Friday, 4 a.m. It wasn’t just that the Rays blew a lead Thursday afternoon. Heck, they’ve done that 36 times in this disappointing season. This time, it was the quickness with which it happened. At one point, the Rays led 5-2. In an eight-pitch span, however, they turned it into a 6-5 loss to the […]

Wednesday, 4 a.m. The season is winding down. Last place, however, is still within reach. The Tampa Bay Rays were overwhelmed by the Baltimore Orioles Tuesday night, 6-0. That means the O’s are just two games behind the Rays with five to play. This one wasn’t close. The Rays managed just two hits — both […]

Monday, 4 a.m. Forget the blocked kick. Forget the overmatched offensive line. Forget the way a backup quarterback led the woeful Jets to a fourth-quarter lead. At the end of the day, you had Baker “Minuteman” Mayfield … again. You had Mayfield against a tying clock, behind that rickety offensive line, moving down the field. […]

Sunday, 4 a.m. Perhaps it was inevitable. There have been games, too many of them, when the Tampa Bay Rays have been challenged offensively. And there have been games, more than you want to remember, when they did not pitch. And now? Evidently, the Rays have forgotten how to play defense. For the second straight […]