Rays beat the Evil Empire in dramatic fashion, 7-6 AKA: Welcome home Los!

I’m not really sure how to start this piece beyond just saying wow…I mean, wow! What a game! As with game 162, it was nice to have seen the batters doing whatever they could to assure a victory, when the starting pitcher looked less than ace-like. And they did just that today in front of …

Of injuries, part III (Farnsworth and Fuld)

The Rays made it official, and placed RHP “closer” Kyle Farnsworth on the 15-day disabled list. On the heals of their acquisition of former Cubs reliever, John Gaub, Tampa Bay called up reliever Josh Lueke from AAA Durham on Thursday. I don’t expect Lueke to instantly be thrust into the closing role. More so, he …

Rays Claim LHP John Gaub (re-post from MLB Trade Rumors)

According to MLBTraderumors.com, The Rays have claimed left-hander John Gaub off of waivers, from the Cubs. This, to me, speaks volumes. Why? I have to feel that it could be an acknowledgement that RHP Kyle Farnsworth will be on the DL for a longer clip than either the Rays, or Farnsworth, had originally anticipated. More on this to …

Tampa Bay sets their opening day roster (now including the opening day starting lineup)

4/5/12 Update: The Rays have posted their opening day starting lineup (below) which is convenient, because it now gives us less to do prior to the 3:05 first pitch, beyond tailgaiting. But I digress… Rays opening day starting lineup: Jennings CF Zobrist RF Longoria 3B Keppinger DH Rodriguez  SS Johnson 2B Pena 1B Molina C …

Jennings and Shields on the days performances, in their own words

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiSGPrI-Vv8&w=560&h=315] Desmond Jennings on his monster day at the plate, knocking out three home runs, including a grand slam. Incidentally, Jennings is the first player in Rays history to hit three home runs in a spring game, as well as the first player in the majors to do so since 2009. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgZUZV1UPp8&w=560&h=315] James …