The Rays will start a series against the AL West leading Texas Rangers in Arlington on Monday. Coming off a lukewarm six game home stand, Tampa Bay looks to right the ship (in a manner of speaking) and return to their five runs per game form. Beyond being bested by Oakland, I’m not really certain …
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The Rays/Orioles Series By the Numbers The Orioles held the Rays to 21 scoreless innings over the course of the series, following a pair of one run homers by BJ Upton and Desmond Jennings Friday night. Ugh. 0-12 wRISP, 18 LOB Pena (1-8, 3 BB, 2 K), Roberts (0-9, BB, 3 K), Lobaton (0-6, 2 …
It goes without saying that with the imminent return of both DH Luke Scott, and reliever Kyle Farnsworth in the very near future, some folks have got to go in order to make room for them on the roster. The question begs: who will be optioned or designated for assignment? What’s more, are there any …
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 …
Alas, dear friends, I feel compelled to add to this humble blog another of my unexpected and irresponsible rants which bubble over every so often to the point where they override my lazy-assededness and literally force me to take pen to paper (or clumsy fingers to keyboard, as the case may be). Before that, let …
