9/11: Rays here to play spoiler

GAME NOTES: Jon Lester is in the midst of a rain delay against James Shields. The Rays are down and out, essentially, but you can bet they'd love to play spoiler against the Sox.

Wholesale Keychain TRIVIA: 30 HR, 100 RBI LF

Jason Bay now has 30 home runs and 100 RBI in a season for the Red Sox as the left-fielder. Name the four other Boston left-fielders to reach this milestone.

Wake up, Sox fans! The Red Sox are in a race!

Over the last couple of months, I have noticed that Red Sox fans seem to be losing attention to the team. Tickets are harder to sell off if you can't make a game. Comments on Red Sox blogs have dropped.

We are in mid-September, atop the wild card lead by only two games, and it seems as if Red Sox Nation is in a collective funk -- myself included.

What's going on?