Archive for September 29th, 2013

  • Rangers Will Add Suspended All-Star Nelson Cruz To Their Roster For Monday’s Play-In Game

    Rangers Will Add Suspended All-Star Nelson Cruz To Their Roster For Monday’s Play-In Game

    September 29, 2013 at 6:02 pm 10 comments

    As if things wouldn’t be tough enough for the Rays having to play a tiebreaker game in Arlington on Monday night, now the Rangers will have an extra All-Star in their lineup with the return of Nelson Cruz, the Rangers announced today. Cruz was hitting .269 with 27 home runs […]

     
  • The Rays Beat The Blue Jays And Will Play The Rangers On Monday

    The Rays Beat The Blue Jays And Will Play The Rangers On Monday

    September 29, 2013 at 3:41 pm 6 comments

    The Rays tried hard to blow a 7-0 lead, but they held on in the end and are guaranteed at least a tie-breaker game on Monday. Both the Indians and Rangers also won their games. That means Cleveland is the first Wild Card team and the Rays and Rangers will […]

     
  • Joe Maddon’s 5th Ejection Of The Year Was One Of The Quickest You Will Ever See

    Joe Maddon’s 5th Ejection Of The Year Was One Of The Quickest You Will Ever See

    September 29, 2013 at 2:55 pm 13 comments

    With the Rays threatening to blow a 7-run lead in Game 162, Joe Maddon had had enough of umpire Paul Schrieber’s strikezone. To say the strikezone has been inconsistent would be an insult to inconsistent things. So when Maddon went to the mound to talk to Joel Peralta he was […]

     
  • Tailgating Game 162: Evan Longoria Is Mr. 162

    Tailgating Game 162: Evan Longoria Is Mr. 162

    September 29, 2013 at 9:49 am 3 comments

    Playing A Little Pepper… The Rays are 12-5 in their last 17 games. At this point, all you can do is tip your cap to the Indians who have gone 14-2 over the same stretch. And yes, they played the White Sox, the Royals, the Astros, and the Twins. But […]

     
  • Sunday Morning Hangover: Win Or (Maybe) Go Home

    Sunday Morning Hangover: Win Or (Maybe) Go Home

    September 29, 2013 at 9:12 am 1 comment

    Blue Jays 7, RAYS 2 (boxscore) With one day to go in the regular season, all three teams are still alive in the hunt for the two AL Wild Card spots. Ultimately, there are eight possible scenarios remaining from the 64 that began the weekend (see full list below). But […]