KC Royals: 5 Reasons KC WILL Make The 2016 Playoffs

Oct 23, 2015; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas (left) has champagne dumped on his head as he holds the American League championship trophy in the clubhouse after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in game six of the ALCS at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

The KC Royals have thrilled their fans by forcing their way back into the American League playoff picture. Their post-season chances have gone from remote to significant in the last three weeks in which they’ve reeled off 18 wins in 22 games. I now believe they will make the playoffs.

Yes, I’ve become a full-fledged believer. I’ve guzzled down the Kool-Aid and I’m All In on the belief that the Kansas City Royals will play in the post-season for their third consecutive season. That would be the first time since 1976-79 that the KC Royals have pulled off the feat.

The hope that the Royals will seize their second World Series title hangs on the fuzzy edge of my daydreams.

Have I gone insane? Am I just in full fan-boy mode? Would I be wise to lock up my bank accounts and avoid sports betting venues? Probably. But, I’d like to think that my burgeoning belief is based on at least a modicum of rational analysis.

Of course, man is a rationalizing animal capable of producing a myriad of factual reasons to justify decisions based on emotion or gut instinct. Those of us who like to think we are reason-driven individuals are even more prone to such ex-post facto rationalizations.

So, I’m going to list my reasons and I’ll let my readers decide. Am I rational? Or have I lost myself in the joy of watching the KC Royals latest winning streak?

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The KC Royals have thrilled their fans by forcing their way back into the American League playoff picture. Their post-season chances have gone from remote to significant in the last three weeks in which they’ve reeled off 18 wins in 22 games. I now believe they will make the playoffs.

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