Or Not

Can anybody explain Tampa Bay's 4-game sweep of the Royals after the Royals played so well against the White Sox? The nameless Devil Ray offense outscored the Royals 29-13 during the series. What a massive disappointment this series was after scraping together two tough wins against the White Sox.

I'm glad that Baird held true to his word and didn't dump salary before the trading deadline expired this afternoon. He obviously didn't get the power corner outfielder that he wanted, so he didn't make any moves. I thought there was a good chance that our bull pen might be traded away today and I also thought there was a chance that Sweeney might get traded. This team isn't anywhere close to contending, but I'd hate to see two of our strongest elements get shipped elsewhere before we've had a chance to see if Bell can turn this thing around.

The Royals get a much needed day off tomorrow before opening a new series in Boston on Tuesday. Let's try to forget about the disaster in Tampa and hope that the Royals can find a way to be competitive against the World Champions.