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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Crush Blue Jays, 9-2
Hyperbole can be a effective device when trying to describe an event. Over do it with hyperbolic descriptions, of any given event, however, and run the risk of looking as though you spin yard wide yarns. That being said, I’m not exaggerating when I say the Rays crushed, neigh… Demoralized the Toronto Blue Jays, by a score of 9-2, in the Opening Day contest at the Trop, Monday. The game had everything you could ever want: quality pitching, an electric offense, and a few flashes of leather.
Rays 2014 Opening Day Starting Lineup
LF: David DeJesus
RF: Wil Myers
2B: Ben Zobrist
3B: Evan Longoria
1B: James Loney
CF: Desmond Jennings
DH: Matt Joyce
C: Jose Molina
SS: Yunel Escobar
LHP: David Price
The New What Next: Rays Vs. Blue Jays — A Series Preview of Sorts
Here we go! A month and-a-half (plus) of Spring Training have come to pass, and now we’re on the cusp of 182 meaningful games, in what could be the most successful season in the Rays (now) 16 year history — that is, if Sports Illustrated and ESPN’s predictions come to fruition.
Rays Beat Orioles, 4-3, Take Grapefruit League Title
The Tampa Bay Rays walked away from Sarasota Thursday night, (following a 4-3 win over Baltimore) with their third Grapefruit League title in seven years. To many, that may not be significant. To the astute follower of the Rays, however, Tampa Bay went on to win the AL East the previous two years — 2008 and 2010.