As much as I've enjoyed the Royals' surprising early-season success, I'm still not kidding myself. They're not especially likely to be in the playoff picture during the summer's dog days. Even closer than August contention, though, is the MLB All-Star Game.The all-star game will be an especially big year next year, when the event is heading to Kansas City. There might even be hope for multiple Royals to represent the American League in their home park. But this year, it's almost sure to be the status quo for Royals players.What is the status quo? The Royals have not had more than one all-star since 2003 when, somewhat amazingly, Mike MacDougal represented the team along with perennial all-star Mike Sweeney. Here is the list of Royals representatives since 2003:2004: Ken Harvey2005: Mike Sweeney2006: Mark Redman2007: Gil Meche2008: Joakim Soria2009: Zack Greinke2010: Joakim SoriaWhat stands out about that list is the inclusion ...