Who’s available within the Rays farm system? (Updated)

Well folks, surprise-surprise. Just as the Rays seem to be on the mend, bam! Luke Scott is back on the DL, and Cobb gets smacked with a come backer that knocks him out of the game. Thankfully Cobb, like Hellickson before, was diagnosed with a pretty nasty bruise, not a break. Luke thinks he’ll be …

Looking backward while moving forward; Rays vs. Mariners, 7/21/12 (starting lineup included)

That was a huge win last night. Of course, the game certainly issn’t free of criticism. However, there were a lot of positives to focus on. Tampa Bay now finds themselves just a game out of the second wildcard spot, behind the Angels, Tigers, Orioles, and A’s. Yes, the A’s are in the running for …

Screw you, Buckhorn

In a series of tweeted photos by Rays beat writer, Marc Topkin, Bob Buckhorn was spotted taking batting practice at the Trop today. The photo above is one of the photos that was tweeted. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you may recall that Bob Buckhorn is the brown-nosing, carpet bagging, mayor of Tampa. …

A Rays vs Mariners series preview of sorts

Pitcher vs Pitcher Offense vs Offense Fun Facts The Rays are currently 8-0 in their last eight games against the Mariners, including a four game sweep earlier in the season. The Mariners are 69-60 overall, and 32-29 at Trop against the Rays. 46 of the 94 games against the Mariners have been decided by one …