Bell Shows Fire; Cordero Shows No Class

After losing 14-9 and 8-1 the last two days, the euphoria of the winning streak has definitely left the building. Now we get to find out how good of a manager Buddy Bell really is.

One thing I like about him already is his fire. After Francisco Cordero hit Shane Costa in the ninth inning with an 8-1 lead, an apparent retaliation for Greinke hitting Soriano in the third inning, Bell let his displeasure be known to both Cordero and the umpire.

Our guy hits one of theirs, their guy hits one of ours—fair enough—even though the circumstances were quite different. But after Cordero struck out Teahen to win the game, Cordero walked toward the Royals dugout and grabbed his crotch. Nice. Especially in front of a stadium full of kids who were there for the build-a-bear giveaway.

Both benches cleared and Bell led the charge, but thankfully the situation didn't escalate any further than that. The last thing that sports need right now is another ugly on the field brawl.

Speaking about on the field…the Rangers just overpowered the Royals during the final two games of this series. And Kenny Rogers was too much for Royal hitters. The Royals managed only five hits in the game yesterday—three of which came off the bat of McEwing. Greinke looked awful again and suddenly his ERA is 4.91.

The Royals travel to San Francisco to open a series against the Giants tomorrow night. D.J. Carrasco (1-1, 3.04) goes against Kirk Rueter (2-3, 4.27). Let's hope that D.J. can give us another solid outing.