St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 23, 2015
Hochman: Royals developing postseason prowess
Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez, second from right, celebrates with teammates following the Royals 14-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 4 of baseball's American League Championship Series on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, in Toronto. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDITThe Hoch Corner: Benjamin Hochman's new forum for STL sports fansMore Benjamin Hochman columns and blogsThe Kansas City Royals were once just the Kansas City Royals.
That was the insult, in and of itself — you didn’t need admonishing adjectives and adverbs, because the nouns and pronouns were profane.