The Rays Win Their Finale 4-1; the Thank You BJ Upton and Fernando Rodney Edition

I certainly wasn’t planning on feeling the way I did when BJ Upton came up to bat in the bottom of the eighth, in last night’s season finale. That’s the funny thing about emotions; you’re at the will of them unless you’re trained to suppress them. It would be reasonable to assume that this particular …

Of Injuries and Acquisitions

The Injury List Sean Rodriguez: The Rays have recalled SeanRod, putting him on the 15-day DL. Brandon Guyer: Out for the season with a torn left labrum. Guyer will need surgery for the injury. As of May 29th, Guyer has been placed on the 60-day DL. Robinson Chirinos: Chirinos is unlikely to return this season. …

Rays 7/30/12 starting lineup

Rays 7/30/12 Starting Lineup Jennings LF Upton CF Zobrist 2B Keppinger DH, Joyce RF Roberts 3B Pena 1B Molina C Rodriguez SS Price LHP Noteworthieness: Evan Longoria is in the lineup again as the DH for Triple-A Durham. Joe Maddon initially thought that Longoria would need only a 3-4 game rehab stint. But with this, the …

Closed doors and open windows; the whoomp there it is edition (updated)

Update: Yesterday we brought you news that the Rays may be interested in utility infielder, Ryan Roberts, and we also chimed in that we thought maybe Longoria wouldn’t be back this season. In another piece, we noted how the timing of Roberts getting DFA’d may have been kismet for the Rays. Well folks, the news …

Way to go Evan!

Evan Longoria hit the Rays’ 9th-ever inside the park homer today in a 9-6 victory for the good guys over the Baltimore Orioles.  That got me thinking about what a rare and exciting feat it is.  It’s not the “Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports” (the Kentucky Derby), or in baseball terms even equivalent to a …