Playing A Little Pepper… Joe Maddon has a band in the locker room prior to today’s game (see image below). And a lot of plantains (9 bunches of 3 to be exact)…The Rays are still 4.5 games behind the Yankees. But they have picked up 4.5 games on the Red […]
Playing A Little Pepper… The Rays placed Brandon Gomes on the DL today with a strained lat muscle. To take his spot on the roster, the Rays promoted Josh Lueke. And if you were paying attention this morning in The Hangover, you already know that Lueke was tearing up the […]
Playing A Little Pepper… Rays’ next themed road trip will be camo. And of course, Luke Scott is happy about it…Tonight is just the third matchup in MLB history between the reigning Cy Young winners…David Price’s ERA has already dropped from 6.25 to 5.24 today and the game hasn’t even […]
Playing A Little Pepper… J.A. Happ was released from the hospital today and it sounds like he avoided any major injuries, which is of course, great news…As we stated earlier, the Rays would be 27-5 if that had not blown any leads this season. In addition, they have held a […]
Playing A Little Pepper… Last night’s loss was the 12th time the Rays have lost a game this season in which they held a lead. If the Rays had not blown any leads this season, they would be 26-5…The Rays’ bullpen ERA is 4.80, worst in the AL…The Rays have […]
Playing A Little Pepper… Ben Zobrist will miss tonight’s game to be with his family after his grandfather passed away. Sean Rodriguez will start at shortstop…The Rays will face 3 straight left-handers starting tonight. So expect plenty of Sean Rodriguez and Ryan Roberts…After playing 26 of 30 teams that currently have […]
Playing A Little Pepper… This is the Rays fourth trip to Coors Field, with their last one coming in 2009. The are 2-7 all-time in Colorado…James Loney, who is not in the starting lineup tonight, is 5 plate appearances shy of having enough to qualify for the batting leaderboard. His […]
Playing A Little Pepper… Today’s game is going to be the Perfect Storm of Bad Attendance: 1) it’s a day game; 2) there is horrible weather; and 3) many thought game would be cancelled. I would be shocked if there are 5,000 people at the game. Oh, and by the […]
Playing A Little Pepper… The Rays are now 4-10 on the road. This is their worst start on the road under Joe Maddon…James Loney now has 5 games with at least 3 hits. That is tied for the MLB lead. His .373 average was a Rays franchise record for the […]
Playing A Little Pepper… Luke Scott has been activated and is in tonight’s lineup. Yunel Escobar, who was still listed as day-to-day earlier today, is also in the lineup. They will face former Rays pitcher James Shields. In addition, former Rays do-it-all, Elliot Johnson is also in the lineup for […]
