Rays Tie O’s, 4-4, Our Daily Photo Contest, Etc

The Tampa Bay Rays walked onto the dusky field at Charlotte Sports Park for the last time of the spring Wednesday evening, and walked away with their fourth tie of the Grapefruit League season, this time matching the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 4-4.

The Sun Came Out but the Bats Did Not, Roster Moves, Etc

Joe Maddon announced a few roster moves (official or otherwise) following Tuesday’s game, noting that Mark Lowe, Jayson Nix, and Wilson Betemit won’t be on opening day roster, though nothing has been etched in stone. Brandon Guyer has made the Opening Day roster though, which makes sense on a couple of different levels; he’s had a pretty good spring — especially in the field, and he’s out of options. I’ll post more roster moves as the chips fall into place.

Odds and Ends Following A Rainy Monday

Any meteorologist around these parts would assure you that this is the dry season in Florida. Yet Tampa Bays’ finest were met with a steady curtain of precipitation in what could/should be called a wasted a trip to Ft. Myers, Monday. After another Grapefruit League rainout — the second of the spring, I’m sure the Rays would need more than the assurances of Joe/Jane Meteorologist of the “Dry Season Hypothesis.” Since there wasn’t any game action to recap, I’ll take this opportunity to sum up some odds and ends.

Rays Crush the Red Sox 9-2, Matt Moore Hit By Line Drive

With just over a week to go until the Rays take on the Toronto Blue Jays at Tropicana Field, Joe Maddon and company made their way to Ft. Myers for the first of two match-ups, in the last week of the Grapefruit League season, against the Boston Red Sox. The Rays absolutely pummeled the defending world champs by a score of 9-2, though the game was not without drama.

Rays Tie O’s, 3-3, Pick the Fifth Starter (Updated)

Going into Saturday’s game against the Orioles, we all knew the big announcement of who would fill the fifth starter spot was just around the corner. The only question was when? And though the announcement was originally expected prior to the 1:05 game, we held our breath in anticipation for the end of the meeting of AL East rivals, while Alex Cobb put up a 12 strikeout outing in the game that ended in a 3-3 tie.