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TORONTO -- Mike Sweeney has his offseason pretty well planned.

"Baby-sit, change diapers, fly fish and work on getting a healthy back," the Royals designated hitter said. "Not necessarily in that order."

Although Sweeney was out of the starting lineup for the last two days of the season, he reported that his lower back was "doing great."

Sweeney played 122 games this season, and all the missed games, except for three or four, were caused by injuries. He batted .300, led the club with 21 home runs and 39 doubles, and was second in RBIs with 83 -- good numbers for 470 at-bats.

Now it's down time, and aside from that diapering, he plans to head to the High Sierras in northern California for some fishing with his father and two brothers.

Pitcher Jeremy Affeldt also will be heading for the great outdoors of Washington.

"Sit in a tree-stand and hunt deer," Affeldt said. "In Washington, we have big deer -- Kansas-size deer."

Affeldt also plans to visit pitcher Scott Sullivan in Alabama for some whitetail hunting.

Other Royals had diversions planned, too. Catcher Paul Phillips has a cabin rented near Gatlinburg, Tenn., and pitcher Mike MacDougal planned a trip with some Wake Forest buddies, perhaps to Denver.

Manager Buddy Bell will join general manager Allard Baird at the annual gathering of the Royal Lancers booster group in Kansas City on Thursday, then take a look at players in the Arizona Fall League.

Also on his agenda: Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley's wedding at Pebble Beach.

Royals trivia: No pitcher had a double-digit victory total this season. When in Royals history did that happen last? (Answer below.)

Last day lineup: The only full-time regular in the Royals' lineup Sunday was Emil Brown. There was no Sweeney, Matt Stairs, Angel Berroa, Terrence Long, Mark Teahen or John Buck.

Part of that was because the Blue Jays started a left-hander, Gustavo Chacin. Also, Bell wanted to look at Andres Blanco at shortstop and to give Sweeney another day off, ensuring he'll go into the offseason with a healthy back.

"Ooh, it does look funny, though," Bell admitted.