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Royals routed by Yankees.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service

| May 01, 2004 | Dutton, Bob | COPYRIGHT 2004 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Bob Dutton

NEW YORK _ Maybe New York right-hander Jon Lieber was just so dominant at times Saturday afternoon in his first major-league appearance in 21 months that the Royals only looked like a dispirited band of refugees.

And maybe this listless effort in a 12-4 loss at Yankee Stadium had nothing to do with management's puzzling decision to summon right-hander Eduardo Villacis from Class AA Wichita and send him into his major-league debut at the globe's most-fabled athletic venue.

Or maybe it was just one of those days.

Whatever it was, and however it looked, the Royals continue to maintain they haven't regressed to their pre-2003 form despite a 7-15 record that parallels their 22-game pace in 2002 and ...

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