The Rays came from behind to beat the New York Yankees in grand fashion Friday night, beating up on the Bronx Bombers by a score of 11-5 in front of 26,079 fans at Tropicana Field. The Rays put a halt to their four game skid, while the offense reasserted itself. Since I live blogged the game from section 143, the following recap will be of the game peripherals sort.
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: When It Pains, It Roars
Lifeless at the plate.
Our ace was ineffective.
Sean Rod, triple play.
Rays 4/17/14 Starting Lineup, Etc
2B: Ben Zobrist, DH: Desmond Jennings, LF: Logan Forsythe, 3B: Evan Longoria, RF: Wil Myers, 1B: Sean Rodriguez, CF: Brandon Guyer, SS: Yunel Escobar, C: Jose Molina, LHP: David Price
The New What Next: Enter the Evil Empire — A Series Preview of Sorts
The Tampa Bay Rays return home Thursday following a 3-0 loss to the Orioles, and an abysmal 3-5 road trip. Suffice it to say, after going a combined 11-for-52 wRISP (21%), the Rays bats may have been in the dugout, but they certainly weren’t in the batters box. Tampa Bay has now dropped three in a row, while averaging under two runs per game over a ten-game span. Look at the bright side: The Rays are 7-8 after the first 15 games. Compare that to last season when Tampa Bay went 5-10 in the first two weeks of the season.
Stu Sternberg Makes A Comment, and the Media Goes Bananas
A verifiable statement isn’t an unsubstantiated rumor; not in the least. In the case of Stu Sternberg, his tells are quite obvious. Sternberg isn’t happy in Tropicana Field (for a few reasons), and he wants his team to have a new facility. I can’t blame him. Furthermore, he would like the opportunity to vet a few different locations, throughout the region, for a new facility — not just, as many would have you believe, Tampa. I can’t blame him for that either.