KANSAS CITY -- The Royals have a major decision to make before
Tuesday's trade deadline. Does Kansas City part with closer
Octavio Dotel, one of the key pieces of the team's resurgence,
or trade him for prospects?  It's a choice that has raged
throughout baseball for several weeks and was made even a little
tougher Saturday night. Dotel allowed two ninth-inning runs but
still saved the game in the Royals' 6-5 win over the Rangers at
Kauffman Stadium.  "When closers were born, the Lord said, 'You
are going to make people nervous,'" manager Buddy Bell said.
"It's just kind of the way it is. Octavio did a nice job even
though he gave up two."  That's how Dotel's season has
progressed since he took over the closer role on June 1. He has
a flair for the dramatic and certainly puts men on base but
always seems to finish the game. Saturday marked the Royals'
third straight win and moved them to 6-3 in their last nine
series.  It also marked Dotel's 11th save in 14 chances this
season. He has a 3.91 ERA and has avera