Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Bedard, Myers, and the Rays Beat the Yankees, 5-1

The Tampa Bay Rays took the getaway game from the Yankees by a score of 5-1. They finished their road trip at .500 over the 10 games, after starting the trip with a 1-4 record. The winning pitcher was Erik Bedard, who gave the team an excellent 6 IP/6 H/1 ER/1 BB/3 K/85 pitch (58 strikes) outing. The Rays have a well deserved off-day Monday, before resuming the schedule Tuesday against the Orioles at the Trop.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: A Look at the Previous Month of Rays Baseball

The Tampa Bay Rays walked out of the Mall of America, urm… New Yankee Stadium Saturday, with their first loss of May. The Yankees came from behind to beat the Rays by a score of 9-3, after Jake Odorizzi, in not so surprising fashion, couldn’t make it past the fifth inning, while the tandem of Heath Bell and Josh Lueke practically handed the Evil Empire a six run lead. Hey, at least they’re 3-1 in May, right?

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Beat Yanks in 14, 10-5

Trust me, I had the best of intentions. See, I really wanted to recap the Rays’ 14-inning, 10-5 win, but between going to bed at two in the morning, and this pounding headache I’ve had for the better part of the last two days, it’s easier to focus on the game peripherals. It also doesn’t help that I imbibed throughout the five-hour and forty-nine minute contest. It is what it is.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Take the First Game, 2-1

The Tampa Bay Rays took the first game of a day/night double header in Boston by a score of 2-1, a white knuckle win if there ever was one. Brandon Gomes (not Cesar Ramos) was credited with the win after Ramos was pulled two-outs into the fifth inning. Closer Grant Balfour came back to tally his fifth save in six attempts, on the heels of a blown save in his previous outing against the White Sox.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Let’s Play Two! (Updated)

“It’s like someone made pitcher voodoo dolls. It’s unreal how bad it is.”
– James Bowman