Time to wrap up the Rays season. What a season we had here, never saw this coming. I thought, the same as everyone else, the Rays would improve but not to this extent. Let’s wrap it up…
The defense: The most dramatically improved thing on this team was the defense. The arrival of Jason Bartlett [...]
The Rays have chosen the buyouts on Cliff Floyd and Trevor Miller for ‘09 and are now heading into the off-season with some holes to fill. I would expect Floyd to retire and Miller to latch on somewhere else as lefty relievers are always needed by someone. In the meantime, the rumors are starting [...]
There are numerous reasons to think the Rays will or won’t make the playoffs. We know them all down here. I have watched and been a fan of this team since it’s inception and I, along with everyone else here, have been waiting for that breakout year like the Bucs or the Lightning had. The [...]
I have to take a minute and get on B.J. Upton since no one else seems to want to. I’m completely sick of hearing the excuses being made for Upton by people saying he’s an “effortless athlete”. Let’s clear this up now. He is a very smooth athlete who CAN do things other can’t in [...]
The series in Boston is pretty much going the way I thought it would. I’m not silly enough to think the Rays can go to Boston and sneak out with another series win. I figured they would drop the first two and grab the third behind James Shields. This isn’t being brought up because [...]
Cliff Floyd has now made his mark. Floyd hit a shot to center that barely got over the wall for a walkoff 2-1 win. He’ll probably have to go on the DL now after running the bases and getting beat down by everyone when he got home. Some notes from the game.
James Shields got [...]
If the Rays keep this up the ownership group may look at a new ballpark in Orlando instead. Just kidding (hopefully). Shields pitched well, Longoria homered, Navarro made a nice return and Eric Hinske had a good time bashing his former team. I’m of course speaking literally here as Hinske darn near hit for the cycle [...]
Well this is a puzzling one. The Heater is reporting the Rays have snagged Oakland A’s 1B/DH Dan Johnson off of waivers. This move by itself makes me think something is going on with either Cliff Floyd or Carlos Pena we don’t know yet. It still doesn’t make a lot of sense. Johnson is a lefthanded [...]
The Rays have experienced a multitude of injuries so far yet the newest could hurt badly. In last nights game Carlos Pena left with what is being called ‘hamstring tightness’ and this scares all Rays fans. Pena is off to a good start power-wise and is a great defensive first baseman. If he goes [...]
Well it happened again. B.J. Upton tried to steal third base with nobody out and two men on with Eric Hinske at the plate. Oh wait it gets worse. The next thing that happened sent me running home from the game screaming and cussing. As Upton walked into the dugout after being stupid again [...]
I’m starting the call for Barry, join me please! Even though the Rays won today with Jeff Neimann looking good and Upton showing some pop again, we need help. I’m personally a fan of Barry Bonds and I’m not ashamed to admit it. His reputation as a jerk stems from his lack of tolerance for [...]
On Friday and Saturday the Rays looked like the team everyone was hoping to see. Andy Sonnanstine pitched well Friday and the new bullpen didn’t have to do much as the Rays exploded for seven runs in the eigth inning to put down the vaunted Yankees at home. Dioner Navarro was hurt, in the [...]
The Rays officially sent top prospect Evan Longoria down to AAA Durham today according to Marc Topkin. As I’ve been harping on this issue alot recently this move really disappoints me. I understand what the Rays are trying to do but it still doesn’t make sense. In doing this they officially tell Longoria, and [...]
