KC Royals

Baltimore lost an AL-record 21 in a row at the start of the 1988 season. The major league mark since 1900 is 23 straight losses by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1961.

23 Philadelphia (NL), 1961
21 Baltimore (AL), 1988
20 Boston (AL), 1906
20 Philadelphia (AL), 1916
20 Philadelphia (AL), 1943
20 Montreal (NL), 1969
19 Kansas City (AL), 2005
19 Detroit (AL), 1975
19 Boston (NL), 1906
19 Cincinnati (NL), 1914
18 Philadelphia (AL), 1920
18 Washington (AL), 1948
18 Washington (AL), 1959
 
unclehobart said:
They just lost number 19 straight. Do you think they will make the modern day record for sucking... Royally?
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They're probably too hopeless to even set a record for futility. :rofl:
 
I noticed the AP story didn't mention that with last night's loss, the Royals have already been guaranteed a losing season with six weeks left in the season.
 
The Royals payroll is the second lowest in the league this year at about $36 Million (the Yankees, meanwhileare over $200 Million). Is it any wonder that they are the worst team in the baseball, and that their attendance has been pathetic for almost 20 years now?

One thing the Royals do well is keep the costs down for their fans. They have the second lowest average ticket price (below $13 a ticket) and the lowest average amount spent per ticketholder at a game (about $30). So about each additional fan equates to $30 of revenue for the team. To get to $11M, we need an additional 4,526 fans at each game. The Royals attendance last year was 20,512 per game, so we would need at least 25,038 fans per game to support a $50M payroll. This is lower than the average attendance during thier hieght in the 1980's.

OR... they could raise prices but this could cost them what fans they still have.
 
I don't think they could have beaten the Expos for sucking. At least people are still showing up to see them lose.
 
We beat the Fish twice, put Beckett down yesterday, beat the Rocket a few days ago. The Brew Crew isn't looking that bad. Just 1 game below .500, which is pretty good for Milwaukee, at least since Robin Yount retired.
 
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