Rays 6/24/13 Starting Lineup
1. Matt Joyce LF
2. Ben Zobrist 2B
3. Luke Scott DH
4. Evan Longoria 3B
5. James Loney 1B
6. Wil Myers RF
7. Sam Fuld CF
8. Jose Lobaton C
9. Yunel Escobar SS
SP Jeremy Hellickson RHP
Noteworthiness
The quotes (below) are from from the Alex Cobb post-injury press conference, held Monday afternoon. All of the quotes come courtesy of WDAE (via Twitter) unless otherwise noted:
“Cobb says he remembers seeing the ball coming back, then laying on the field.”
“Cobb says he’s had nightmares about being hit again, doesn’t know about fear of getting back on mound.”
“Cobb says today has been best day by far. Says headaches had led to vertigo and nausea.”
“Cobb says reports that he won’t pitch this year are not accurate, says he’ll pitch again when his body is ready.”
“Every day I wake up happier that I feel better than the day before.” — Alex Cobb
“Cobb says having his father’s calming reaction with him helped.”
“Alex Cobb says he’ll pitch again this season. I hope so. Sounds like he needs to overcome a huge hurdle mentally as well as physically.” — Tom Krasniqi/WDAE
- Don’t forget: You can read the Rays/Jays series preview, including tonight’s pitching match-up, here.