Rays Wi.... CRAP, not again!!

So the Devil Rays rap out 17 hits and score 11 runs. They put an "insurance run" on the board in the top of the ninth, thanks to Carl Crawford beating out a dropped third strike, stealing second, going to third on a shallow fly ball, and then scoring on a single.

With how reliever Gary Glover had sailed through the eighth inning, I headed out to check on construction of my new deck. I mean 11-6 is insurmountable, right? WRONG!

Joe Maddon didn't send Glover back out to work the ninth. Instead, with closer Al Reyes "unavailable" due to recent workload Maddon went with Chad Orvella who proceeded to go WALK-DOUBLE-DOUBLE-2 RUNS IN.

Orvella was "relieved" by Shawn Camp who went WALK-force out-DOUBLE-2 RUNS IN.

The score was now 11-10.

Former starter Casey Fossum then took over and allowed a game-tying DOUBLE.

This brought in Tim Corcoran who intentionally walked Frank Thomas, then threw a wild pitch to Troy Glaus which left first base open with only one out. So he intentionally put Glaus on base.

Finally, Corcoran walked in the winning run.

Game - Set - Match - SportsCenter highlight.

As Carl Crawford told the St. Pete Times, "I've been through it. As you can see, I don't look surprised. ... We were definitely thinking we could win it, but in the back of your mind and you've gone through this for six years, naturally you think it's going to happen again."

That's the scary part of a game like this to me. I expect the Rays bullpen to fail. It's been pretty much the norm for ten years except for the 2005 season. The problem is that young stars like Crawford, B.J. Upton, and Delmon Young are having their hearts ripped out.

How long before they start causing clubhouse problems? How long before they start demanding a trade and not showing up to spring training?

There are so many young offensive stars - Crawford, Young, Upton, Iwamura, Dukes - that all they need is some help in the bullpen.

There is no way that 11 runs and 17 hits should not win a Major League baseball game - especially with a five-run lead going into the ninth inning.

I blame Maddon for not leaving Glover in after he only threw 13 pitches (10 for strikes) while striking out two in the eighth. I've got little leaguers who can throw 60 pitches, but Gary Glover can't start the ninth after throwing only 13? BS!! Put him out there, Joe!

I blame management - specifically Gerry Hunzeker for not trading for some decent middle relief to allow them to get to Al Reyes.

How about James Shields and Scott Kazmir and the number of wins they've had blown by the "bullpen" in the last two years? Think that's frustrating??

Keep Reyes and Glover, dump EVERYONE ELSE!

Give Seth McClung another shot.

Pull up some of those "promising young arms" in the minors and get them some MLB work!

DO SOMETHING!! Turn that "cow-pen" into a true bullpen.