Stark: Mets throw smoke, but Royals can beat the heat

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chicago Cubs hit .169 against them, with nearly twice as many strikeouts as hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers hit .227 against them, with zero home runs.

And now, it's the Kansas City Royals' turn.

Their World Series assignment: Find a way, any way, to score against the ridiculous swing-and-miss assembly line otherwise known as the New York Mets' starting rotation. You can't beat that for fun.

The Mets and the Royals wear blue and haven't won a championship since the mid-1980s. But that's where the similarities end. Which team holds the edge?

"No, I wouldn't call that fun. I'd call that miserable," said the Royals' Jonny Gomes, who spent enough of this season with the…