Belated Thank You

I know that this happened a few days back... hell it might have even been a week ago at this point, but I have got to say something. Thank you, Mark Grudzielanek, for signing an extension with the KC Royals. You could have easily said no thanks and gone to Detroit to take a shot at a World Series, but you chose to stay with us. And, to top it off, your reasoning gives us fans hope... you believe that this team is headed in the right direction and has a chance in the next few years to be a contender. For a veteran with a chance at winning right now to stay and to say that means that something is going right with our organization finally and we can rest assured that in a few years we will have a team that can compete for playoff contention. This is also a relief because this gives the Royals as solid a second baseman as there is in the majors (not to mention a stud no. 2 in the lineup). And by having you for another year (possibly 2) we don't have to force someone into the role or find another (I'm not sold on Keppinger... if he's our answer long-term, why didn't the Mets call him up? Matsui was a dissapointment, and Valentine is, well, Valentine). So thank you from the bottom of my heart for sticking with us and doing it because you believe we have a winning (near) future.

brandx