Is Wil Myers’ still in the minors just to delay his arbitration eligibility? Maybe not. It might also have to do with his high strikeout totals and his complete disregard for the way the Rays want [...]
One mark of the Rays’ success in recent years is how well they have played on the road, with a winning record away from the Trop each of the last three seasons. But this year the Rays are an uncharacteristic [...]
The Rays’ latest themed road trip is “camo” for their trip to Baltimore. And based on the picture tweeted out by Dave Haller of the Tampa Bay Rays, Matt Moore wins the day. Moore (on [...]
Joe is back with his postgame thoughts… What a beautiful comeback by the Rays for a critical win! Man, Joe was getting ready to rag on the Rays pitching for being subpar… again. Joe was getting ready to rag on Jose Molina for being a lummox on the basepaths and [...]
Joe is back with his postgame thoughts…. Fernando Rodney moaned about “one pitch” costing the Rays and him in the Sox debacle on Thursday night. So it was fitting that one pitch really turned the Rays to wacky 12-10 win in Baltimore on Friday. In the third inning, Kelly Johnson [...]
Playing A Little Pepper… The Rays will face former Rays pitcher, Jason Hammel. Speaking of former Rays pitchers, the Cubs will pay Edwin Jackson $19 million this year ($11M salary, $8M signing bonus). The entire Rays rotation makes $15.4 million…The Rays already have two losses this season in which they led in [...]
Is Wil Myers’ still in the minors just to delay his arbitration eligibility? Maybe not. It might also have to do with his high strikeout totals and his complete disregard for the way the Rays want their players to approach hitting. In a recent column for NewsObserver.com (via WatchingDurhamBullsBaseball), Myers [...]
One mark of the Rays’ success in recent years is how well they have played on the road, with a winning record away from the Trop each of the last three seasons. But this year the Rays are an uncharacteristic 6-12 in their first 18 road games. But if we [...]
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The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Red Sox 4, RAYS 3 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Alex Cobb. After his bizarre last start in which he struck out everybody but pitch-counted himself out of [...]
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Joe is back with his postgame thoughts…. The agony of this latest Fernando Rodney choke job really shouldn’t be overblown beyond pounding your head against the wall because the guy couldn’t throw strikes. It happens. Rarely this painfully, with a three-run ninth, but it happens. Crooked Cap’s immortality only lasted [...]
The Rays’ latest themed road trip is “camo” for their trip to Baltimore. And based on the picture tweeted out by Dave Haller of the Tampa Bay Rays, Matt Moore wins the day. Moore (on the left) posed with Alex Cobb, Jeremy Hellickson, and Cesar Ramos. Somewhere, Luke Scott is [...]
Playing A Little Pepper… Luke Scott hitting second against a lefty? Luke Scott is hitting second against a lefty. Scott has faced Felix Doubront just seven times. And in those plate appearances he has been on base 3 times and hit 2 home runs. But maybe more importantly, Scott has [...]
