Let’s take a peripheral look at the pitching staff in an attempt to determine how Rays hurlers are doing at the quarter point of the season.
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Rays Relieve Grant Balfour of Closing Duties
Rays manager Joe Maddon announced on this afternoon’s pre-game show (on WDAE), that Grant Balfour has been relieved of his closing duties. The Rays will opt for a closer by committee type of scenario — at least for the time being. Maddon didn’t specifically mention who may spend the most time in that key position, …
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: A Look at the Previous Month of Rays Baseball
The Tampa Bay Rays walked out of the Mall of America, urm… New Yankee Stadium Saturday, with their first loss of May. The Yankees came from behind to beat the Rays by a score of 9-3, after Jake Odorizzi, in not so surprising fashion, couldn’t make it past the fifth inning, while the tandem of Heath Bell and Josh Lueke practically handed the Evil Empire a six run lead. Hey, at least they’re 3-1 in May, right?