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Imrem: Enough of the Warriors and Royals already

We have seen much too much of the Kansas City Royals and Golden State Warriors lately.

The Royals won five of six games against the White Sox the past two weekends and the Warriors are continuing their attempt to surpass the Bulls' “best season ever.”

What this adds up to is the Royals continue to bedevil the Sox's division and the Warriors continue to haunt the Bulls' history.

The Royals and Warriors are so admirable that they're despicable.

They're so fundamentally sound that they're fundamentally annoying.

Any player competing against the Warriors or Royals must want to wrap his hands around their necks and squeeze.

Darn Warriors; dang Royals.

Golden State, an NBA last outpost for decades, now makes the Bulls look more dysfunctional than they are.

Kansas City, an MLB landfill for decades, now makes the Sox look like even more of an annual wasteland.

Which raises the question of whether anyone has seen the Warriors and Royals together in the same room?

I mean, these sure do look like the same team, while making the Bulls and Sox look like they have the same maddening owner.

Which is what they do have.

Kansas City is the defending MLB champion. Golden State is the defending NBA champion.

Both ended long droughts: The Royals hadn't won a World Series in three decades and the Warriors hadn't won an NBA title in four decades.

Now the Royals are back at it, leading the American League Central despite prominent injuries and suspect starting pitching.

The Warriors are back in the NBA Finals despite having been down 3-1 to the Thunder in the Western Conference finals.

Last Saturday, the Royals beat the Sox in the afternoon and the Warriors beat the Thunder in the evening.

The Royals scored 7 runs in the ninth inning to beat the Sox 8-7. A few hours later the Warriors rallied against the Thunder to avoid elimination.

They looked so similar doing it, too.

The Warriors are led by a superstar who looks like every teenager who lives next door. The Royals sneak up on opponents rather than scare them.

The next thing you know, each is standing over the vanquished after tweaking it into pulp.

Winning championships last year completed what Golden State and Kansas City have become: confident teams that could be perceived as cocky.

It doesn't matter how far behind the Royals are in a game or the Warriors are in a playoff series, they proceed like they're going to prevail anyway.

Unlike the Bulls, if the Warriors are down they're going to come back. Unlike the Sox, if the Royals are up they're going to hang on.

Most annoying to opponents trying to beat them, the Warriors and Royals play correctly enough to rarely beat themselves.

Golden State is spectacular on offense and sound on defense, Kansas City is spectacular on defense and sound on offense.

Late in games, the Warriors' 3-point shooting can regain leads and the Royals' bullpen can maintain leads.

So now the Warriors threaten to win another NBA title to go with a record 73-victory regular season, staking a claim to “best season ever” over the 1996 Bulls.

Darn Golden State.

The Royals threaten to at least win another division title over challengers like the White Sox.

Dang Kansas City.

mimrem@dailyherald.com

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