The Rays May Be Out, but….

I know, I’m bummed out about the Rays not making it to the postseason as well. I’d like to offer a million thanks to the Texas Rangers for screwing the Rays over AGAIN! For the sake of being a spiteful curmudgeon, I hope the Athletics sweep the Rangers and take the AL West, relegating them to …

Do the Creep! Cobb Dominates, Rodney Is the New Eckersley, and Every Greaser’s Head Just Exploded

Update: Go to sleep happy, wake up groggy… Well, it was a nice run, but with the Rangers 4-3 loss, the Rays are officially (mathematically) out of the playoff hunt. The emphasis officially shifts to “Rodney Watch: 2012,” and ending the season strongly. One would assume that the next two games will be the last …

Rays Game 160 Starting Lineup

With their backs up against the wall, the Rays walk into the Trop to face the Orioles in this all important series. The entire season depends on what the Rays and the A’s are able to do over the next three days. We could very well be talking about getting out to the Trop to …

Do the Creep! The “Last Series of the Regular Season” Edition

Its come down to this. Tampa Bay has three more games to play in the regular season, and those three games are against the Baltimore Orioles, a team that’s already clinched a playoff berth. Throughout the season detractors have wondered when the O’s would sink. It’s finally set in: Buck Showalter and the Orioles are …

Do the Creep! The “Game Synopsis as a Series of Tweets” Edition

It all comes down to today folks. If the Rays can beat the ChiSox and the A’s, O’s, and Angels lose, Tampa Bay can enter their final home stand against Baltimore with a shot at the wildcard…assuming they can sweep the Orioles. A tall order indeed. The only other conceivable scenario, at least that I can …