Hot-Stove: Kriseman Wins, Oviedo’s Option Declined, and More

Bill Foster’s rein of error came to an end last night after Rick Kriseman beat the incumbent by a 12 point margin. During the race to become mayor, Kriseman acknowledged the throng of issues he’s tasked with fixing, including (but not limited to) the Pier, curbside recycling, economic redevelopment in Midtown, and the Stadium Saga.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: The End of the Line, An Elegy.

Everything dies, baby that’s a fact, But maybe everything that dies, someday comes back.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall Behind Boston After Second Consecutive Loss

The Rays find themselves on the brink of elimination for the fourth time in a week. Alex Cobb holds the Rays’ season in his hands, when the good guys come home Monday to take on Boston in front of a sold out Tropicana Field. His offspeed repertoire will hopefully be what the Rays need to calm the Sox’s bats. Cobb will face a very tough Clay Buchholz, and you can read about the pitching match-up here. I’ll post the starting lineup when it becomes available.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: The Boston Beatdown

That was not pretty — not in the least. Boston royally handed it to Tampa Bay Friday afternoon, dishing out a 12-2 shellacking in front of 38,000 fans, at Fenway. Matt Moore wasn’t sharp after three innings of no hit ball, Wil Myers couldn’t field an easy fly ball at the warning track, and the typically dependable fielders misplayed a good number of balls, gift wrapping the win for the Red Sox. We’ll post our game summary later.

The New What Next: Rays vs. Red Sox, An ALDS Series Preview

Its been written, that no team is more battle tested on the road than the Tampa Bay Rays. And on the heels of a 4-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians in the AL Wild Card Play-In Game Wednesday, the Rays will partake in two more road games against the Red Sox before they come home to …