Looking Backward While Looking Forward (Rays vs. A’s, 8/24/12 starting lineup included)

“The Tampa Bay Rays have played so well recently it’s hard to believe their lineup failed to produce a base runner a little over a week ago,” noted the author of ESPN’s preview of tonight’s match-up, which pits Matt Moore (10-7, 3.57 ERA) against Jarrod Parker (8-7, 3.48 ERA). I’ll give them some credit for …

Rays 8/21/11 Starting Lineup

Rays 8/21/11 Starting Lineup: Jennings LF Upton CF Joyce RF Longoria 3B Zobrist SS Pena 1B Scott DH Roberts 2B Molina C Price LHP Noteworthiness: The Rays will try to extend the streak to six straight when they take on Hochevar and the Royals tonight at the Trop. The big news of the day, Evan …

A Rays and Jays series preview of sorts: the I got Kruked edition

In addendum: I wrote this series preview on Monday, prior to the Blue Jays official announcement of who they’d start and when. I based the rotation order off of ESPN.com, who obviously had it wrong themselves. I guess I got Kruked! In any case, the problem is fixed. Sorry for the confusion. The Rays are …

Bud Selig calls Rays’ attendance ‘inexcusable,’ ‘disappointing’

“To see that they’re No. 29, I think it is, in attendance, it’s inexcusable. Nobody can defend that. -Bud Selig The non-objective, hyperbolic criticisms of all things Rays have, again, reared their ugly heads when MLB commissioner, Bud Selig, let his tongue work, without abandon, on the topic of the Rays attendance situation. We all …

We were at the game last night…

Did you see us? First things first Then we grabbed a couple of corndogs That’s right…kiss the ring bitches! Found our seats That didn’t last very long though. As soon as the Rays management heard that we were here, they gave us a little upgrade 7th Inning Stretch Post Game Concert with Bret Michaels We …