Royals return with plenty of questions to answer

CHICAGO | The grind resumes tonight for the Royals, here on this city’s South Side, where they have won just 18 times in 69 games against the White Sox since the start of the 2001 season. Where better to start pondering questions that must be answered over the season’s 66 remaining games? “This team is moving in the right direction,” offered outfielder José Guillen, whose unvarnished assessments often made him a focal point before the All-Star break. “At times, we look like, ‘OK, this is a great team.’ But there are also times when we look like we don’t deserve to be in the big leagues.” The Royals are 43-53 as they head into their post-break schedule, which begins with a run of 28 games before they play a team that currently possesses a losing record. It figures to be a severe test. “We’re not where we want to be by a long... [read full story]