The World Series, thus far, as gone as I have expected. In fact, maybe a little better than I thought it would. My expectation was that Cole Hamels would give us some trouble and beat us, then we would take it to Brett Myers. We wound up getting to Hamels a bit more than I [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Boom… outta here.
Posted: 24th October 2008 by Jeff Booth in Active Ex-RaysTags: rays; world series; matt garza; jamie moyer
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Deja Vu? Part 2
Posted: 24th October 2008 by Devon Rogers in Active Ex-RaysTags: Active Ex-Rays, Phillies, World Series
(AP Photo/ Chris O’Meara The Rays were able to leave the Trop with a good feeling that they broke even. Great Plays by Aki, Great awarness by Rocco, and great scoring…..by ground balls and a safety squeeze ( first in the World Series since ’96. They got to us in game 1 with Matsuzaka, and [...]
World Series Game 2, Phillies @ Rays 8:30, FOX
Posted: 23rd October 2008 by Devon Rogers in UncategorizedBig Game James vs. Brett Myers. We need a win before we head to Philly.
Rays vs. Phillies Game 1 World Series open Thread
Posted: 22nd October 2008 by Devon Rogers in UncategorizedKazmir vs. Hamels GO RAYS! Game time 8:35 OF NOTE: Rays roster will remain the same from the ALCS.
Rays Likely Lineup: Iwamura 2B Upton CF Peña 1B Longoria 3B Crawford LF Navarro C Baldelli RF Bartlett SS Phillies Likely Lineup: Rollins SS Victorino CF Utley 2B Howard 1B Burrell LF Werth RF Feliz 3B Ruiz C Detailed info to follow… (Note: Because Baseball Reference is not as intuitive as it would like to [...]
Interesting tidbits
Posted: 20th October 2008 by Jeff Booth in Active Ex-RaysTags: Active Ex-Rays, World Series
Everyone knows that we now have completed the biggest turnaround from a full-league last place to a World Series berth with a 31-win single-season swing. The Atlanta Braves were the previous record-holder, emphatically ending their “Rotten Years” by swinging 29 wins to go from NL last place in 1990 to their epic World Series against [...]
The Rays are now the American League Champions. Matt Garza is ALCS MVP. I think that’s all we need to say right now.
Red Sox vs. Rays ALCS Game 7 Open Thread
Posted: 19th October 2008 by Devon Rogers in UncategorizedTags: Active Ex-Rays, ALCS, Red Sox
Series tied 3-3 TV: TBS-HD (hopefully) Radio: 1250AM Tampa, ESPN Radio Pitchers: Jon Lester Lester has had two bad starts in a row. The odds of him losing a third, we will have to wait and see. vs. Matt Garza David Price, Edwin Jackson, and Andy Sonnanstine should all be availible tonight if need be. [...]
This morning I woke up to a delightful chill in the air. 59 °F. 15 °C if you’re in England. Fall has finally arrived in force here in Central Florida. But the heat of Summer is still raging under the dome in St. Petersburg, where the Red Sox think they have this series in the [...]
(AP Photo/Mike Carlson) A picture is worth a thousand words. I’m speechless. Ptown, Orlando Rays or Adam, if your reading, I’ll let one of you get the game wrap.