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 …

The New What Next: Rays Rain on the Astros Parade, and Other Random Musings (2/27/13 Lineup Included)

The Tampa Bay offense cranked it up again in a rain shortened, 7-2 win over the Astros. The Rays will make their way up to Bradenton tomorrow afternoon with a 4-1 record on the spring. And though a 4-1 record in the Grapefruit League may not mean much, it sure does feel nice. Besides, if …

Rays Take Down the Red Sox By A Score of 6-3 (Updated For Rays 2/26/13 Game vs. the Astros)

Cesar Ramos got his first Grapefruit League win of 2013 as the Rays rolled over the dreadful Red Sox by a score of 6-3. As Matthew Leach from MLB.com put it, The Rays used a broad-based offensive attack to take down a Red Sox split squad, 6-3, at Charlotte Sports Park on Monday afternoon. Seven …

The New What Next: Rays Starting Lineup 2/25/13

The Rays will take on those dastardly Red Sox this afternoon, in a 1:05 game, in Port Charlotte. Ben Zobrist is back in the lineup after a day off Sunday, following seven innings of action the day prior. Alex Cobb will also get his first start of the spring, taking the bump for (presumably) the …

Rays Beat the Twinkies By A Score of 10-7

The Rays are now 2-1 on this, the second day of Spring Training play. Suffice to say, it was a nail biter of a game. Tampa Bay really showed up at the plate, scoring 10 runs on 15 hits, including a big two-run Mark Thomas blast in the 10th inning. Check out the box score …