A Rays vs Yankees Series Preview of Sorts

Riddle: What team has bashed out 26 hits over the course of their last 32 innings of play, yet could only muster six runs in that span of time? Yup, you guessed it…your Tampa Bay Rays. You know, the same team that was only a game behind Baltimore prior to the start of the last …

Looking Backwards While Looking Forward: the Tough Loss Edition

With any and all momentum from their last home stand all but lost, the Rays dropped their second straight game to the Orioles by a score of 3-2. Tampa Bay has now scored only four runs in their last 41 innings in Baltimore. My opinion? This team isn’t playing like a play-off contender, and the …

Looking Backward While Moving Forward…the Oof Edition (Rays 9/12/12 Starting Lineup Included)

On the heels of the news that Matt Moore has been tipping his pitches, the young lefty went out last night and gave it his all…which really wasn’t much. I think it’s safe to say that with the exception of Cesar Ramos, the pitching staff looked like garbage. Then again, so did the rest of …

Rays 9/11/12 Starting Lineup

Rays 9/11/12 Starting Lineup Upton CF Keppinger 3B Zobrist SS Longoria DH Joyce RF Francisco LF Scott 1B Roberts 2B Molina C Moore LHP Noteworthiness: The Rays start a huge series in Baltimore tonight. Ben Francisco will get the left field duties, hitting sixth. Though Desmond Jennings said he feels well enough to play, Joe …

A Rays vs. Orioles Preview of Sorts (9/11/12-9/13/12)

Here we go kids. Just 22 games left of this season, and the Rays are about to embark on a very important six game road trip which will take them to Baltimore and New York for a pair of three-game sets. The Orioles are coming off of a two game split against the Yankees, where …