In Philadelphia, the weather let us down on Jackie Robinson Day. Fortunately, the baseball was being played somewhere else.
After a gorgeous Saturday, complete with the Phillies beating the Rays 9-4 for their fifth straight win, overnight, our planet shifted off its axis, sending the weather into chaos as we transitioned from 83 degrees and sunny to some kind of frigid slop. But within the safety of a toilet-like facility in Tampa, the Phillies were beating the Rays in peace. For a time.
There’s not a lot to remember about the Rays at this point, but the top of their lineup has some recognizable faces: Denard Span’s up there.