More than half of the teams are contending and the Kansas City Royals are not among them, so they aren't to be confused with the '69 Mets or the '91 Braves, or the 2000 Athletics. But this has been a season of marked improvement. A year ago today, the Royals were on their way to their fourth 100-loss season in five years, and they didn't have an identifiable ace, or a closer, or a shortstop. They've got 55 wins this season, and with 38 games to go, it's possible that they could finish 2007 with ...

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