As fans, most of us have watched our team through great, get all the way to the World Series seasons, and have also watched through disappointing, languishing in fourth place seasons. As one who started following the (Devil) Rays in around 2006, I’ve had both. I start every season — yes, every season, and yes that includes 2007 and 2014, full of optimism, and in then in most years at some point I realize maybe this year’s team doesn’t have it.
For me that 2022 moment came yesterday, during the inning pitched by David McKay. First, with all respect to Mr.