Ugh.

I have written extensively in this space about the stupidity of the unbalanced schedule.  But, I’d be dishonest if I didn’t say that the unbalanced schedule has at least one positive side-effect: fewer west coast trips.

No, that's not me. But I do have that tea pot...

I hate when the club is out west for two reasons.  They play awful and I fall asleep on the couch.

I can’t handle these mid-week 10 p.m. starts.  The only thing I get out of a Rays west-coast swing is a crick in my neck.  Maybe it would be different if there was an American League team in the western time zone that was relevant.  But there isn’t.  So, I try to be a dutiful fan and watch.  I give the Rays credit with Nielsen because the TV stays on well into the post-game oxyclean infomercials at 2 a.m.   But I simply cannot keep my eyes open to watch.

So, I really don’t have an opinion on the club’s play against team hi-liter.  But, based on the line score I just saw, I don’t think I’d have a lot of good things to say had I stayed awake.