MLB Showdown Obsession

 It's not unusual for a team to get a hangover after a World Series title. What I mean is that the accomplished feeling of winning usually dulls the intensity the next season that prevents that team from getting back to the top of the mountain. Not every owner is George Steinbrenner after all. But, that hangover excuse goes away after a short while...so if a team goes a couple decades after a title without even sniffing the postseason, it becomes pretty alarming to a fanbase. After their conquest of baseball in 1985, the Royals were in a pretty notable drought. As the streak of no October baseball was pushing 30 years entering 2014, Manager Ned Yost and company were looking at potential as they treaded water in the early goings. With the help of a 10 game winning streak in June, the Royals actually took the lead in the AL Central, sparking postseason hopes. Despite a slump that threatened to send KC to a familiar fate at the end of the year, they managed to right the ship and finis...