Looking Backward While Moving Forward; the I Don’t Wanna Talk About It Edition (including Rays vs Angels series preview)

Well, at least the Rays weren’t no-hit in perfect game fashion by Mark Buehrle or Dallas Braden this time around. And honestly, King Felix tossed a hell of a game. Talk about being dominant. The bulleted high and low-lights will be short this time around. It’s a damn shame that Jeremy Hellickson’s outing will largely …

Looking Backward While Moving Forward, Rays vs. Mariners 8/15/12 (lineup included)

That’s what happens when you let bad teams hang around. -AM sports talk radio host Yeah, the remark above says it all. The Rays were incapable of putting the Mariners away last night as a late inning Carlos Pena error, combined with an offense that couldn’t capitalize on scoring opportunity after scoring opportunity, blew any …

Looking Backward While Moving Forward, Rays vs Mariners 8/14/12 (starting lineup included)

The Rays are in seventh heaven? Yeah, that sounds cheesy. Regardless, Tampa Bay is now on a seven game winning streak following an almost flawless start by Alex Cobb who, as Orestes Destrade calls it, had a super quality outing. Posting a 7 IP/4 H/1 ER/2 BB/5 K line, Cobb threw 91 pitches (59 for strikes) …

Rays 8/13/12 Starting Lineup

Rays 8/13/12 Starting Lineup Jennings LF Upton DH Joyce RF Zobrist SS Keppinger 3B Pena 1B Roberts 2B Molina C Fuld CF Cobb RHP Noteworthiness: Longoria isn’t in the lineup tonight, and there’s no word whether he’s available to pinch hit or not. Hey look, Zobrist is at shortstop again tonight, hitting fourth. Sammy takes …