is the sort of NPOV language that is rampant in this article (e.g. "The sad days") typical for an MLB article? If not, would anyone mind a cleanup of the history section? Vygotcha 18:28, 21 March 2007 (UTC)