Contemplate This On The Tree Of Woe, Rays vs. Fish 6/15/12 (Starting Lineup Included)

I, for one, am glad that this three game abomination against the Mets is kaput. The Rays gave up 29 runs over the course of the series, 15 of which coming when Tampa Bay needed just one more out. Was it the pitching? Yes. The Rays pitchers were very predictable. However, it was more than …

Looking Backward While Moving Forward, Rays vs. Marlins 6/10/12

Tampa Bay will walk into that horrendous stadium one more time today, on a three game winning streak, following last night’s shellacking of the Marlins. They’ve already taken this series, and they’ll attempt to sweep the Marlins for the second year in a row, on their own turf. The Rays pounded the Marlins by scoring …

Looking Backward While Moving Forward, Rays vs. Marlins, 6/9/12 (Starting Lineup Included)

With last nights five run, 10 hit handling of the Marlins, a ray (no pun intended) of light seems to be breaking through the cloud bank that is lack of run production. I loved watching the Rays chip away at the Marlins over the course of the game last night. Sure, high scoring wins are …

Rays vs. Marlins, 6/8/12

The first place sharing, sweep disrupting, 32-25 Tampa Bay Rays will take on the 31-26 Miami Marlins tonight in the first game of a three game set in the Carnival Cruise Lines of a stadium, Marlins Park. Tampa Bay is coming off of a huge victory against the Yankees, where they scored seven times more …

Quinnipiac Poll Finds the Yankees to be the Favorite Team of Florida MLB Fans…D’oh!

The results of Quinnipiac poll were released today, asserting that the Tampa Bay Rays are the second most loved professional baseball team in Florida. Florida’s, overall, favorite MLB team? Sigh, the Yankees. Quinnipiac University, who surveyed 1,988 adult Floridians from May 15-21, most notably polls people on issues related to politics. You can see the full results of …