Rays 8/25/14 Starting Lineup, Etc.

Rays 8/25/14 Starting Lineup Zobrist CF Joyce LF Longoria DH Loney 1B Myers RF Forsythe 2B Escobar SS Molina C Rodriguez 3B Odorizzi RHP Noteworthiness Though Marc Topkin doesn’t believe the Rays will trade Yunel Escobar to the Oakland Athletics, I wrote about the possibility of a trade, and what the Rays could look like …

The New What Next: Rays Head to Baltimore For A Four Game Series with the O’s

The Tampa Bay Rays are back at it Monday night, when they start a four game series against the Orioles in Baltimore. While the Rays are coming off a series win against the Blue Jays, the Orioles faced a power outage of sorts on the north side of Chicago, where the Cubs held them a total of four runs over the course of a three-game sweep — their first road sweep of the year. The Rays will try to flush out the odd procedural inconsistencies that plagued the previous series, while the Orioles attempt to get back on the winning side of the ledger.

Rays 8/22/14 Starting Lineup, Etc

Rays 8/22/14 Starting Lineup Jennings CF Zobrist 2B Joyce LF Longoria 3B Loney 1B Myers DH Escobar SS Casali C Kiermaier RF Smyly LHP Noteworthiness Don’t forget to check out our series preview. If you already have, make it a two’fer! Ryan Hanigan (left oblique strain) is scheduled to begin his rehab stint tonight with …

The New What Next: Rays Head to Toronto for Three — A Series Preview of Sorts

The Rays will start a three game series against the Toronto Blue Jays, Friday. Tampa Bay has been disappointing of late, dropping four of its last six games to the Yankees and Tigers (respectively) in two ugly, ugly series losses. Yet things in Toronto haven’t been all that peachy for the Jays either — John Gibbons’ ball club has won only one series in the month of August.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall in Extra Innings, 8-6

Optimism will make you suffer fools gladly. I’m holding out for you to do the right thing, emphatically.

– American Steel