Looking Backward While Looking Forward: Rays Drop Second Consecutive Series, Hello B’more

Tampa Bay heads to Baltimore for a three game set prior to a six game home stand. The Rays will attempt to salvage what has become a disappointing 3-7 stretch. A series preview (of sorts) follows.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: The “That Was A Disappointing Loss” Edition (Part Deux)

Sunday was one of those days where it was very easy to get down on the Rays. With the hope that Tampa Bay could rectify things after a disappointing 2-1 loss to the Red Sox Saturday, Tampa Bay didn’t get a hit off a masterful Clay Buchholz until the eighth inning. And even though they …

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: The “That Was A Disappointing Loss” Edition

Let’s sum up Saturday’s game as a series of bulleted observations: Price looked much better. Forget for a second that he walked two batters and allowed five base runners to reach with two outs in every inning except the fourth, Price posted a 6.0 IP/4 H/1 R/1 ER/2 BB/8 K/1 HR slash line on 106 …

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: The Pick Up the Pieces Edition

The Tampa Bay Rays are back in Arlington Tuesday night, following the rally killing — game ending — debacle which found them on the wrong side of a 5-4 loss to the Texas Rangers Monday. All things controversial aside, the Rays seemed to be a half step behind the Rangers all night, not really putting …

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: The Indians Crush the Rays Sunday, While the Rays Head to Arlington

This is going to be an easy game synopsis. Tampa Bay got shutout by a score of 13-0 by the Cleveland Indians Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field. With a 3-3 record on this young season, the Rays will embark on a 10-game road trip starting Monday in Arlington, where they will take on the Texas …