* Killer nickname: When the Rays scored two 9th-inning runs off of Kansas City Royals’ closer Joakim Soria on Sunday, it was one of his rare blown saves. Otherwise, the All Star lives up to his KC media handle: the “Mexicutioner.”
* Imagine, this time Tiger Woods needed the Ryder Cup more than it needed him. The Americans have lost with him before. But never did Woods so need to be seen as one of the guys and playing for his country.