Writer Exhausted by Years of Non-Competitive Kansas City Royals Games

During an Alaskan cruise the writer chose not to purchase Wi-Fi, experiencing a rare break from constant Royals updates. This pause sparked a review of the team's performance, revealing that in each of the last eleven seasons the club fell ten or more games behind the American League Central leader, accounting for about 47% of its 1,626 games. The average point at which the Royals hit that margin is around game 63, early June.

While the author still loves baseball and the Royals, the prevalence of inconsequential games has eroded the pleasure of following the sport. A recent loss to the Twins, featuring a strong start by Seth Lugo, felt routine rather than heartbreaking because playoff hopes were already negligible. The column concludes that the prolonged stretch of meaningless baseball may persist for years.