Starting Lineup 5/26/12: After some delay, the starting lineup (below) has finally been released. There was some doubt whether Luke Scott would be in the lineup or not, after taking a 97 MPH fastball in the knee last night. Low and behold, he will be in the lineup tonight. Note: we weren’t sure where he’d [...]
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Looking Back While Moving Forward, Rays vs. Red Sox 5/26/12 (Starting Lineup Included)
Posted: May 26, 2012 by Schmitty in Tampa Bay Rays, UncategorizedTags: Bobby Valentine, David Price, Joe Maddon, Luke Scott, Morales, Rays Brawl, Red Sox fans are a bunch of Cro-magnon massholes, Tampa Bay Rays
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‘Los leads off again, Zobrist on in the cleanup spot, bumping Sutton down to the seven hole. If I may, this seems like a solid lineup tonight. C’mon guys, no errors! Let’s Go Rays! Pena 1B Upton CF Scott DH Zobrist RF Joyce LF Rodriguez 2B Sutton 3B Gimenez C Johnson SS Cobb RHP
Quinnipiac Poll Finds the Yankees to be the Favorite Team of Florida MLB Fans…D’oh!
Posted: May 25, 2012 by Schmitty in Tampa Bay Rays, UncategorizedTags: Baseball, Florida, Miami Marlins, NY Yankees, Quinnipiac, Survey Results, Tampa Bay Rays
The results of Quinnipiac poll were released today, asserting that the Tampa Bay Rays are the second most loved professional baseball team in Florida. Florida’s, overall, favorite MLB team? Sigh, the Yankees. Quinnipiac University, who surveyed 1,988 adult Floridians from May 15-21, most notably polls people on issues related to politics. You can see the full results of [...]
Highlights and Lowlights
Posted: May 23, 2012 by Schmitty in Tampa Bay Rays, UncategorizedTags: Another series win, Blue Jays, John Kruk as O'Sausage Bin Laden, RLISP, Tampa Bay Rays, Too many errors
Tampa Bay took another win, and inevitably another series, from the Blue Jays today in extra innings by a score of 5-4. There were lots of highlights to speak of…and unfortunately a few lowlights as well. Here’s a smattering of them. I’m sure I’m leaving something out. However, what do you want for nothing? Don’t [...]
Looking Back While Moving Forward, Rays vs. Jays 5/23/12 (Lineup Included)
Posted: May 23, 2012 by Schmitty in Tampa Bay Rays, UncategorizedTags: AL east, Carlos Pena, Lawrie and Bautista are whiny little pricks, Luke Scott, MF Doom, Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays starting lineup: Pena 1B Upton CF Joyce RF Sutton 3B Scott DH Johnson SS Rhymes 2B Gimenez C Thompson LF Shields RHP Notes: ‘Los is leading off again, Sutton is hitting clean-up, Joyce is getting the start in RF instead of Zobrist, finding Thompson in RF. Is it me, of does this [...]
Rays vs. Jays, 5/22/12 (Lineup Included)
Posted: May 22, 2012 by Schmitty in Tampa Bay Rays, UncategorizedTags: Anemic offense, Ben Zobrist, Carlos Pena, Cowboy Joe West, Lawrie and Bautista are whiny little pricks, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays
Tampa Bay Rays starting lineup: Pena 1B Upton CF Joyce LF Zobrist RF Scott DH Rodriguez 3B Sutton 2B Gimenez C Johnson SS Moore LHP Tampa Bay (25-18) enters tonight’s game against the Blue Jays two full games behind the first place Orioles. Matt Moore (1-4, 5.20 ERA) will take the mound against sinker-baller Andrew [...]
Rays vs. Jays, 5/21/12
Posted: May 21, 2012 by Schmitty in Tampa Bay Rays, UncategorizedTags: AL east, Drabek, Hellickson, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays
Tampa Bay enters this upcoming series against the Blue Jays with a 25-17 record, eight games over .500 and two full games back of the Orioles. The Rays are 4-1 so far against the Blue Jays and will need to take at least two games from the Jays in order to march into Boston on [...]
Braves Take the Series; Hand Rays A 2-0 Loss
Posted: May 20, 2012 by Schmitty in Tampa Bay Rays, UncategorizedTampa Bay dropped the series, and got shut out for the first time this season, 2-0, at the hands of the Atlanta Braves. Tampa Bay is now 2-4 in intraleague play against the Braves since 2010. Though Price had a solid start posting a 7 IP/6 H/2 R (1 ER)/3 BB/7 K line, he still [...]
Rays vs. Braves, 5/20/12 (Starting Lineup Included)
Posted: May 20, 2012 by Schmitty in Tampa Bay Rays, UncategorizedTags: AL east, Atlanta Braves, David Price, Intraleague play, NL East, Rubber Game, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Hudson
Talk about a good game yesterday! Matt Joyce had grand slam to dead center (cough, I guess that was because 25,000+ fans were in the stands) and Sean-Rod smacked a one run dinger to left field. Both homer’s accounted for the five Ray runs. I’m still not a fan of a five spot in the [...]
Of Injuries and Acquisitions (Sigh, Updated Again 5/21/12)
Posted: May 20, 2012 by Schmitty in Tampa Bay Rays, UncategorizedTags: Brandon Guyer, Desmond Jennings, Franklin Morales, Jeff Keppinger, Jeff Niemann, Rays, Rays injuries, Sean Rodriguez, The Red Sox are dirty bastards, Will Rhymes
Keppinger update: Kepp has been added to the 15-day DL with a broken right big toe. Tampa Bays newest acquisition INF, Drew Sutton, has been activated and will fill Kepp’s spot on the roster. See below for who was designated for assignment to make room on the 40 man roster for Sutton. Jeff Keppinger: Another [...]
