The trip out west rolls on for the KC Royals, who start a two-game series against San Francisco tonight. If you’re disappointed in how the Royals have fared so far, be glad you’re not a Giants fan; the intervening years since the 2014 World Series have not been kind to the Boys by the Bay.
In troubled times—like when trying to talk yourself into whether or not the KC Royals should remain invested in the current core because the rest of the AL Central is so cruddy, for instance—it helps to know a rival is carrying the same baggage you are.