Joe is back with his postgame thoughts…. Joe suspects Skipper Maddon’s pregame DJ Fresh silliness had nothing to do with the Rays’ lifeless bats tonight, and Joe’s going to go out on a limb and say DJ’s choice of music was not Jeremy Hellickson’s hometown Iowa groove of choice. So, [...]
Joe is back with his post-game thoughts…. Joe feels like he and other Rays fans keep getting kicked in the balls with these walk-off losses, last night a painful grand slam in Baltimore. Is this some form or cruel payback from the baseball gods? It shouldn’t be, the Rays’ lineup [...]
Joe is back with his postgame thoughts…. Joe’s written the last two days about how we’re all simply experiencing Rays baseball. Joe firmly expects the Rays to bounce back, but bounce back to what? A spirited late season run that has no chance of a World Series? Again today, the [...]
Joe is back with his postgame thoughts…. It’s games like today’s that make Rays fans bang their heads against the wall season after season. Yeah, it’s damn early — only 10 games in — but the script hasn’t changed outside of having the savior in Triple-A. Saturday’s 2-1 loss in chilly Boston [...]
Joe is back with his post-game thoughts…. So what if Matt Moore can’t always find the strike zone. Nobody can hit him. Behind Moore’s six-walk, one-hit frustration of the Rangers, the Rays marched to their third shutout of the season on the frozen tundra of Arlington this evening. Thankfully, Moore’s [...]
Joe is back with his postgame thoughts…. There’s just no nitpicking when the Rays toss back-to-back shutouts from their fourth and fifth starters. Joe was certain walking away with only one run from four consecutive walks to open the home first inning — against a scared Indians rookie starter no [...]
Joe is back with his postgame thoughts…. The greatest pitching X-factor entering this season was Matt Moore, and there’s no question his stellar performance tonight in the 4-0 victory against the Indians should do more to soothe Rays fans than a passionate half hour with sideline princess Kelly Nash. Moore [...]
Joe is back with his postgame thoughts…. Somwhere, James Shields was jealous of David Price’s run support today — and the defense at the FruitDome was pretty damn sparkling, too. James Loney, Evan Longoria and Sam Fuld were nothing less than spectacular. But it was a crappy opening day for the [...]
Joe is back with his postgame thoughts…. Joe’s got a knot in his stomach tonight after watching Evan Longoria play a truly savage third base and wondering what could have been this season. The Rays are dominant right now in all phases of the game. And seeing Longoria playing the [...]
Joe is back with his postgame thoughts…. Only four more to go to complete the miracle! You knew it was a special day when B.J. Upton slaps a key RBI single the other way. The Rays got the job done early and often in Chicago this afternoon, making All-Star starter Chris [...]
