Seven Second-Half Questions for the Kansas City Royals

Could we get this team some Prozac, please?

So what’s it gonna be in the second half from the Kansas City Royals? Will we get the 10-20 team? The team that rallied back into contention? The one won six of its last eight series to close the first half? The one that got swept and looked bad doing it against the (admittedly juggernaut-y) Dodgers?

I don’t care; I’d be perfectly satisfied with a rebuild, and I could be satisfied by Dayton Moore making some deals, going for broke and trying to bring one more pennant back to Kansas City before a seemingly inevitable cultural shift once some of the principle players shuffle on to greener (literally) pastures.

I just want to know.

Please win enough to make pushing for the playoffs a justifiable pursuit. Or lose enough that selling—getting rid of anything that isn’t locked up on a reasonable contract—is not only a fine option, but the only defensible option.

Next: Midseason Honors

What I’m asking for is something above or below .500 in the next 18 days. Please don’t tread water. Please make the fanbase believe. Or lose all hope. Either way.