Joe Maddon: Rays Will Contend

Joe Maddon is undoubtedly one of the best managers in baseball. Over the last 3 years, he’s helped to turn the Rays into one of the most successful organizations in the game despite a minuscule payroll and an apathetic fan base. That being said, his team faces an off-season of transition as Carl Crawford, Carlos [...]

Prediction: Cliff Lee Is Gonna Be Filthy Rich

It’s safe to say that Texas Rangers lefty Cliff Lee will be more sought after than a buxom blonde on the dance floor celebrating the new-found single life by wearing a low-cut shirt and inviting anyone with a pulse and the willingness to purchase her favorite drink to bust a move and cut a rug. [...]

167 games and done, Tampa Bay Rays eliminated

Just as soon as it looks as if the Tampa Bay Rays have the momentum in the series with the Texas Rangers, a stadium completely sold out, and their ace on the mound, the Tampa Bay Rays fail to deliver tonight and are now eliminated from the playoffs. Rays fans underwent 162 games of hand [...]

3 keys to a Tampa Bay Rays victory over the Texas Rangers tonight

The Tampa Bay Rays offense caught fire after 26 innings against the Texas Rangers and they have managed to tie up the series and bring the fifth and final game back to the Trop tonight. This evening’s game will be a rematch of  both team’s top starting pitchers, Texas’ Cliff Lee against the Rays’ David [...]

Lineups for Tampa Bay Rays versus Texas Rangers

The lineups have been released for tonight’s ALDS match-up between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers in game 5. As expected, Rays manager Joe Maddon has adjusted the Rays batting order once again and he has leaned heavy on the right handed batters in the batting order. CF B.J. Upton has been moved [...]

Rays versus Rangers, this one’s for all the marbles

There is nothing like the final game of a baseball series. Tonight will be game 5 between the Tampa Bay Rays and it’s for all the marbles. One team goes home and the other advances to face the Evil Empire of the New York Yankees. Will Texas Ranger SP Cliff Lee silence the Rays bats [...]

All even, Rays and Rangers to face off in game 5

This is a little more like it, the series between the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays is all even as the series now returns home to the deciding game 5 in St. Petersburg on Tuesday night. Will the Trop prove to be a home field advantage this time? Have the Texas Rangers lost their [...]

Tampa Bay Rays live to fight another day against Texas Rangers

The Tampa Bay Rays have lived to fight another day in their series against the Texas Rangers, but boy was that close! Tampa waited until the 8th inning to finally get a lead for the first time in the series with a John Jaso single. Matt Garza pitched 6 strong innings, a pitching outing that [...]

Tampa Bay Rays have one last chance

This is it, the Tampa Bay Rays have one last chance today against the Texas Rangers. Matt Garza will be taking the mound this afternoon for the Rays, the pitcher I thought that should have started game two, but there’s nothing that can be done about that situation now. Colby Lewis will be on the [...]

Charlie Crist won’t be joining the Tampa Bay Rays pitching staff

Yesterday, the Tampa Bay Rays squared off with the Texas Rangers in St. Petersburg at Tropicana Field. Throwing out the first pitch of the game was Governor Charlie Crist, who is from the Bay area. Crist is in the middle of a heated race for a United States Senate seat. When Crist, a career politician [...]

Next Page »