Joe is back with his post-game thoughts…. Forget about the stunning Rays win tonight for half a second, what a treat it was to hear Rays fans coming through the TV extra loud and clear in Miami. It’s great to be on the other end of that home-game humiliation for a change. Back to the [...]
Joe is back with his post-game thoughts…. What a great Rays win – minus the Bad News Bears imitation, another heinous bunt and the routine Matt Moore implosion. But 14 glorious hits will save you nearly every time. This one was an 8-5 triumph against the Jays. Joe Maddon’s magic fix-it routine batting Karlos Pena leadoff paid [...]
Maybe the biggest surprise of the 2012 season so far is just how well Elliot Johnson is playing. Prior to the season, Johnson wasn’t even a lock to be on the roster and was out of minor league options. Now, with a slew of injuries, Johnson has started 10 of [...]
Joe is back with his post-game thoughts…. Joe watched Ben Zobrist’s seeing-eye, bloop double, all those Jays errors, and Brett Lawrie’s almost justifyable temper tantrum, and Joe couldn’t help but sit back and contemplate after the Rays’ 4-3 win that destiny really is on Tampa Bay’s side this season. And for this [...]
Joe is back with his post-game thoughts…. Perhaps the most disturbing realization out of this heinous 5-3 Rays loss is that Baltimore looks like it won’t be taking its rightful place at the bottom of the AL East this season. The Orioles sort of out-Rayed the Rays tonight, befuddling them with [...]
Honestly, this one is far more entertaining than the slide by Kelly Shoppach earlier this season on his first career stolen base. What puts Elliot Johnson over the top is the look on his face after he slides past the plate. That is the look of a man that is [...]
Joe is back with his postgame thoughts…. So the Rays jump out to a four-run, first-inning lead today against the formerly anemic A’s and lose 9-5 at home. What odds would the stat geeks have given for that to happen? A 1.5 percent chance? Joe was in agony watching [...]
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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. RAYS 3, Mariners 2 (12; boxscore) THE GOOD: Hellboy’s Control. Jeremy Hellickson entered last night’s start with just 14 strikeouts and 12 walks. A pitcher like [...]
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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 13, RAYS 5 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Luke Scott. Facing boos once again for his recent comments about Fenway Park and Red Sox fans, Scott [...]
We all know the Rays will have good pitching. We also know the Rays have a few very good bats. But with BJ Upton on the DL, and a left-hander on the mound for tomorrow’s opening day, the lineup will leave cause you to shake your head. Whatever the opposite [...]
