That these two sides cannot meet without the scourge of WAR sweeping across the field is a shame, but it is the reality in which we live. Ground gained in the storied Battle of Grass Creek is fleeting. The battle rages on, the brutality of WAR caring little for whose lives it claims, whose promise it extinguishes.
Grass Creek is a hallowed but haunted ground, both clubs clinging to the territory with clenched, bloodied fists. The ignominy done to each side by the other seems to know no bounds, forcing brothers to betray brothers in a ceaseless back and forth.
Today, Marco Gonzales will toe the slab for the Mariners while the Royals turn to Jakob Junis, looking every bit the part of Civil War veteran, bearded in his blues.
The clubs will align themselves thusly:
#Mariners Gameday Info - April 9 at #Royals. Lineups, Game Notes & More: https://t.co/6Af6o1JGAE pic.twitter.com/791KwVjDYQ
— MarinersPR (@MarinersPR) April 9, 2018
And with more verve, the Royals present just their lineup, as the Mariners need not be named for fear of granting them their humanity, apparently.
Jakob Junis gets the start tonight in our series opener against the Mariners. pic.twitter.com/rGO2XfM7kV
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) April 9, 2018
This will be a WAR!