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 …

Luke Scott to Start the Season on the DL?

Tampa Bay Rays DH Luke Scott may be headed to the disabled list with a calf injury he suffered earlier in the week. In and out of the Spring Training lineup with leg injuries of some sort since early March, Scott was scheduled to get four to eight at-bats in a minor league game this …

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Price Kills, Luke Runs, and Hernandez Starts

The Rays left Ed Smith Stadium Thursday night with a 4-4 tie to Buck Showalter and the Baltimore Orioles who they’ll face next week in the first three games of the season. David Price looked sharp in his final start of the spring, one last tune-up before Opening Day if you will. Posting a 4 …