Now, I realize that we are a .500 team in a tough division. I realize that we are not an East Coast team. I realize we have a reputation of horrible pitching. I realize all of this, but we have been playing some decent baseball and have an offense everyone is jealous of. Granted we need to score 9 runs per game to win with our bullpen. I have hesitated to do so recently, but today I went to espn.com and hit the Preview button next to tonights match-up vs, the Royals. The Accu-score game simulator had us underdogs to the Rays, sure, the hottest team in the league, understandable. The Accu-Score had us underdogs vs. the Indians, understandable, we had to face the heart of their pitching rotation. The A's, underdogs, understandable, they have been playing very well and have a better record than we do. Today, however, can someone explain to me why we are once again underdogs to the friggin' Royals? I know that they are at home, but come on!!! Our "Ace" is on the mound, we are a powderkeg team, and the Royals are terrible, why are we underdogs. I get frustrated with this team as much as the next guy, but I have been a fan all my life, I deserve to be able to say when we stink, but we actually don't stink quite as bad this year, and ESPN and to a lesser extent MLB.com dosen't really give us much due. Just soapboxin' here people...tell me what you think.