Carl Crawford Steals Bases

Sorry for the lack of posts. I just haven’t had the urge to write lately. I’ve been in an awful funk that I just can’t shake. Hopefully I’m able to snap ot of it soon. Having some fun with my family this weekend surely helped, as did making an awesome dinner last night.
But you see, [...]

You Are Dead To Me!

The feel good story of the 2008 baseball season may end up leaving a bitter aftertaste in the mouths of Rays fans everywhere. Rocco Baldelli, who has been the face of the franchise for many years, has signed a one year contract with the Boston Red Sox Sux. Blasphemy.
Not the sort of news I enjoy [...]

A Golden Glove

Another epic piece to the surprising puzzle that was the 2008 Rays team. For the first time in their history, a position player has won the Gold Glove Award, an accolade bestowed upon 1 player at each position for defensive excellence. This year, Carlos Pena, the Rays’ charismatic, dependable but gradually balding first baseman has [...]

UnRaylievable

Happy World Series Eve. Just a quick blurb here congratulating the Rays on an amazing American League Championship win! The boys won the pennant at home against the indefatigable Boston Red Sox in 7 thrilling games. The World Series starts tomorrow at 8:30 or so… and it will be on FOX, so no worries if [...]

ALDS Game 2

Game 1 went to the Rays, thanks to Evan “Almighty” Longoria and his 3 RBI. James Shields pitched a solid 6+ innings, though he left the bases loaded with one out as he departed. Add in a little of Rays’ “small ball” and the boys were able to manufacture just enough.
Good thing Grant Balfour, and [...]

There’s Only One October

The Rayvolution begins today at 2:30 PM when the Rays begin their inaugural quest into the post season in a best of five games series against the AL Central Champions Chicago White Sox.
Chicago comes in on a relatively high note, as they had to win the last three to even get into the playoffs. After [...]

9=8… Rays Win the American League East

The chase for the division is over. The Rays will sit atop the hardest division in baseball at the end of the regular season. It had been 11 years since anyone BUT the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox had been division champs. That streak ends, at least for one year. Who else is [...]

Regrettably Back Home…

But not because I don’t want to write for you heapsters. Alas, I have returned from my trip to Austin, Texas! I had a blast, to say the least, but details will be coming the rest of this week, so forgive my brevity regarding specific details! Though the trip did leave me with quite a [...]

Some General Info

One has to wonder how many of those types of games the Rays have left. After looking like the Rays of the past 10 years, they manage to pull it off tonight against the Red Sox 2-1, with the winning run being scored in the 9th inning, and the game being won in grand, walk-off [...]

It Might Be That Time…

Well, it looks like the Rays are more than happy to gift wrap the division and happily hand it over to the Red Sox without any sort of fight. I mean it’s 13-3 last time I checked. Could we have gotten a worse start from Kazmir? Dare I say David Price takes his spot in [...]