Tag Archives: Tampa Bay Rays

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: The Nibbler Returns, More on the Stadium Saga, Etc

Ever heard the saying SSDD? No? Hmm… How about Déjà vu? Think back to last Wednesday when Wade Miley and the Diamondbacks handcuffed Jeremy Hellickson and the Rays in a 7-0 loss, at the Trop. Helly couldn’t command any pitches in that game and Arizona made him pay. The Diamondbacks tagged Helly for four runs on seven hits in 4-1/3 innings of work, while Miley shutdown the Rays, holding Tampa Bay to two hits and no runs over 6-1/3 innings of work.

The New What Next: The Rays and the Diamondbacks, Part Deux

The Rays made their way to Pheonix Monday, in anticipation of their second two game series in a week against the Diamondbacks. Since leaving St. Petersburg Wednesday night, Arizona has been busy. They lost a makeup game against the Rangers and dropped two of three in Boston. They traded Ian Kennedy for LHPR Joe Thatcher, reinstated Brandon McCarthy from the DL, dumped reliever Tony Sipp and called up Tuffy Gosewisch after putting C Miguel Montero on the DL. They have lost six of eight overall.

Desmond Jennings to the DL, Bourgeois Recalled

The Tampa Bay Rays have recalled OF Jason Bourgeois from Triple-A Durham. Bourgeoise will fill in for the injured Desmond Jennings. Jennings fractured a finger on his left hand while sliding into second Saturday night in a successful stolen base attempt against the Giants. He’s been added to the 15-day DL. Bourgeois has posted a …

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Foster Calls Tampa’s Bluff on Rays Stadium (Repost)

Noah Pransky (Shadow of the Stadium) sums up my thoughts perfectly. That said, I’ve decided to repost his piece (below) in its entirety. You can read the piece with all the applicable hot-links over at the Shadow of the Stadium main site. I’d also add that the rumors of an impending deal to bring a …

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