It’s no secret how the division-rival Royals, to name one opponent, feel about White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson.
They think he talks too much. They think he celebrates too demonstratively. They think he disrespects the game.
Yawn.
And here’s what one of the Sox’ breakout stars of 2019 has to say about all that:
“They’re not on our team. I don’t care about their opinion. I love that. That’s having that competitiveness to the point where I don’t even like the other team. I want to beat them so bad that it goes beyond everything else.