Rays vs. Braves, 5/20/12 (Starting Lineup Included)

Talk about a good game yesterday! Matt Joyce had grand slam to dead center (cough, I guess that was because 25,000+ fans were in the stands) and Sean-Rod smacked a one run dinger to left field. Both homer’s accounted for the five Ray runs. I’m still not a fan of a five spot in the …

Looking Back While Moving Forward; Rays Say Goodbye to Charm City and Hello to Toronto

I’ll be blunt, I’m damn happy that the series against the Orioles is over. Baltimore, I like you. I really respect your team and what Buck Showalter’s done. And to be honest, I’m excited about the idea of a future competitive rivalry between the Rays and the O’s similar to that of the Red Sox …

Rays vs. O’s, 5/11/12 (Starting Lineup Included)

As we, collectively, try to put the last series behind us, Tampa Bay walks into Cockroach City to take on the O’s for a three game set. Honestly, the Rays/Yanks series could have gone in either direction, and at least Tampa Bay avoided a sweep. Nevertheless, history is history, and now it’s time for the …

AL East Champion TAMPA BAY RAYS!!!!!!

Huge CONGRATULATIONS to the Rays!!  2010 AL East Champs!!! With the Yankmes loss today, the Rays had the division locked up.  But they beat the Royals anyway so as not to back in, but to finish the season a game ahead of the perennial (ie: big-spender) powerhouses. And yet, disrespected by the MLB and network …

Seriously?!?!

Seriously? No. No. Wait. No. Seriously?! Really, we’re going to drop two of three against Baltimore, then another against Kansas City, then another another racing toward disaster in Kansas City (game still in progress at press time…..but looking awful). Its not like the AL East is on the line or anything. Not a good idea …