Okay, okay, so HATE is a strong word. That said, let's throw out a few numbers:
Kansas City Royals:
record vs. Indians: 4-1
recrod vs. rest of the AL: 5-21
Do the math.
John Buck, Catcher, Kansas City:
2006 stats vs. Indians: 7-12 (.583 avg.), 2 HR, 6 RBI in four games
2006 stats vs. rest of the AL: 9-51 (.176 avg.), 0 HR, 4 RBI in 21 games
Ridiculous.
Kansas City Royals:
team batting average vs. Indians: 64-171 (.374 avg.) w/ a .526 slugging percentage
team batting average vs. rest of AL: 187-849 (.220 avg.) w/ a .346 slugging percentage
Seeing a trend here?
Kansas City Royals:
team ERA vs. Indians: 4.20 (best of any Indians opponent)
team ERA vs. rest of AL: 5.65
Will it ever end?
The Tribe is 17-17. Since their 6-1 start, they're 11-16, and their pitching has been streaky. They're in third place, 3.5 games behind the Tigers, and already 7 games behind the White Sox. Did they not learn anything last year? It would be nice not to have to try to make up 15 games in July and August. I'm off the bandwagon for the year. They're still my team, and I'll still follow them; don't get me wrong. But if they don't shore up their pitching soon (another 10 runs to the lowly Royals last night), though, the season will be over before they know it.
Sigh.
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i hear ya... at least the royals have been pesky against the Sox as well (at least at Kaufmann)...
but i think a previous post about the Royals hit it more on the head. they've gotten us at the end of road trips and, more importantly, at the end of our rotation.
i'm having a hard time staying optimistic after losing another series to the royals. if they take the series in Cleveland, I'm not sure what i'll do for the rest of the year.
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