The chants rained down from the announced crowd of 32,339 on Monday night at Kauffman Stadium.
Most were not meant for anyone wearing a Royals uniform, but instead for the visiting Cubs as the teams began a three-game series one day after the locals returned home from a 3-7 road trip. In fact, Cubs fan were the most vocal of those gathered. They cheered so enthusiastically when Royals made outs that these confines might as well have resembled the friendly ones located 520 miles away on the North Side of Chicago.
The Royals received no relief. The outsiders were the ones rewarded Monday night, as the Royals lost to the National League Central Division-leading Cubs 3-1.