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Royals need luck and skill

By Rob Neyer
ESPN Insider

Thursday, June 1, 2006

The thing about baseball is, you always figure you've got a chance. The more optimistic among us feel that way every spring, while the more pessimistic (or realistic) among us know this season isn't going to end happily … but maybe next season, or the season after, or even the season after that. Examples in recent years abound, but perhaps the best is right before us. Three years ago, the Detroit Tigers lost 119 games. Two of their starting pitchers combined for 40 losses, and their highes ...

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