Bring on June

by R.J. Anderson on May 31, 2008 8:59 PM EDT

19-10 in May and we end it with a Kazmir 7 inning 3 hit performance and one of the cheapest saves I've ever seen. 2 pitches, one 95 mile per hour fastball later, and Grant Balfour is officially back on the Rays and with his first career save at that. So much for "easing him back in".

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win 34 = July 6th last year

"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 31, 2008 9:17 PM EDT reply actions

Hoy Hannah!!! That stat says it all for me

by Rays Rule on May 31, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions

*Holy

by Rays Rule on May 31, 2008 9:25 PM EDT reply actions

Congrats Scottie

for his fifth victory in May—a Rays record for wins in a month.

Go Rays!!!!!!!!!!

RJ is not an elitist douchebag who hates scouting

by ttnorm on May 31, 2008 9:43 PM EDT reply actions

Nice picture, RJ

RJ is not an elitist douchebag who hates scouting

by ttnorm on May 31, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply actions

It was on the cover of today's SP Times Sports

by GomesSweetGomes on May 31, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Only thing about the picture that weirds me out...

Look at Navi’s face….

by Jacob Larsen on May 31, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Can you find Rocco?

I think I see him upper left… either that or Sean Connery is a Rays fan.

In the name of Sinji Mori, we shall win!

by thebaddancingraysfan on May 31, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions

You know, I recall mentioning in an earlier thread that I think was related to Shields’ 1 hit shutout earlier this year that I thought Shields was the ace of this staff, and not Kazmir.

I’d just like to point out that I was dead wrong. Kaz is mowing everyone down right now, he looks completely dominating, and he’s still not going out there with his best stuff. I love Shields, but damn it Kazmir doesn’t look unbeatable right now.

by kericr on May 31, 2008 10:52 PM EDT reply actions

My remaining concerns

The only things that concern me at this point are:

1 I think Carl Crawford is hurt. The reason why I believe this is because the last few nights he’s had to make sliding catches and is favoring his right leg and coming up wincing. He’s also not stealing bases in situations where it’s obvious that not only should he, but if he was right, would be able to. 2 If We’re going to win this division or get the wild-card spot, we need to creep a little over .500 on the road. Boston is a Jeckel/Hyde group right now home vs. road, but that will probably straighten out, and Toronto is winning on the road and appears to finally have gotten their offense up and running. We’ve got a pretty nasty road trip coming up with series against Boston, Texas, and the Halos, we need to try to come out 5-4 or better, preferrably taking 2 out of 3 from Boston and Anaheim. This road trip is one where the wheels could very easily come off the season if the Rays go out there and lose 7 of 9, which can very easily happen against those teams. Hoping the Rays can take the series tomorrow, but hoping more that we don’t go out there afterwards and get mowed down on the road.

by kericr on May 31, 2008 11:22 PM EDT reply actions