Well, that was an ugly weekend of baseball. The Rays are coming off back-to-back losses at the hands of the Boston Red Sox. To add insult to injury, Jon Lester and three relievers took a no-no into the ninth inning Sunday in what ended up being a 5-1 loss If Spring training is about preparing …
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The New What Next: Rays Drop the First of Two, Aceves Is Still An Idiot, Roster Moves, and More (3/17/13 Starting Lineup Included)
The Rays dropped the first of a two game set to the Red Sox by a score of 9-2. It was an ugly game, both offensively and defensively, but the Rays have a chance to rectify things today with Alex Cobb on the mound. The Sox will counter with Jon Lester. If the the old …
The New What Next: Moore Improves, Vogt Goes Yard, and the Rays Travel to Ft. Myers to Take On the Sox
The Rays walked away from their 10-inning matchup against the Phillies yesterday, with a 3-1 win thanks to a Stephen Vogt two-run walkoff homer. Vogt, who ended the day 1-2 at the plate, took a high meatball over the plate to deep right, driving in Rich Thompson who was pinch running for Cole Figueroa. Matt Moore …
The New What Next: Looking Backward While Moving Forward, Wil Myers, and Lids to the Left (3/15/13 Starting Lineup Included)
The Rays put the brakes on their three-game losing skid with a 4-3 win over the Orioles on Thursday. Tampa Bay caught a break, scoring the winning run when Baltimore catcher Luis Exposito was called for using his mask to pick up the ball. That ninth-inning call allowed Wil Myers to score after he doubled and …
A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words: The Spring Training Stats Leader Board
Below is the Rays Spring Training stats leader board as of March 14, 2013. These numbers will undoubtedly change, however it will be interesting to see what becomes of Leslie Anderson and Chris Gimenez – both of whom are killing it – as Spring Training progresses.