A Preface Saturday’s ball game at the Trop signified another tragic injury inducing line drive come-backer event, one where another pitcher had to be carried off the field on a stretcher. And though these events seem to be happening with greater frequency, they never get any easier to watch — nor should they. Thankfully — …
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Following last night’s 7-2 debacle, Joe Maddon tweeted, “I know I sound like a broken record but we have to pitch a lot better to get to the spot we want to this year.” Maddon’s got a point. Three of the five starters have given up five or more runs in an inning this week. …
A preface
Jeremy Hellickson was sailing along — pitching five innings of two hit, no run, ball. Then in sixth inning after throwing 70 pitches…
Rays 6/13/13 Starting Lineup 1. Joyce RF 2. Zobrist 2B 3. Johnson 3B 4. Longoria DH 5. Loney 1B 6. Jennings CF 7. Fuld LF 8. Molina C 9. Escobar SS SP Hellickson RHP Noteworthiness Kelly Johnson is getting the start at third and hitting third, while Evan Longoria handles the DH duties and hitting …
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The Rays will brush off their shoulders after a disappointing series loss to the AL East leading Boston Red Sox. Let’s be clear about something before we move forward: Boston’s series win wasn’t predicated on some dominant force that shellacked Tampa Bay — after all, the Rays outscored the Sox 17-15. On the contrary, the Rays were their own worst enemy, going 6-for-31 wRISP in the three game series. In short, the Sox won because the BABIP luck dragons were nipping at the Rays heels.
