![[THE HANGOVER] Garza Discovers Strikezone, Dominates Rangers](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2215/2533154539_294ba6889b_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: Matt Garza finally discovered the strikezone. He had shown improvement in his last start, but yesterday he was dominating. 10 strikeouts. 2 walks. 77 of 114 pitches for strikes (67.5%). He was also 23-30 (77%) in getting strike-one on the batter, and two of the batters in which [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] David Price Strikes Out 9 In 6 Shutout Innings](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-7606581169601485244.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Durham 7, Norfolk 1. Jeremy Cummings improved to 4-0 in 4 starts since signing with the Rays organization. The only hit he allowed in 7 innings, was a 2-out single in the 6th. He walked 2 and struck out 5. In those 4 starts, Cummings has allowed only 10 hits [...]
![[RI CONFIDENCE GRAPH] The Rays Index Confidence Graph: Week 9](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2134/2532094290_1a40535123_o.jpg)
The Rays Confidence Graph will appear every Wednesday and is a look at how much confidence Rays fans have in the Tampa Bay Rays. The graph is designed to give us a look at how our emotional bias as Rays fans fluctuates through time. The “confidence” in the team is [...]
![[LIVE BLOG-A-BALOO] Rays Index Live Blog-A-Baloo Of The Week: Gm 53 v Texas](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-2648667858183693024.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
![[WHY RAYS COLUMNISTS SUCK] Oh Marc Lancaster, It Has Been Too Long](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-9092262501119011747.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Marc Lancaster. You picked the wrong day to try and unload this garbage on us. Willy Aybar is set to come off the DL in the next day or two. Aybar is being prepped on his rehab assignment to be a utility player upon his return, receiving playing time at [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] Andy Sonnanstine Deserves All The Blame He Receives](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/2530444673_58d521fb3a_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: The Rays deserved 3 losses for last night. Thank goodness they only get one in the standings. And because everybody else in the division lost except for the O’s, the Rays maintain their half-game lead in the division. THE BAD: DO NOT try to feed us this pile [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] David Price To Face-Off Against Pedro Martinez In Second Pro Start; Guzman Homers Again](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-289782321262466891.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Norfolk 5, Durham 4. Joel Guzman hit his 12th home run and finished 3-4. In his last 8 games, Guzman is now 13-32 with 6 home runs and 10 RBI…Mitch Talbot allowed 4 runs in 6.1 innings. Juan Salas pitched the final 2.1 innings but picked up the loss after [...]
![[POWER RANKINGS] The Tampa Bay Rays Power Rankings: Week 9](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2045/2528948842_34fd15547b_o.jpg)
It’s Tuesday so it is time to update the Tampa Bay Rays Power Rankings. These rankings are a combination of overall importance to the team and a general “who’s hot and who’s not”, mixed with how we currently feel about and perceive each member of the team. It is by [...]
![[RI CONFIDENCE GRAPH] The Tampa Bay Rays Confidence Survey](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-5986052053437070970.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Last week’s Rays Confidence Graph results. Below you will see two polls that ask about your confidence in the Tampa Bay Rays. Please take a moment to answer each question. We will present these same polls every Monday. The results will be presented in graphical form on Wednesday, and will [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] Scott Kazmir Is 5-6 MPH From Being Most Dominant Pitcher In Baseball](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/2527339500_0a540d6134_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: The Tampa Bay Rays have the best record in baseball and Scott Kazmir is just getting warmed up. Last night, the game was over in the first inning. He struck out all three batters in the first inning, with 2 coming on sliders in the dirt. He was [...]
