I am happy to say that Rise of the Rays is a member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance. As a member, we vote on end of season awards. The first award up is the Connie Mack Award, which is given to the best manager of the year. Here are my three choices for the Connie [...]
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The Rays have their rotation set up perfectly for this week’s series with the Yankees. Shields, Hellickson and Price. Just as it should be. But, what if they end the season tied with the Red Sox for the wildcard? A tie-breaker game on Thursday would lead to an interesting decision for Joe Maddon. It would [...]
What’s Important Now: Complete Game James, Part 11
Posted: 6th September 2011 by Devon Rogers in Uncategorized, What's Important NowComplete Game James Shields went the distance again, for the 11th time in the 2011 season. He allowed 1 run on 4 hits in 9 innings pitched. He was impressive all game, allowing his only run in the 9th. On offense, the Rays pushed across 5 runs on 6 hits. BJ Upton was moved up [...]
Is Tampa the Rays’ Attendance Solution?
Posted: 26th August 2011 by Michael Emdeyar in UncategorizedTags: andrew friedman*, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tropicana Field
For years now, the Rays attendance and the location of Tropicana Field have been debated ad nauseum in Tampa Bay and nationally. If the Rays played in Tampa, attendance concerns would go away, they say. In a roundabout way, Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel suggests that this theory wouldn’t necessarily be true. This morning, [...]
What’s Important Now: Verlander Too Tough
Posted: 23rd August 2011 by Devon Rogers in Uncategorized, What's Important NowJustin Verlander proved to be too much for the Rays offense, as they were only able to muster one run on 3 hits in his 7 innings. They were able to get a second run off of Jose Valverde, but it was too late at that point. Matt Joyce led off with a home run, [...]
Rays Farm Report for Sunday, August 7
Posted: 8th August 2011 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays Farm Report, UncategorizedTags: Craige Lyerly, Derek Dietrich, Matt Moore, Merrill Kelly
Durham Bulls 6, Lehigh Valley IronPigs 4 Matt Moore allowed two runs on five hits over 6 2/3 innings while striking out 10 to run his record to 3-0. Russ Canzler hit his 15th home run and Stephen Vogt his 2nd in the win. The Bulls hold a 2 1/2 game lead atop the IL [...]
Rays Farm Report for Wednesday, August 3
Posted: 4th August 2011 by Michael Emdeyar in UncategorizedTags: Brandon Henderson, Matthew Spann, Stephen Vogt
Durham Bulls 5, Charlotte Knights 3 The Bulls got home runs from Dan Johnson (7) and Stephen Vogt (1) to beat Charlotte for the second straight night. Vogt and Daniel Mayora ended with two hits each. Alex Torres started and went five innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits while striking out seven. [...]
Some of you may remember last year when Out of the Park Baseball allowed us to use their game to predict the Rays season. Well, they have generously allowed us and many other bloggers to do it again. For those of you that don’t know, Out of the Park Baseball is a simulation based baseball [...]
Rays Farm Report for Tuesday, June 14
Posted: 15th June 2011 by Michael Emdeyar in UncategorizedTags: Jake McGee, Jeff Niemann, Luke Bailey, Tyler Bortnick
Durham Bulls 1, Norfolk Tides 0 Jeff Niemann made his final rehab start and looked good, throwing 5 1/3 shutout innings while allowing three hits and three walks. Jake McGee pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up his fifth save. Dan Johnson drove in Brandon Guyer with the only Bulls run of the game. Montgomery [...]
Rays Keep Passing Tests – Big One Starts Tonight
Posted: 14th June 2011 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays News, UncategorizedTags: Boston Red Sox, evan longoria, Kyle Farnsworth, Sam Fuld
The Tampa Bay Rays started out the 2011 season by going a miserable 0-6 at home, topped off by losing Evan Longoria for about a month due to a strained oblique muscle. How did they respond? They became the first team in league history to start so poorly and still finish the month of April with a winning [...]