MLB · Week of Jul 27–Aug 2

Kansas City Royals

1-5 this week · 46-67 overall · @ MIN, @ COL

96

Misery Index · Despair · ▲ from 33

Limited datafewer than 100 comments scored this week.

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

  • Tue, Jul 28L 2-3@ MIN—
  • Wed, Jul 29W 4-0@ MIN—
  • Thu, Jul 30L 3-4@ MIN—
  • Fri, Jul 31L 1-3@ COL—
  • Sat, Aug 1L 6-12@ COL92
  • Sun, Aug 2L 1-8@ COL100

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

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What fans said

  • “if the royals have actually received offers for lugo, it would be malpractice to not trade him”

    u/Strahlin▲ 28frustration

  • “Swept by the fucking Rockies. The record might not show it yet, but we are the worst team in baseball”

    u/kcriotmaker▲ 22despair

  • “I want a lockout in ‘27 so that I don’t have to watch the Royals”

    u/The_Raigar▲ 19despair

  • “Kyle Fucking Freeland complete game. This feels like rock bottom”

    u/tacotruck20004▲ 17despair

  • “Yep, I think I’m done with this season.”

    u/The-Curiosity-Rover▲ 10despair

  • “Oh man if a guy with a 6 K/9 rate in AAA is a replacement for one of the top guys, goodness help this franchise”

    u/rbhindepmo▲ 9despair

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