The New What Next: Good Riddance Baltimore, Hello Cleveland

Well that certainly wasn’t what we’d hoped for out of an opening series. The Orioles took two out of three from the Rays following a 6-3 victory over Tampa Bay at the Trop, Thursday. Chris Davis was again on fire, driving in four on a two-run homer and a two-run double. On the upside, the …

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: The “First Win of the Season” Edition

The Rays won their first game of this young 2013 season by a score of 8-7 over the Baltimore Orioles, thanks to Matt Joyce’s walk-off homer in the ninth inning — the first walk-off homer career. And though Jeremy Hellickson didn’t have his best stuff to start the game, having given up a three run homer …

The New What Next: Opening Day…Urm, Series!

Ladies and gents, Tuesday marks the day every Rays fan has pined for for seven months, Opening Day. The Rays will open things up at home against the Orioles for the third time in four years, followed by a three game set against the Indians at the Trop prior to their first road trip of …

Rays Opening Day Lineup Announced

In a somewhat surprising move, the Rays released their Opening Day lineup a day early. It was also announced that the game is sold out, with the Rays having sold out eight openers in a row Rays Opening Day Lineup: Jennings CF Fuld RF Zobrist 2B Longoria 3B Joyce LF Escobar SS Loney 1B Molina …

Rays Season Preview, Hello Shelley Duncan, and Other Roster Moves

Alright ladies and gents, with this being Opening Day, I figured that it couldn’t hurt to repost the Rays season preview that I wrote for All Sports Talk. I made a few changes to make it relevant to where we are, just shy of t-minus two days and counting until the Rays officially start the …