Why Jim Bowden is doing a worse job than people realize

Joe Posnanski:

Over the last three seasons, the Royals are 119-227 against the American League, which is sensationally bad. But against the National League, they are 28-21, a winning record and them some. It’s a .571 winning percentage — higher than any team in the National League Central right now.

Fluke? Statistical glitch? Luck? Maybe. Then again, maybe not. There’s something that became blatantly obvious watching the Royals beat the Cardinals on Monday night — that was their third victory over the Cardinals in four games and their fifth in the seven against the World Series champs. The obvious thing is this:

The Cardinals are not very good. That whole league is not very good.