Looking Backward While Moving Forward, Rays vs. Marlins, 6/9/12 (Starting Lineup Included)

With last nights five run, 10 hit handling of the Marlins, a ray (no pun intended) of light seems to be breaking through the cloud bank that is lack of run production. I loved watching the Rays chip away at the Marlins over the course of the game last night. Sure, high scoring wins are …

Rays vs. Marlins, 6/8/12

The first place sharing, sweep disrupting, 32-25 Tampa Bay Rays will take on the 31-26 Miami Marlins tonight in the first game of a three game set in the Carnival Cruise Lines of a stadium, Marlins Park. Tampa Bay is coming off of a huge victory against the Yankees, where they scored seven times more …

Whaaaaaaa…A Caption Contest

Alright kids, have at it! Leave your comments below! Also, enjoy our lil tweet conversation with Bob Costas. Costas tweet following the Price/A-Rod 11 pitch battle: “The booing A-Rod’s hearing is not knowledgeable booing. That was a heck of a battle & Price just happened to win it.” Our tweeted response to good old Bob: Naw, …

Errors, Pitching, BA, and Dewayne Staats

BA and Dewayne Staats made a good point in last nights telecast: the over abundance of errors committed by the Rays this year is putting unnecessary stress on the pitching staff. In short, the errors are extending the starters innings and pitch counts. Extended innings inevitably force the Rays to rely on their relievers for …