Royals Running in Place  So much that we do in life ends up
being for naught. Despite our efforts, be they focused or
distracted, dedicated or done lazily, there's an overriding
pointlessness to so much of our actions. This isn't necessarily
bad, as having every single action or decision we take be
incredibly meaningful would be an awful way to live.
Nevertheless, it is depressing to think of all the actions, all
the work, that really added up to nothing, changed nothing,
improved nothing.  And saying so to some means nothing...  Sorta
like the Royals on the basepaths this season. All that work, all
that energy, all that hustle has generated nothing. According to
Fangraphs baserunning numbers, the Royals are essentially at
dead zero (0.1) in terms of value added. In this case, the issue
isn't so much futility as it is the real downsides to
aggression.  As you likely hear every time you watch the Royals
play, they lead the American League in stolen bases. (Although
actually, this isn't entirely the case, as th