Check this blog post out from The Boston Globe's Eric Wilbur
Eric, Let's clarify a couple of things. The Royals were popular with Rocks fans BECAUSE they were bad. Their lack of success at the big league level meant Rocks fans got to see high draft picks almost every season. Also, because the Royals couldn’t afford big free agents, they built through their farm system. At last count, 80 Rocks who played here as part of the Royals system reached the big leagues since 1993, including Johnny Damon, Carlos Beltran and Jon Lieber.
Last year’s Rocks team lost and looked unprepared doing it. And while there are many more Red Sox fans in the region than Royals fans, this is the only professional team in the state. Even if we're not diehard Rocks fans, we don't like losing every night.
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