July, Friday the 13th Starting Lineup: Johnson SS Peña 1B Zobrist RF Upton CF Keppinger 2B Rodriguez 3B Scott DH Jennings LF Lobaton C Hellickson RHP Noteworthiness: Jennings hitting eighth and Johnson leading-off? Talk about role reversal. Also, Longo noted that by no means is this season over for him. He also asked trainers today …
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The second half of the season starts now! AKA, the ballad of ‘Los and Upton
Aight kiddies, today marks the start of the second half of the season. The Rays performed well in the first half, all things considered. However, a few things have got to change if they Rays are going to be contenders in a few short months from now, namely defense and hitting. Joe Maddon touched on …
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Bud Selig calls Rays’ attendance ‘inexcusable,’ ‘disappointing’
“To see that they’re No. 29, I think it is, in attendance, it’s inexcusable. Nobody can defend that. -Bud Selig The non-objective, hyperbolic criticisms of all things Rays have, again, reared their ugly heads when MLB commissioner, Bud Selig, let his tongue work, without abandon, on the topic of the Rays attendance situation. We all …
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HUGE 7-6 victory against the Indians going into the All-Star break
Talk about a helluva game! ‘Los, DesJen, Rhymes, Johnson, Zobrist and Scott all had huge hits, while Rodney again shut things down in the July 8th game preceding the All-Star Break. The graph to the left easily depicts the roller coaster of emotions that many of us shared. The first four hit-less innings were almost …
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C’mon guys, finish the first half on a high note (7/8/12 starting lineup included)
Tampa Bay will attempt to win one last game before the All-Star Break against Zach McAllister (3-1, 3.93 ERA) and the Tribe, in Cleveland. Talk about failing at a task, Matt Moore and Wade Davis looked like holy hell last night, giving up seven runs on eight hits, including a two run Shelley Duncan blast …