‘And their barbecue sucks.’ Baltimore fans hate KC after Royals’, Chiefs’ playoff wins
It’s been a bad year for Baltimore sports fans, and teams from Kansas City have had a lot to do with that.
The Chiefs dashed the Ravens’ Super Bowl hopes in January with a 17-10 win in the AFC Championship Game in Baltimore. And this week, the Orioles’ season came to a crashing end at the hands of the Royals.
With 1-0 and 2-1 wins, the Royals swept the Orioles in Baltimore in an AL Wild Card series. That’s three one-score playoff losses at the hands of Kansas City teams, all in Baltimore, and fans have had enough.
Some in “Charm City” took to social media to share their contempt for Kansas City’s teams. Here is a sample of what was being said on X and Reddit.
I hate Kansas City and I hope something awful happens to its football and baseball stadiums tonight!
— blaze (@AidFtw) October 2, 2024
I hate Kansas City ugh
— Allison Waite (@nosilla38) October 2, 2024
OMG. Who do you root for now? Hate the Yankees. Now I hate everything KC. Detroit has a cheater manager. I guess it’s down to Cleveland.
— KC (@MDBohsOs) October 2, 2024
“So tired of losing to KC. I can’t take it. Lamar/King Henry you are my only hope,” a fan wrote on Reddit.
Another offered up this: “Kansas City’s not a real place, and their barbecue sucks.”
I’m really over my teams playing against KC teams, it’s not good for my relationship
— Doctor Lizzie Davis (@L_Daviss) October 2, 2024
Damn. The chiefs and the royals ended baltimore playoff hopes in the same year. I hate KC. I'll never visit that place
— LOVE (@blackgirldad) October 2, 2024
I HATE KANSAS CITY I HATE KANSAS CITY I HATE KANSAS CITY I HATE KANSAS CITY I HATE KANSAS CITY I HATE KANSAS CITY I HATE KANSAS CITY I HATE KANSAS CITY I HATE KANSAS CITY I HATE KANSAS CITY I HATE KANSAS CITY I HATE KANSAS CITY I HATE KANSAS CITY pic.twitter.com/nUNcOnqpDi
— The Banana Guy (@Banana_Guy2727) October 2, 2024
A fan wrote on Reddit: “It’s embarrassing I don’t even interact with KC fans, they absolutely have our number and I can’t talk any smack...”
It’s actually worse for this person: “Orioles/Bills fan here. I’m about to lose it.”
I hate Kansas City in every sports lol
— ASA (@Suave__Amauri) October 2, 2024
God I hate the city of Kansas City so much
— Squash (@Joshthesquash2) October 2, 2024
I, for one, am sick of losing to teams from Kansas City in the playoffs.
— K. H. (@khravefan) October 3, 2024
Social media win, too
I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the Royals’ social media team, which dunked on the Orioles following the wild-card series. To be fair, the Orioles brought it on themselves with this X message.
The show's about to begin.#BeTheNoise x https://t.co/VBdHXmge1n pic.twitter.com/zrDXthdNSx
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) October 1, 2024
The Royals’ response was perfect and even one Orioles fan had to admit it.
I hate this. Good work by the Royals social media team. But I hate Kansas City https://t.co/MmYwiGkHvi
— Baltimore Sports Fan (@88OriolesFan88) October 3, 2024