Simply put, last night was ugly. Ugly because of the inconsistent umpiring that found the Rays scratching at the eight ball all night. Ugly because John Jaso couldn’t stop a breaking pitch in the dirt if his life depended on it. Ugly because “Big Game” James had what outwardly seemed to be a “decent” start. …
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9/16/11 Strating Lineups
The Tampa Bay Rays (83-66) Jennings LF Upton CF Longoria 3B Kotchman 1B Damon DH Zobrist 2B Joyce RF Jaso C Brignac SS Shields P Of note: Ben Zobrist, who’s 1-16 lifetime against Beckett, has been moved down to the sixth spot in the batting order while Casey Kotchman, who’s 6-22 with a homer against …
Reunited and it Feels So Good AKA the Rays Take Game One, 9-2
On a cool and rainy night in Boston, our beloved Tampa Bay Rays took game one of their current four game set against the Red Sox, 9-2. It’s still inexplicable to me how the Rays can be beaten by the Orioles, only accumulating four runs in the course of two games, then shellac the Red …
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The Rise of the Great Pumpkin, AKA Oh Christ, He’s Back on the Roster???
Ladies and gentlemen, our favorite victim of the post Manny fallout has been added, yet again, to the Rays 40 man roster. Friends, fans that love to yell and scream obscenities at television screens are psyched today because….wait for it, Dan Johnson is back on the Rays active roster. I know, I know, if only …
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Zobrist, Upton, and Niemann…Oh My!
Last night the Rays took game one of their three game set against the Orioles by a score of 5-2, moving the Rays a half game closer to the seemingly idle Boston Red Sox in the wildcard race. The big stories of the night were Ben Zobrist, BJ Upton, and Jeff Niemann who helped power …