Looking Backward While Moving Forward, Rays vs. Fish 6/16/12 (starting lineup included)

How I wish the Rays could butt heads against the Marlins every night! The Rays, lead by a 7 IP/1 H/0 R/3 BB/8 K line posting Matt Moore, absolutely destroyed the Fish in a one hit 11-0 blow-out at the Trop. Maybe the Rays should get all Dickey on things and challenge the one hit …

Looking Backward While Moving Forward, Rays vs. Whitesox 5/29/12, and Matsui Is Officially A Ray (Including the Starting Lineup

Update: It’s official, Hideki Matsui is officially a Ray. Not only will join the Rays tonight at Tropicana Field, but he’ll be in the lineup in left field, batting sixth behind Luke Scott. Matsui offers the Rays both outfield and bench depth. A lot has been made about whether there really is a role for …

A Tale of Two Matt Moores, Who Is Tommy Hanson, and Alex Cobb (Starting Lineup Included)

We saw two Matt Moore’s last night: the Matt Moore of 2012 in the first and second innings, and the Matt Moore of 2011 in the third through sixth innings. To be honest, Moore scared me in the first two innings of last nights game. In those innings alone, Moore gave up two runs on …

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 …