“That can’t happen in a major league game.”

Forget the fact that the Rays went 2-12 wRISP. Forget the fact that they are now 0-9 with the bases loaded, and 0-11 extending back to 2012. Forget the fact that Tampa Bay seemed to be a half step behind the Rangers all night; this has absolutely nothing to do with that. The scenario: Down …

Rays vs. Rangers Series Preview, and Other Random Bits of Ephemera

The Rays will start a series against the AL West leading Texas Rangers in Arlington on Monday. Coming off a lukewarm six game home stand, Tampa Bay looks to right the ship (in a manner of speaking) and return to their five runs per game form. Beyond being bested by Oakland, I’m not really certain …

Drumroll Please…….

Do you remember when you were a little kid and your parents were taking you to (insert name of local amusement park here) in the morning? And you couldn’t get to sleep the night before?  And when you finally drifted off to lalaland you had bad dreams about not waking up in time to go?  …

Gunfight at the O-Trop Corral

So this is who we play tomorrow?  Ummmmm….  I know he’s supposed to be some super bad-ass or whatever, but really, I think the Rays are gonna have like….9 guys out there…….and some backup too. I mean, maybe the gun is a little scary.  But 2/3 of the Detroit Tigers carry guns and that didn’t go …

Way Out West & Home Stand Recap

The Rays are in Oakland tonight for the first game of a four game series against the Oakland Athletics. From there its south to LA for a 3 game series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Rays don’t have the best track record on the west coast…we all remember what happened the last …