MLB · Week of Sep 21–27
Tampa Bay Rays
3-4 this week · 98-64 overall · @ NYY, @ PHI
Misery Index · Content · ▼ from 49
Ninety-eight wins in hand, so a 3-4 week barely registers: the Bronx stung, the Phillies paid, everyone Raysed up.
The week, game by game
Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.
- Tue, Sep 22L 0-2@ NYY60
- Tue, Sep 22W 6-1@ NYY7
- Wed, Sep 23L 2-9@ NYY51
- Thu, Sep 24L 4-6@ NYY59
- Fri, Sep 25W 2-0@ PHI18
- Sat, Sep 26W 12-1@ PHI15
- Sun, Sep 27L 3-7@ PHI56
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.
What happened
Four games in the Bronx produced one blowout win, 6-1, and enough goodwill to shout "EVERYONE GET IN HERE AND RAYS THE FUCK UP." Then came Thursday's 6-4 collapse, the week's hinge, described as "blowing a win into a loss and giving them a fucking morale boost going into the playoffs." Philadelphia fixed the mood: 2-0, then 12-1, "You magnificent bastards!" Sunday's 7-3 loss barely registered against 98-64, though the worry about whether "Sugar Shane will ever be fully right again" lingers. October arrives with the misery index nearly bottomed out, which itself feels suspicious.
What fans said
“EVERYONE GET IN HERE AND RAYS THE FUCK UP”
u/youthcanoe▲ 185joy
“Thank you for making the end of our season fun expansion bros. I think just about all of us are rooting for you in the playoffs 🐍🐠”
u/Terrarifelt389v2▲ 144joy
“fookin ell what a performance DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA”
u/bujuhh▲ 94joy
“These are the best Uni's in the MLB. No bias at all.”
u/Daftmau85▲ 93joy
“Lord I'm about to RAYSUP at work.”
u/Lonnie15▲ 90joy
“You magnificent bastards! Class of '98 rules!”
u/UpboatNavy▲ 68joy
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