KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The more the Royals make the Mets look like roadkill in this suddenly one-sided World Series, the more they resemble the Red Sox.
Oh, don’t worry, I’m not talking about the 2015 Red Sox, or the 2016 Red Sox or any recent squad.
No, I’m flashing back about a dozen years to the absolute zenith of the franchise and the spine-tingling, heartbreaking and ultimately euphoric back-to-back runs the Red Sox strung together in 2003 and 2004 to end an 86-year stretch of futility.
After last night’s nice-and-easy 7-1 Game 2 victory that featured a complete-game gem from Johnny Cueto as well as a four-run rally from a 1-0 deficit, the Royals still have two wins to go before they can snap their franchise’s modest 30-year drought.