It's Not Too Late to Buy Into Sporting KC

Seriously...

I am past the point of mad at the Royals, I'm disappointed in them.  I realize it's only been 9 games, which is a very small sample size in the grand scheme of things, but it has been a shitty sample.  They were supposed to be better, and some thought they'd be good.  As much as I downplayed my expectations for the season I really thought they could make a run, or at least become relevant.  The Royals are that girl that you've had a crush on for years, but you can never find the courage to ask out.  When you finally do ask her, she says she doesn't feel the same way, and you're left broken hearted.  Not only did the Royals reject me, they had the audacity to offer me the 4th spot in the rotation, just a complete slap in the face.

After 6 games the Royals' starting pitching looked to be greatly improved.  3 games and 32 runs later my opinion has been changed. Starting pitching isn't everything as the San Francisco Giants learned last year, but you can't win without it.  I keep telling myself it's only 9 games, every team goes through a slump, lets just hope this is the Royals' slump.  It's hard to put the blame on one player, (unless you're Bill Buckner) but you can't blame the offense, they scored enough runs to win 1 if not 2 games this past series.  The source of the problem is starting pitching.  When the starting pitching is bad, the relief pitching is abused.  They had to send down Dyson to pick up another pitcher for the final game of the series.  And then used outfielder Mitch Maier to pitch a scoreless 9th inning.  Some of the blame has to go to the defense as well.  Some of their mistakes have cost them this year, the worst being Escobar's error against the A's.  Hopefully the Royals can turn it around, but Royals history paints us a different picture.

Sporting KC 6-0-0 

Sporting Kansas City is amazing.  Through six games they have allowed 1 goal, and are dominating the MLS.  I could go on and on about how much I have enjoyed watching, and following this team.  I'd love to write about Sporting KC this year but I'm not sure about everybody reading this.  Shoot me a text or leave a comment if you are interested in reading about Sporting KC on regular basis.