Archive for July, 2016

  • [Rays 3, Dodgers 1] What Rays fans will be talking about today

    [Rays 3, Dodgers 1] What Rays fans will be talking about today

    July 28, 2016 at 9:24 am 5 comments

    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, Dodgers 1 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Matt Moore had another solid outing, holding the Dodgers to just 1 unearned run in 6.2 innings. He struck out […]

     
  • Other teams reportedly feel Rays are ‘leaning toward’ keeping their starting pitchers for rest of season

    Other teams reportedly feel Rays are ‘leaning toward’ keeping their starting pitchers for rest of season

    July 27, 2016 at 1:50 pm 15 comments

    There are four days left until the (non-waiver) trade deadline and despite all the chatter surrounding the Rays and their starting pitchers, a few teams feel like the Rays are leaning towards holding on to those pitchers for now. Jerry Crasnick of ESPN spoke with “several teams” that have had […]

     
  • Everything Rays fans need to know about recent trade rumors

    Everything Rays fans need to know about recent trade rumors

    July 27, 2016 at 9:44 am 8 comments

    The Rays lost last night in Los Angeles. Meh. So instead of talking about that, let’s get caught up on all the trade rumors that are scurrying about. According to Marc Topkin, “at least 10 teams” are having ongoing discussions with the Rays about trading for one their starting pitchers. […]

     
  • MLB insider says another weird thing about the Rays that is probably not true

    MLB insider says another weird thing about the Rays that is probably not true

    July 26, 2016 at 11:30 am 1 comment

    Last time we checked in on Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports he was teasing a potential Evan Longoria-to-the-Dodgers trade rumor only to later admit that sources said it wouldn’t happen, but maybe it will happen later on. Also, maybe it won’t, who knows. Let’s fast-forward a few days and […]

     
  • [THE HANGOVER] What Rays fans will be talking about today

    [THE HANGOVER] What Rays fans will be talking about today

    July 25, 2016 at 7:46 am 6 comments

    The GBT - The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. A’s 3, RAYS 2 (boxscore) THE GOOD: The starting pitching has been good. In fact, considering the Rays are still without Alex Cobb, the staff over […]

     
  • MLB insider says Chris Archer is available for trade but there is a catch

    MLB insider says Chris Archer is available for trade but there is a catch

    July 21, 2016 at 11:16 am 8 comments

    We are closing in on the trade deadline which means we are in the middle of baseball’s silly season. With the Rays out of the race and loaded with starting pitchers, seemingly every playoff contender is interested in trading for one of the Rays’ young arms, and one name that […]

     
  • [Rays 11, Rockies 3] What Rays fans will be talking about today

    [Rays 11, Rockies 3] What Rays fans will be talking about today

    July 21, 2016 at 9:38 am 3 comments

    The GBT - The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. RAYS 11, Rockies 3 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Have yourself a day, Tim Beckham! Beckham went 5-5 as the Rays crushed the Rockies for the second-straight day. If […]

     
  • The trade value of the Rays’ starting pitchers just went up

    July 20, 2016 at 9:25 am 2 comments

    The Los Angeles Dodgers just suffered a big blow to their World Series hopes and it could turn out to be a huge blessing for the Tampa Bay Rays. The Dodgers have announced that they have once again shut down star pitcher Clayton Kershaw after he suffered a setback during […]

     
  • [THE HANGOVER] What Rays fans will be talking about today

    [THE HANGOVER] What Rays fans will be talking about today

    July 19, 2016 at 10:08 am 10 comments

    The GBT - The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Rockies 7, RAYS 4 (boxscore) THE GOOD: The usual, Evan Longoria and Erasmo Ramirez. How bad would the Rays be without Longo and Rasmo this season? Longoria had […]

     
  • MLB insider teases Evan Longoria trade rumor that is 99% bull poop

    MLB insider teases Evan Longoria trade rumor that is 99% bull poop

    July 18, 2016 at 7:17 pm 4 comments

    Let the silly season begin! The Rays are bad. The Rays have a lot of potential trade pieces. So it is natural that just about every good Rays player will be mentioned in trade rumors. That includes Evan Longoria. Enter Jon Paul Morosi of MLB.com with a column titled “Could […]