Archive for July 17th, 2012

• Tailgating With The Rays: Why Was Will Rhymes Demoted?

  July 17, 2012 at 3:59 pm 2 comments

  This post, which will appear before every game, will include starting lineups (when we learn them) and during the game will include a Game Graph that will constantly update the percent chance the Rays have of winning this particular game. Game Graph… [Will be up at game time] Source: FanGraphs [...]

   

• Matt Joyce Is Back And Hideki Matsui Is Still With The Team

  July 17, 2012 at 2:50 pm 5 comments

  The Rays activated Matt Joyce from the disabled list today. But rather than waive Hideki Matsui, as some speculated and many fans wanted, the Rays instead optioned Will Rhymes to the minors (via TampaBay.com). On the surface, this move makes sense as Ben Zobrist will now move back to second [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Matt Joyce’s Return And Blaming Shelton

  July 17, 2012 at 11:30 am 12 comments

  The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Indians 3, RAYS 2 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Help Is On The Way. Matt Joyce sent out a tweet last night saying he would be back in [...]

   
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  This Is How Close The Rays Came To Tying Last Night’s Game [VIDEO]

  July 17, 2012 at 10:02 am 2 comments

  Don’t worry, “The Hangover” is coming, but we had several people ask us for this clip… With the Rays trailing by one run in the 8th inning, Luke Scott was on second base with just one out when Jeff Keppinger flared a ball down the right field line that was [...]

   

• Last Night’s Game Included A New Position For Hideki Matsui And A New Generation Of Rays Fans

  July 17, 2012 at 9:03 am 5 comments

  We’ve got a sparkly Miss Florida, flying baseballs, and lots of great defense. We’ve got the highlights you won’t see on SportsCenter…