"I tell you what, it doesn't suck"
by R.J. Anderson on May 13, 2008 10:43 PM EDT
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First place in May. Best record in the AL. Beat Mariano Rivera.
We've earned this stepping stone.
MVP tonight = team.
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"I tell you what it doesn't suck" - Gomes
"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 13, 2008 10:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
FIRST PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by bobr on May 13, 2008 10:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is what we've been waiting for.
"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 13, 2008 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
HEY
Hey, I’m a Mariners fan, and this is my first post here. I got way more into baseball in the offseason so I decided to start following the Rays and A’s as well.
So now I’m here. I have a question, though… Why is Howell not in the starting rotation? I always thought he had more potential than Hammel, Jackson, and Sonnanstine (and just checking now, Baseball Prospectus agrees with me).
Thanks. I can’t wait for the Rays’ series in Safeco…
by lailaihei on May 13, 2008 10:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't have the velocity to start it seems. He sits at 85ish, 87 from the pen.
"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 13, 2008 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
b/c he sucks as a starter,
and is lights out as a reliever.
hence, in the bullpen is where he will stay.
by davidsmarch on May 13, 2008 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know Mariners fans have always been big fans of JP.
I think Howell will find his way into the rotation if it becomes a necessity. No coincidence IMO that Howell improves when the defense improved. His command also seems to be much better (without looking at his numbers).
by tallyray on May 13, 2008 10:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is mind numbingly awesome.
"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 13, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah yeah yeah
where’s that idiot Bono when you need him?
by daveh33 on May 13, 2008 10:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
you mean the giant piece of shit
"I'd hate to leave right when the getting is good." -CC
by Matt Bishoff on May 13, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Howell = human vulture
Gomes = baserunning specialist
Gross = I heart him
Out of the pen, Howell can nibble around the plate as much as he wants. Don’t mess with it. The less of Glover, Dohmann and Miller, the better.
Longlorious.
by RATW on May 13, 2008 10:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
"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 13, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how happy am i right now...
On a scale of 1-happy?
I’m talkin Elisha Cuthbert makin me a steak naked, happy!
by rglass44 on May 13, 2008 10:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Only Cuthbert?
"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 13, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i didnt wanna get into what I was doing at while she prepared the steak...
by rglass44 on May 13, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh lord.
"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 13, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
alba is in the front yard
waxing the car…. wax on…. wax off…. wax on…. wax off
by daveh33 on May 13, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
without him in the pen, they’d lose some games that they won.
9 = 8
by websterjtc on May 13, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never want this run to end.
"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 13, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How about some love for EJax!
RJ is not an elitist douchebag who hates scouting
by ttnorm on May 13, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pitched very well. Keep it up and he's going to make me eat some crow.
"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 13, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and RJ is hungry
"I'd hate to leave right when the getting is good." -CC
by Matt Bishoff on May 13, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sonnanstine will make Tyler eat some as well.
"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 13, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope he does!
Tools Whore
Sign Bonds!
by Tyler on May 13, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only thing that would make this more awesome is more Bonds.
"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 13, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Couldn't agree more
Tools Whore
Sign Bonds!
by Tyler on May 13, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
was saying the same thing to my mom when she called me afterward....
by rglass44 on May 13, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Before or after you told her about Elisha?
"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 13, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll have to eat crow too
I’ve been saying Sonny should be in a role similar to JP’s. Relief, one time through the lineup at most, then gone. But he’s looking better and better, even developing some swagger out there.
I’m more than happy to be wrong about Sonny, and I hope I am wrong about E-Jax too. He put up some good peripherals last night to match a lot of pitch movement. How about that change up he has been mixing in? That’s new, isn’t it? I don’t recall him using a change up much in the past.
by RayFanNY on May 14, 2008 1:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't worry, we all took turns slobbing on E-Jax in the game blog.
Longlorious.
by RATW on May 13, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
DID YOU SEE IT WITH YOUR OWN EYES?
"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 13, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm a friggin Rays superfan idiot
...Watching the game at home, pointing at the ceiling on every Yank’s popup with runners on, Jumping out of my chair, yelling with the kids asleep.
I’ve got to calm down, this is friggin game 39.
Go Rays!
RJ is not an elitist douchebag who hates scouting
by ttnorm on May 14, 2008 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How good do those trades with the dodgers look now?
by putupyourDUKES on May 13, 2008 11:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They looked good at the time
Tools Whore
Sign Bonds!
by Tyler on May 13, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those Toby Hall days seem like so long ago.
"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 13, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well i definitely like the Rays
And it’s hard for me to root for the Ms sometimes.
But a few weeks ago when I ordered an Adam Jones Orioles jersey I got a Rays t-shirt for half off… Hopefully I will get those soon so I can start reppin’ the Rays.
by lailaihei on May 13, 2008 11:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Awesome.
The hats are pretty much the greatest thing ever.
"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 13, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree.
Strangely, I don’t miss the green at all!
by floridaroar on May 14, 2008 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ms fan as well here
You guys are so much fun to watch and root for. I will definitely be following the Rays with a lot more interest now.
by phil333 on May 14, 2008 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 more games
And now we play two more games against NY with matchups that should be more clearly in our favor:
Shields vs. Mussina
Kazmir vs. Kennedy
Keep it going!
by bobr on May 13, 2008 11:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I can't even process what that might mean.
"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 13, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Congrats also to DRaysbay…over 700 comments on the game thread.
9 = 8
by websterjtc on May 13, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You guys made it happen.
"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 13, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
am i the only one that keeps looking at the standings on the espn.com page with a grin?
9 = 8
by websterjtc on May 13, 2008 11:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
you are not. i keep shuffling between overall, league, division....
by calmer than you are on May 13, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For now, baseball in Florida does work.
"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 13, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish more fans would show up, but i’m part of that problem.
9 = 8
by websterjtc on May 13, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Current Playoff Matchup
Oakland Tampa Bay<br />Minnesota Los Angles Angels
www.citadel-insurance.com
by SeanDubbs on May 13, 2008 11:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, that would be awesome.
"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 13, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's try that again
Oakland at Tampa Bay
Minnesota at Los Angles Angels
www.citadel-insurance.com
by SeanDubbs on May 13, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
aaaaaaand
the rays would be the top seed. because they have the best record in the AL.
by calmer than you are on May 13, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Standings added, for effect.
"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 13, 2008 11:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
OK...we wanted to go...
...but I work till 7,,,and there is the walk-up surcharge…and the $10 parking fee…and so it just makes more sense to head to the Midtown and watch the game on TV. Too many fan-unfriendly policies…
Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona.
~George F. Will, Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball, 1990
by webdoyenne on May 13, 2008 11:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Too bad I missed the game thread...
cause I could have shown my boy E-Jax some love…
Percy better hook it up after these last to blown saves of his gems.
He’s becoming Ed (no win) Jacckson again through no fault of his own…
by rglass44 on May 13, 2008 11:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
first place! i feel like im dreaming right now!
ok i have been down on e-jax forever but i am really coming around on him, i always knew he had the talent and was extremely excited when we traded for him because the dodgers always rush their pitching prospects and he is finally pitching to his potential and i would like to publically apoligize to you edwin jackson i now believe in you!!
by RaysOfHope on May 13, 2008 11:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Policies
These are not fan unfriendly policies. They are simply returning to normal policies around the majors after 2 years of special service, and many special services remain.
Fans have every right to decide for themselves whether it is worth going. I do not endorse the finger pointing as if local citizens are obligated to spend money at the ballpark. But I also think it unfair to suggest that the team discourages fan attendance or that it is less than accommodating.
by bobr on May 13, 2008 11:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yankee trade in day...
They should have a merchendise swap at the game tomorrow…
and then again the next time the Sawx come to town…
by rglass44 on May 14, 2008 12:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Speaking as a DBacks fan, this is great to see.
The 1998 expansion teams currently have the best records in their respective leagues(or will once Arizona finishes off Colorado shortly).
We would love to play you guys in the WS. It would be epic.
Congratulations you guys. You deserve this. Keep it up.
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
"I eagerly await the day when I can shit in the living room"
~Robert
by Goose on May 14, 2008 12:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just got home
amazing atmosphere. It was great. I have some pictures to upload from tonight, (Gabe’s hit is one and a couple good ones after the game) I love this. Keep this up baby.
Top Josh Paul Pornos- Big Navi Stroking, 2pitchers1cup, BJ to the Balls
BELIEVE in 08!
by SRQman on May 14, 2008 12:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Top Josh Paul Pornos- Big Navi Stroking, 2pitchers1cup, BJ to the Balls
BELIEVE in 08!
by SRQman on May 14, 2008 12:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Top Josh Paul Pornos- Big Navi Stroking, 2pitchers1cup, BJ to the Balls
BELIEVE in 08!
by SRQman on May 14, 2008 12:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Top Josh Paul Pornos- Big Navi Stroking, 2pitchers1cup, BJ to the Balls
BELIEVE in 08!
by SRQman on May 14, 2008 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Top Josh Paul Pornos- Big Navi Stroking, 2pitchers1cup, BJ to the Balls
BELIEVE in 08!
by SRQman on May 14, 2008 12:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good stuff
Thanks
RJ is not an elitist douchebag who hates scouting
by ttnorm on May 14, 2008 8:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Best record
in the AL. Thankfully I put $20 on the Rays to win the WS at 150:1 in Vegas the first weekend of the season. When will people finally realize that Tampa Bay is for real.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on May 14, 2008 1:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not to upstage you dude...
but I could really use the money that I bet one em..
$410 +72 wins 2.1 = $820
$338 AL Flag 95.1 = $32,110
$60 WS 175.1 = $10,500
by Kenny845 on May 14, 2008 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jonny Freaking Gomes
You gotta love that guy.
by floridaroar on May 14, 2008 8:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rays Caps?
I can’t find a Twin Enterprise Franchise Cap for the Rays online? Everywhere seems to be out, or like they aren’t making it. Franchise caps are like the only hats I where, anyone know where to get one?
P.S. Lots of DEVIL Rays hats still available though.
by phil333 on May 14, 2008 9:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
About those caps
A couple weeks back I was digging through some of my things and stumbed across a 1st gen D-Rays cap I had. I remember I got it back in high school during a school function which involved me going to a Marlins game in Miami. I managed to get four autographs on it; I recongize two as Roberto Hernandez and Kevin Stocker, but I can’t make out the other two.
Anyway, I walked around all day running errands wearing that retro, hideous hat last weekend. Made me feel good that I had stuck with this team for that long.
by kericr on May 14, 2008 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
here's an interesting comment, from the NYTIMES article this morning...
“Rodriguez’s replacements have been Morgan Ensberg, Wilson Betemit and Alberto González. Posada’s replacement, José Molina, is in a 4-for-42 slump. Even so, said the hitting coach Kevin Long, the Yankees should have enough offense to get by.
"Realistically, we should score about five runs a game if a guy’s not on his game," Long said. "A guy like tonight [Jackson], we could probably push across three runs with the stuff he had. Last night’s guy [Garza], we probably could have got more.”
is he right? should they have had 5+ runs against Garza’s stuff, and at least 3 against Jackson last night? or is this just disrespect? do we as fans not see realistically how a pitcher is pitching, only how the other team is not-hitting?
by davidsmarch on May 14, 2008 11:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is he right?
I think it is an interesting but ultimately futile question. The Yankees are much less potent without arguably the best hitter in baseball and an elite offensive catcher. And surely they are harder to replace with approximate value as say Floyd was with the Rays.
But part of being a good team is overcoming injury and adversity. Whether comparable or not, Pena was considered crucial to the Rays’ offense and he has struggled terribly as have others, yet the Rays are winning. Is that because other teams pitch poorly or because the Rays are hitting at the right time?
Nobody “should” score x number of runs against a major league pitcher. Garza wasn’t striking out many, something that does concern some of us, but he was hitting spots with good fastballs and inducing a lot of popups. And Jackson had command as well with solid stuff. Saying the Yankees should have scored more is like saying teams should have scored more off Maddux all these years. Or that the Rays “should” have scored 5 runs off Wang.
Perhaps the Yankees will make adjustments and start hitting, but trying to determine if a team wins because of what it does or what the other team fails to do is usually a useless exercise. I don’t think it is disrespect, just the normal way for fans (or columnists) to view the game. When the Rays were losing, we blamed our own players for screwing up rather than saying how well the other team played.
by bobr on May 14, 2008 11:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice Spanish
You learn that at International Night? Go Rays
by CCisawesome on May 14, 2008 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
DUH!!!!
INTERNATIONAL NIGHT WAS THE BEST!!!!!!!! i LEArned Chinese, spanish, and french….but mostly spanish!!!
by JAYCOOKYOU on May 14, 2008 1:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I disapprove of that avatar.
"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 14, 2008 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can see it?
You’ll disapprove of it even more this weekend.
by JI on May 14, 2008 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I keep avatars on.
Sometimes they’re annoying, but some of the pictures used never get old.
"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 14, 2008 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ohhh. Some smack talk.
I’ll look forward to this series even more.
by Cory Alexander on May 14, 2008 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whatever, we're getting owned
Look at the rotation, there’s only so much fairy dust to go around.
by JI on May 14, 2008 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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