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The 2009 season was supposed to be the one where the Kansas City Royals were able to compete in what was viewed as a weak AL Central division. Things started out nicely enough, with the Royals getting off to an 18-11 start and holding first place while Zack Greinke took the baseball world by storm. Since then, however, things haven't been going very well for the Royals.

In fact, they've gone pretty terrible, as the Royals are 19-42 since and are 11 1/2 games back in what's still a pretty mediocre division. So, as is normally the case when things like this happen, fans start to look for someone to blame. The popular target in Kansas City is Trey Hillman. So, will Hillman finish the year in Kansas City?

Many former players get courtesy titles in the organizations they played for, but few of them take those jobs quite as seriously as George Brett, the Vice President of Baseball Operations for the Royals. That's a nebulous title that could mean a lot of time playing golf and shaking hands, but Brett still takes his Royals baseball seriously.

Check out his takedown of those critical of Trey Hillman, and you might wonder if the team should think about giving him a job as team spokesman. The video is after the jump. There's some language unsafe for the workplace, but it all gets bleeped by Kansas City's NBC affiliate.