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RAYS (15-12) at Baltimore (15-12)

Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles, May 1, 2008 12:35 PM EDT


RAYS at Baltimore

12:35; FSN Florida
RAYS RADIO/1250 AM

Pitching Matchup:

RAYS RH Matt Garza
BAL LH Brian Burres

GO RAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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C’mon Garza. make the decision dificult

by websterjtc on May 1, 2008 12:16 PM EDT reply actions  

Lineup

Rays:
Iwamura, 2B
Crawford, LF
Upton, CF
Pena, 1B
Longoria, 3B
Gomes, DH
Hinske, RF
Riggans, C
Bartlett, SS

by davidsmarch on May 1, 2008 12:17 PM EDT reply actions  

does the Rays have a ‘chico’ in the minors?

by websterjtc on May 1, 2008 12:20 PM EDT reply actions  

MVP

Pressure is on. Give me Garza!

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by SeanDubbs on May 1, 2008 12:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Aki has a sweet mullet.

by websterjtc on May 1, 2008 12:25 PM EDT reply actions  

MVP

Real Beej

Mound Visit

by Mound Visit on May 1, 2008 12:37 PM EDT reply actions  

what does Real Beej mean? ( i know beej refers to bj upton)

by websterjtc on May 1, 2008 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

“I don’t believe what i just saw”

by websterjtc on May 1, 2008 12:40 PM EDT reply actions  

I wish the cubs would trade for Roberts already.

by websterjtc on May 1, 2008 12:50 PM EDT reply actions  

anyone else see the rays jersey in the stands?

by websterjtc on May 1, 2008 12:56 PM EDT reply actions  

if only i was at home watching...

alas, i am at work, watching on the computer…

by davidsmarch on May 1, 2008 1:00 PM EDT reply actions  

is this correct?

“hinske caught stealing second, safe on error”?

by davidsmarch on May 1, 2008 1:05 PM EDT reply actions  

They said if they wanted to count it an error

it had to be caught stealing as well. He turned back to first but it was questionable he would have made it back

by Albertrayon on May 1, 2008 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Pena needs to be...

droped in the lineup to the 8th spot with Hinske moving into the clean-up spot

by BAYAreA on May 1, 2008 1:12 PM EDT reply actions  

in my fantasy league

should I drop Trevor Hoffman for Nationals closer Jon Rauch? Hoffman has sucked hard recently, but the Nationals are also awful. This is the choice you get when you neglect RP during the draft…

by Albertrayon on May 1, 2008 1:12 PM EDT reply actions  

i’d rather have the hoff

by websterjtc on May 1, 2008 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

is there no one else on waivers?

i just picked up the SF closer and the ARI closer in the same week. check that out before going with a closer on a horrible team.

by davidsmarch on May 1, 2008 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Results are there but he’s given up quite a few hard liners.

by websterjtc on May 1, 2008 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

and that’s how he should be used. strictly against lefties.

by websterjtc on May 1, 2008 1:36 PM EDT reply actions  

goddamnit. someone needs to put one on Huff’s backside.

by websterjtc on May 1, 2008 1:42 PM EDT reply actions  

not near his head. but a pitch at his rump. he’s too cozy at the plate

by websterjtc on May 1, 2008 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

=(

Hello Kitty, #1 in your fantasy league. =p

by Boricua on May 1, 2008 1:58 PM EDT reply actions  

anybody watching see what happened to beej

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on May 1, 2008 1:59 PM EDT reply actions  

nothing yet

apparently it’s a semi-common event for him, although he went on the DL for it last time

by Albertrayon on May 1, 2008 1:59 PM EDT reply actions  

for those not watching on TV

What did Upton do … hurt his shoulder swinging?

There is a bright side to the '08 season.
Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens are out of baseball.

by maris61 on May 1, 2008 1:59 PM EDT reply actions  

Shoulder popped out?

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on May 1, 2008 1:59 PM EDT reply actions  

now whats the delay?

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on May 1, 2008 2:04 PM EDT reply actions  

What's going on? Is it raining up there?

Completely unrelated, from the video clips on gameday, looks like there’s literally about no one in the stands.

by Steve Slowinski on May 1, 2008 2:05 PM EDT reply actions  

it is in the middle of the day

and it’s been lightly raining the whole time

by Albertrayon on May 1, 2008 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

garza was unhappy with the mound

by websterjtc on May 1, 2008 2:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Thats cool they have the vids now

Jonny put a charge into that ball

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on May 1, 2008 2:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah, he definitely did.

Also, that guy made a nice grab of it in the stands.

by Steve Slowinski on May 1, 2008 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

bj hurt his left shoulder

not his right like i said before. That’s probably better

by Albertrayon on May 1, 2008 2:08 PM EDT reply actions  

hopefully it’s not serious

by websterjtc on May 1, 2008 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

Same here

I’ve know people before, though, that if their shoulder pops out, they can just pop it back in pretty easy. It’s tender and a bit sore for awhile and at risk to pop out again, but it’s normally not that big a deal. Hopefully it’s the same case here.

by Steve Slowinski on May 1, 2008 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

longoria hard line out

by websterjtc on May 1, 2008 2:20 PM EDT reply actions  

Gamecast showed that at the fence

Was it?

There is a bright side to the '08 season.
Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens are out of baseball.

by maris61 on May 1, 2008 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

That's what it looked like to me on gameday too.

I can’t say what it was like in real life, but you’ve got to love Longoria. At least he gave it a ride.

by Steve Slowinski on May 1, 2008 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

no. It was about 15 feet in front of the track. hard liner though

by websterjtc on May 1, 2008 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Pretty good game so far.

Garza’s been pitching a nice game. Made one mistake to Jones and he cranked a 2-run homer. Gomes has hit a homer and BJ dislocated his shoulder swinging at a pitch and so Haynes is in for him.

by Steve Slowinski on May 1, 2008 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Burress is sitting at 100 pitches, he probably won't come back out,

Garza is at 82, hopefully he can get a quick inning and go another one.

by davidsmarch on May 1, 2008 2:26 PM EDT reply actions  

Looks like Millar is battling here

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on May 1, 2008 2:31 PM EDT reply actions  

He's done after this one right?

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on May 1, 2008 2:32 PM EDT reply actions  

I would imagine.

This is only his second start off the DL. Plus, he hasn’t been throwing as many strikes in the last few innings.

by Steve Slowinski on May 1, 2008 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Quality Start From Garza

98 pitches with a WHIP under 1.00. Just made one mistake.

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by SeanDubbs on May 1, 2008 2:35 PM EDT reply actions  

can’t complain about the results but he gave up a bunch of hard liners that found leather, though.

by websterjtc on May 1, 2008 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

And then who do we put in leadoff?

I don’t really feel like there’s a good replacement. All our good OBP guys right now are all our power hitters, basically.

by Steve Slowinski on May 1, 2008 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

forget OBP

how about a good contact guy? gimme Navarro for all i care, just someone who makes contact with the ball more often.

by davidsmarch on May 1, 2008 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think Aki will come around.

And I don’t really see Navarro as a leadoff hitter exactly. He’s been hitting the ball well so far this year, but he’s not going to keep his .400 average. I would like someone else leading off as well, but I dunno…I don’t see another good option.

by Steve Slowinski on May 1, 2008 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah baby

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on May 1, 2008 2:46 PM EDT reply actions  

that was a big knock

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on May 1, 2008 2:46 PM EDT reply actions  

The Real CC!!!!!!!!!!

That’s why he’s my favorite player year in and year out…

by rglass44 on May 1, 2008 2:46 PM EDT reply actions  

CC hacking ... how good?

There’s a fan post over on the right column entitled “CC Hacking … How Bad?”

I’m primarily an Astros fan and let me tell ya, he can come hack at all the pitches he wants to in Houston, including first pitches any time.

Heck, we’re waiting for Ty Wigginton to come off the DL tomorrow and save our season. That’s how bad it is.

There is a bright side to the '08 season.
Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens are out of baseball.

by maris61 on May 1, 2008 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOL!

O’s are worse in the field than we were last year.

by P Brady on May 1, 2008 2:47 PM EDT reply actions  

good question

If Bartlett would relax in the box and take a walk I would love to see him in the 2-hole with Craw hitting third. He hit well there last year, but it is a moot point until Barty can work a count.

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on May 1, 2008 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

man, with Boston coming,

this is a bad time for Upton to get hurt…

by davidsmarch on May 1, 2008 2:50 PM EDT reply actions  

Anytime's a bad time for Upton to get hurt

when you’re short on outfielders.

Ruggiano & Gabe Gross vs. the Red Sox. Yikes.

There is a bright side to the '08 season.
Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens are out of baseball.

by maris61 on May 1, 2008 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Go Rays!

I am loving the score… Still not high on Garza, but he is a better option then Hammel…

In the Name of Shinji Mori, we shall win!

by thebaddancingraysfan on May 1, 2008 2:53 PM EDT reply actions  

Holy crap guys

I just realized..RAYPRIL is over.

by P Brady on May 1, 2008 2:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Does Wheels go two?

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on May 1, 2008 2:56 PM EDT reply actions  

I meant will Mad Dog keep him in that long

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on May 1, 2008 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

He has before

yay i fit in

My Blog. Check it out if you wish.

by Cory Alexander on May 1, 2008 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

So what youre saying is that he has before?

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on May 1, 2008 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

haha, nice

i mean, why the hell not? he may be our best RP right now…

by davidsmarch on May 1, 2008 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Welcome to May

Labor Day, Mother’s day… end of finals… Ray-May!

In the Name of Shinji Mori, we shall win!

by thebaddancingraysfan on May 1, 2008 2:57 PM EDT reply actions  

DONE WITH MY FINALS

JUST GOT HOME WOOO!

Top Josh Paul Pornos- Big Navy Stroking, 2pitchers1cup, BJ to the Balls

by SRQman on May 1, 2008 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Anyone see Bradford's pic on mlb gameday

He looks like a professional fisherman named Rusty

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on May 1, 2008 3:04 PM EDT reply actions  

...Terrible.

Good for us. But terrible.

by P Brady on May 1, 2008 3:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Let Navarro hit leadoff

And move Aki down. He’s really sucking hard.

www.citadel-insurance.com

by SeanDubbs on May 1, 2008 3:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Ah...

I’m a thief!

Aki’s defense at second is to valuable to pull him all together, but at least move him down.

And yeah, I am serious. Aki is striking out way too much.

www.citadel-insurance.com

by SeanDubbs on May 1, 2008 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Matter of fact..

Give me Haynes at this point if BJ is going to be out.

www.citadel-insurance.com

by SeanDubbs on May 1, 2008 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

i know it man, we all feel it

great D, but he K’s too much to leadoff right now. he is just not even making contact with the ball, and when he does, it’s a weak fly out. he needs to move down, get his swing back.

people ask, who’s better? i say, who’s worse?!

by davidsmarch on May 1, 2008 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don't like having a catcher hit leadoff either...

But going up and down our lineup if you throw out positions he’s the best option. Speed is worthless if you’re sitting on the bench.

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by SeanDubbs on May 1, 2008 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

I Agree except

For that rope he laced out in the 8th the other night to give us the win. That was clutch but yeah move him down. If Beej is ok I would be fine with him hitting leadoff he has a great eye, good wheels, he just doesn’t know how to properly round/slide into 3rd.

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on May 1, 2008 3:13 PM EDT reply actions  

Hmmm

Is there any good OFers in the draft this year? There seems to be none in the elite category, save Pedro Alvarez.

Damn I wish we kept Josh Hamiliton.

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by Cory Alexander on May 1, 2008 3:21 PM EDT reply actions  

They're all potential of's if they can hit

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on May 1, 2008 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

we don't need to draft one

you were right to mention Perez, dude looks very good.

by davidsmarch on May 1, 2008 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Aki making us all look foolish

by davidsmarch on May 1, 2008 3:25 PM EDT reply actions  

don't they always?

Top Josh Paul Pornos- Big Navy Stroking, 2pitchers1cup, BJ to the Balls

by SRQman on May 1, 2008 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not Sonny, not Sonny.

"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 May 1, 2008 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wheeler

Can go 2 occasionally, but with the Astros, his effectiveness declined with over-use. The Rays really don’t want to go to that well too often.

There is a bright side to the '08 season.
Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens are out of baseball.

by maris61 on May 1, 2008 3:29 PM EDT reply actions  

I hope

They pitch this McCrory kid everyday. Can’t spot his fastball and its his only live pitch.

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on May 1, 2008 3:32 PM EDT reply actions  

He wrestles bears

it is a fact

Top Josh Paul Pornos- Big Navy Stroking, 2pitchers1cup, BJ to the Balls

by SRQman on May 1, 2008 3:39 PM EDT reply actions  

ballgame! will we be tied for first in the morning?

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on May 1, 2008 3:45 PM EDT reply actions  

pitching staff is lets hope Beej doesn't need DL

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on May 1, 2008 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

If AJ Burnett will just do his job

And Wakefield’s knuckler doesn’t knuck a few times,
the Rays will be in first place on May 1.

Go Blue Jays

There is a bright side to the '08 season.
Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens are out of baseball.

by maris61 on May 1, 2008 3:46 PM EDT reply actions  

$3000

I put $20 at 150:1 odds on the Rays to win the W.S. in Vegas the weekend the season started. Keep it up guys. All I ask is that you just concentrate on making the playoffs.
vr, Xeifrank

by Xeifrank on May 1, 2008 4:17 PM EDT reply actions  

Next game, a chance to set a new mark: attempt to go five games above .500 for the first time in Rays history

Longlorious.

by RATW on May 1, 2008 5:00 PM EDT reply actions  

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