Let’s take a trip back in time. We’ll set the time machine to June 7th 2012 when the Rays faced the Yankees in the Bronx, with David Price on the mound. Price faced a formidable challenge on that hot, summer, night — in a game where the Yankees kept their collective feet on the throat …
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Despite stranding 12 men on the bags and David Price’s relative rough outing, the Rays came from behind to beat the Mariners in grand fashion Wednesday night — defeating Seattle by a score of 5-4 thanks to a game ending Jason Bourgeois walk-off single. This, my friends, felt like a Rays win. I live blogged the game from the $9.53 seats — you can read the blow-by-blow account at our Tumblr site. Otherwise, it’s time for another edition of The Good, the Bad, and the Argyle: A Bulleted game summary.
Ever heard the saying SSDD? No? Hmm… How about Déjà vu? Think back to last Wednesday when Wade Miley and the Diamondbacks handcuffed Jeremy Hellickson and the Rays in a 7-0 loss, at the Trop. Helly couldn’t command any pitches in that game and Arizona made him pay. The Diamondbacks tagged Helly for four runs on seven hits in 4-1/3 innings of work, while Miley shutdown the Rays, holding Tampa Bay to two hits and no runs over 6-1/3 innings of work.
We posted a piece titled In Defense of the Trop back on July 10th. Penned by a relative newcomer to the area, Ryan posits that many pathologically spend more time focusing on the superficial aspects stopping them from attending Rays games on a semi-regular basis, than actually attending the games themselves. In light of recent events, namely news that the City of St. Pete and the Rays are on a path — the right one or otherwise — to dealing with the Stadium Saga, I thought revisiting the topic might be apropos.
Whoop whoop! The American League claimed home field advantage in the 2013 World Series, following the 3-0 shutout victory over the NL, in last night’s All-Star Game. The AL held the NL to only three hits, with the National League only getting into scoring position twice.
