Wednesday, 3 a.m. The Rays have big weapons. Tyler Glasnow, for instance. They have interchangeable weapons. This time, it was Mike Brosseau. And, yes, they have a secret weapon. More and more, it looks like the sidewinding relief pitcher Ryan Thompson. Thompson isn’t around when the game starts, and often, he isn’t on the mound […]

Monday, 4 a.m. The kid just got off the plane. He probably has boxes that are still unpacked. Much of the world still doesn’t know his name. But 15 games into the career of Taylor Walls, there is a lot to like. Walls’ two-run single in the eighth inning highlighted an awakening by the Rays […]

Friday, 3 a.m. When a baseball team succeeds, there are a lot of reasons why. Credit slices up pretty liberally. You can talk about the starting pitching, or you can talk about the improved hitting. You can talk about the defense, and you can talk about the power. With the Rays, however, the conversation begins […]

Friday, 4 a.m. Once again, you expected a stroll through the flowers, didn’t you? You saw your Tampa Bay Lighting win twice on the road, again. And you fooled yourself into thinking it as going to be easy. You thought that the opposing team would roll over and die once the series turned to Amalie […]