4/30: RAYS 8, Baltimore 1

by Patrick L. Kennedy on Apr 30, 2008 10:07 PM EDT Comment 15 comments

RAYS 8, Baltimore 1

Camden YardsBaltimore, MD

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RAYS	0	1	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	8	9	0
Baltimore	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	1

Win Probability Table Courtesy of Fan Graphs

Poll

Who was the MVP of tonight's game?

CF B.J. Upton

4 votes

1B Carlos Peña

3 votes

SP Andy Sonnanstine

170 votes

C Dioner Navarro

4 votes

DH Eric Hinske

17 votes

198 votes | Poll has closed

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MVP = No Brainer

Looks like his spot is safe.

by GomesSweetGomes on Apr 30, 2008 10:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

We can only hope......

by Patrick L. Kennedy on Apr 30, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Congrats Andy

Rays record 29 batters faced through 9 innings (Now being shared by Shields)
Rays record 4 wins in the month of April.

Throwin like a champ.

by Vin on Apr 30, 2008 10:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Pitcher of the month.

Andy was awesome and that is creating problems. Oh well, these are good problems! By the way I love the site guys.

by tampabaysportsblog.com on Apr 30, 2008 11:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i think that andy should stay in the rotation and jason hammel should be moved to the bullpen and they option jp howell to the minors and they should just go to the rotation that all of us though they would break camp with kaz,shields,garza,sonnanstine, and jackson (for now)

by RaysOfHope on Apr 30, 2008 11:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Chair through wall if Sonny/Garza/Howell go down.

"I've seen many, many blue skies turn gray, but the sun will eventually return, and so will I. So will I." - Carlos Pena

by R.J. Anderson on Apr 30, 2008 11:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Agreed!

by Steve Slowinski on May 1, 2008 4:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Seriously?

Yeah, I’ve read enough to know you don’t like E-Jax, but Garza really has been the least successful pitcher thus far. I’m not saying he doesn’t belong in the majors, but the overall quality of performances by Jackson, Sonny, and Hammel have left the Rays with a pitching glut. Garza seems to make the most sense to me to either move to the bullpen or send to the minors while we figure out a way to trade away Jackson or Hammel. Hammel’s comment that the return of Kazmir affected his performance goes a long way with me not minding him moving on; if with the way he was pitching before he was actually concerned about losing his job, I sure as hell don’t want to see him starting for the Rays in a playoff game.

by kericr on May 1, 2008 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Garza is a top pitching prospect

And has already had major league success with the Twins. He has made exactly four starts due to injury, and there is no reason to remove him from the rotation with so small a sample size.

by Patrick L. Kennedy on May 1, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Forgive me if I’m wrong, but the way that reads, it appears you’re weighing future potential versus current performance. If that is the case however, I as a fan am sick of it. I want this team to field the most competitive team it can. Garza wasn’t that good in Spring Training, and that continued into his first two starts of the season through his first start off the DL; yesterday was his first good start. Potential and injury aside, Garza has been the least effective starter thus far, and sending him down would be the most convenient and effective way to resolve the glut.

Of course, I seriously doubt it will happen because as has been noted elsewhere, he was the centerpiece of the Young trade, and now since Gary Glover is being reported as possibly headed for the DL, they can move whoever they choose to the bullpen.

by kericr on May 2, 2008 8:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t think it reads that way at all. To me it reads that Garza has been a better pitcher than Hammel in their short careers in the majors, and that 4 starts this year, interrupted by an injury, should not override the longer history, or the consensus view that he is currently a better pitcher, in making a decision.

Keeping Garza in the rotation at the expense of Hammel is entirely consistent with fielding the most competitive team possible.

by bobr on May 2, 2008 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Also...

Is it just me or does Garza’s start tonight mean a heck of a lot? If he pitches horribly, I could see him being sent down for a bit, scarily enough. His numbers haven’t been great at all yet this year and since he has options, it’d be a “justifiable” move. If he pitches well, though, I don’t think there’s any way he’s going down. I really don’t want him sent down, so hopefully that doesn’t happen.

I’m just really hoping for a miracle, last-minute-before-Kaz-gets-back trade to get rid of EJax at this point.

by Steve Slowinski on May 1, 2008 5:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

From Cater Gaddis

I found this amusing:

“Oh, and by the way … if Andy Sonnanstine is bumped from the rotation when Scott Kazmir comes back on Sunday, I’ll eat Marc Lancaster’s Blackberry.”

Tools Whore

Sign Bonds!

by Tyler on May 1, 2008 8:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

we got a game thread today?

by websterjtc on May 1, 2008 12:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

Sorry about that. I put up a half-ass version during my lunch hour, but I haven’t had a lot of free time over the last couple days. My priorities have at least been getting the game stuff up and keeping the sidebars updated.

by Patrick L. Kennedy on May 1, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs