Watching the Rays bounce back from a three game losing streak, with a doubleheader sweep of the Phillies Sunday, was a thing of beauty. Those two huge wins offered so much to be excited about. Let’s break it down a bit. All told, 24 Rays reached base safely on 10 hits and 14 walks, including …
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Excerpts from Against Me! guitarist perseveres with Rays My buddy, James, was recently interviewed for a piece on ESPN.com. He didn’t say whether the swarthy John Kruk took part in the interview in any way, shape or form. However, one would hope that James took the necessary precautions to ward off the essence of the blood-sausage …
I don’t want to give the impression that I am satisfied when the Rays lose a game, especially a game they should have won. However, if there is anything that leaves me with a big fat smile on my face regarding last night’s game, it was the pitching. More specifically, Chris Archer. I mean, forget …
With all of the press surrounding the whole Joel Peralta pine tar kerfuffle, it’s easy to forget that there’s a baseball game tonight…and a very good one at that. RHP rookie Chris Archer (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will take the mound for the first time in a Rays uniform. He’ll butt heads against the very good …
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Alright kids, today starts a three game set in the home of the Bad Brains, Washington DC. This should be a fun series, with the best pitching staff in baseball taking on the fifth best pitching staff in baseball. The Rays and the Nationals, pitching-wise at least, are fairly close to one another. Hitting-wise, it’s a …
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