Drew Rasmussen

You can only play who is on the schedule. That’s an axiom as old as baseball, and it’s mostly true. The Tampa Bay Rays got to start their season with nine games against MLB’s kids with mittens pinned to their jackets year-round, and they’ve…

Drew Rasmussen tossed 8 perfect innings against the Orioles in Tampa Sunday night.Image: Getty Images I spend a lot of time, admittedly too much time, writing about everything that’s wrong with baseball. I get crankier and more cynical the…

Mike TauchmanIllustration: Getty ImagesAs the baseball playoffs begin, you already know the big storylines.The Yankees and Red Sox get things going on tonight by renewing their rivalry in a Wild-Card Game for the first time. If the Dodgers…