This Week in Rays Baseball: 3/2/13-3/10/13

It’s time for the second edition of This Week in Rays Baseball. We’ll do our best to recap all of the happenings with your Tampa Bay Rays from the past week. The Rays made their first round of cuts Saturday, reassigning four players to minor-league camp: Nevarez, Paduch, Patterson, Schenk. They’re expected to make their …

The New What Next: Looking Backward While Moving Forward; Rays vs Phillies 3/9/13 (Starting Lineup Included)

Tampa Bay Rays reliever Kyle Farnsworth looked good in his first outing of the spring, as the Rays eked out a W against the Philadelphia Phillies Friday, by a score of 3-2. The Rays will face the Phillies for the second consecutive day, this time in Clearwater. Farnsworth worked a 1-2-3 inning and hitting 92 …

The Rays Take the Orioles 4-1, and the New What Next (3/3/13 Starting Lineup and Noteworthiness Included)

The Rays are back on the right side of things, beating the Orioles by a score of 4-1. Alex Cobb had an overpowering outing, allowing only one hit in three innings of work while striking out five and allowing no walks. Of the 36 pitches Cobb threw, 28 went for strikes. The right hander showed …

The New What Next: The Rays Pound the Pirates, and Other Random Nuggets to Chew On (Including the Rays 2/28/13 Starting Lineup)

I’m feeling rather lazy so expect the bare minimum – bulleted highlights and lowlights, and other random musings. First though, a brief statement of the obvious; the Rays pounded the Pirates, and are now 5-1 on the spring. Bulleted Highlights and Lowlights, and other Random Musings: Tim Beckham was 2-2 on the day, including a …

Quinnipiac Poll Finds the Yankees to be the Favorite Team of Florida MLB Fans…D’oh!

The results of Quinnipiac poll were released today, asserting that the Tampa Bay Rays are the second most loved professional baseball team in Florida. Florida’s, overall, favorite MLB team? Sigh, the Yankees. Quinnipiac University, who surveyed 1,988 adult Floridians from May 15-21, most notably polls people on issues related to politics. You can see the full results of …