Our long national nightmare is over

[sigma7]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Jose Lima sprinted out of the dugout and threw his arms around Mike MacDougal, who had just closed out Kansas City's first victory in more than three weeks.

A few minutes later, the eccentric pitcher started pouring glasses of Dom Perignon champagne he'd been hiding in the clubhouse for this very moment.

Not quite a pennant or a playoff victory, but no matter.

The Royals ended baseball's longest losing streak in 17 years Saturday night, defeating the Oakland Athletics 2-1 to snap a club-record 19-game skid.

But when the next streak begins tomorrow, don't forget -- there are upsides to losing.

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[bishop282.livejournal.com]

Great comic. I still haven't returned to baseball since the strike and only heard about the streak last Thursday. I grew up listening to Royals games with my dad. Sure they were my team because of geography, but at least they were good during the '80s and fun to watch. It's just a sad state now. Imagine if they could have afforded to keep 'the Wookie' and some talent around him.