To say there is bad blood between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals is an understatement. The regular season demonstrated that the Royals did not like to get pushed around by other teams. This refusal to be pushed around was interpreted by teams like the White Sox and Jays as open belligerence on the part of the Royals. Not necessarily so.
There is a not so fine line between wanting to start a fight and not backing down when challenged.
Will the Royals pitchers be timid to go inside because the Toronto batters may interpret that the wrong way?