What took you so long?

After listening to reports from KMBC's Nick Griffith and KSHB's Jack Harry last week, it seems to me that Kansas City's sports reporters are wanting to say something nice about this year's Royals, but are afraid of saying too much.

I will grant you that the Royals are 17-21, and in 4th place in the AL Central.  I will also grant you that the Royals' offense has been very inconsistent.  However, as KCSP radio's Neal Jones pointed out this afternoon, the Royals have been more competitive this year than in recent years.  In spite of the two losses that I've personally witnessed so far, I think that Neal is right.

For years, the Royals have been a sports afterthought.  This year, they've improved.  To me, it's high time that more people in the KC sports media noticed.  It's all right, folks.  This is a team on the rise.