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7/2: BOS (50-36) at RAYS (51-32)

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Boston @ Tampa Bay


W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Scott Kazmir 7-3 11 11 0 0 0 0 67.0 46 19 17 5 24 72 2.28 1.04

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Daisuke Matsuzaka 9-1 13 13 0 0 0 0 70.0 53 28 25 5 44 60 3.21 1.39

Dear Scott Kazmir, make more of this happen please:

 

Oh and for some good pre-game reading: Bendix on the Rays, Yanks, and Sox schedules.


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The place shall be packed.

Tickets have sold out, and those in blue shall be bearing brooms and grins.

B Rad the Ray Fan
9=8

by B Ray on Jul 2, 2008 4:02 PM EDT   0 recs

Does anyone know why...

on nights like tonight when the rays sell out why they don’t uncover the nose bleed seats and sell more tickets?

by K-Rock on Jul 2, 2008 4:19 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I don't know.

Because that would be smart

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 4:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I know that Tropicana was built to encourage a diversity of sports interests.

Perhaps they are obstructed from decent baseball viewing?

B Rad the Ray Fan
9=8

by B Ray on Jul 2, 2008 4:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I was under impression that was to have more sell-outs

In the past, for Yankees and Red Sox gams the place would be packed with the exception of a few rows. You still see on ESPN with they give the attend. figures even though the Trop is “sold out” the figures state 76% full.

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 4:44 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I've seen some pics from down-level angles

Those top-most seats look like they might have an obstructed view due to one of the catwalks.

I still maintain that the Rays never hired the staff for it and therefore have no way to quickly deploy those seats.

by kericr on Jul 2, 2008 4:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

from the trib:

“Tonight’s game is sold out except for a limited number of obstructed-view seats, the Rays said today in a news release.”

by davidsmarch on Jul 2, 2008 6:03 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Come on Kaz.

You know Dice-K is not a walk in the park.

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 4:08 PM EDT   0 recs

IM A ROYALS FAN!

Who has suddenly fallen in love with this rays team.. i love em.. the new jerseys the team the everything… my royals will always be number 1 but rays can be my number two

so who is willing to welcome me to the rays community

Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right

by focs on Jul 2, 2008 4:09 PM EDT   0 recs

welcome, welcome

The bandwagon is plenty big enough for some Royals fans. We small budget teams must stick together!

by stpetelawyer on Jul 2, 2008 4:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

agreed... one day we will see eachother in the ALCS i am very confident about that

Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right

by focs on Jul 2, 2008 4:14 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yabuta is playing for the O-Royals now, right?

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 4:22 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yes

Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right

by focs on Jul 2, 2008 4:31 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I miss Damon Hollins. He was a class act, tough player.

I wish him the best of luck there in Omaha.

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 4:45 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

New Jerseys?

That’s yanks territory

by rglass44 on Jul 2, 2008 4:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

BOOOO

A laughed in pity only.

www.citadel-insurance.com

by SeanDubbs on Jul 2, 2008 4:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I get it. Funny

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 4:22 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Welcome for now, but in a few days you will not be welcome.

But, my focus is on the Rays taking on the Red Sox. Good Luck in your season.

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 4:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yes... this weekened will be fun :D

Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right

by focs on Jul 2, 2008 4:31 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

As long as the score is in the Rays favor.

Then, indeed, it will be a fun weekend.

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 4:49 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

focs

Any Royals Double-A prospects I should follow? There have been a few decent pitchers, but Rosa was promoted and Cortes is off-and-on healthy.

Longlorious.

by RATW on Jul 2, 2008 4:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Cortes is back and dominating..

Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right

by focs on Jul 2, 2008 5:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I thought Red Sox fans were born giving the middle finger.

This is nothing new.

www.citadel-insurance.com

by SeanDubbs on Jul 2, 2008 4:09 PM EDT   0 recs

HAHAHAHA! OMG.

Rec’d

B Rad the Ray Fan
9=8

by B Ray on Jul 2, 2008 4:34 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah

That pic has seen Photoshop so many times for just about every team.

www.citadel-insurance.com

by SeanDubbs on Jul 2, 2008 4:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That's actually a photoshopped English rugby fan

Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.

by Orlando Rays on Jul 2, 2008 7:49 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

How We Roll

Iwamura, 2b
Crawford, lf
Upton, cf
Pena, 1b
Longoria, 3b
Floyd, dh
Navarro, c
Hinske, rf
Bartlett, ss
Kazmir, p

Sox
Ellsbury, cf
Pedroia, 2b
Drew, rf
Ramirez, dh
Lowell, 3b
Youkilis, 1b
Varitek, c
Moss, lf
Lugo, ss
Matsuzaka, p

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by SeanDubbs on Jul 2, 2008 4:23 PM EDT   0 recs

I think the Red Sox will come out swinging

hopefully the Rays can wait on the right pitch and take advantage of the Red Sox. Go Rays Go!

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 4:38 PM EDT   0 recs

Tonight's game is sold out.

www.citadel-insurance.com

by SeanDubbs on Jul 2, 2008 4:44 PM EDT   0 recs

Maybe I should have read the first comment and not double posted.

However, I’m sure their are plenty of good seats available against KC.

www.citadel-insurance.com

by SeanDubbs on Jul 2, 2008 4:51 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

You mean it won't be sold out to see Loverboy?

And I am not talking about RJ, I am talking about the band.

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 4:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

RJ is Ladysman447 or whatever it is from Transformers.

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 4:58 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Can the Rays change their team slogan to:

“To Punish and Enslave”?

That alone was the single best moment of that movie for me.

by kericr on Jul 2, 2008 4:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

my favorite part of the movie was...

the end credits! No, it was an okay film.

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 5:01 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

MVP: Longo

Lets get it going early and make sure that dumbass Papelbon continues to just sit and twiddle is thumbs in the pen like he has all series long.

by Dbullsfan on Jul 2, 2008 4:51 PM EDT   0 recs

Wow Guys

Wes Bankston got called up for the A’s to replace Chavez, whos on the DL now.

by Cory Alexander on Jul 2, 2008 4:55 PM EDT   0 recs

Congrats to Wes.

I remember when was our 1B of the future. I always thought that him playing 3B ruined his chances with the Rays. He just wasn’t that good. That and the fact that he never became a power bat.

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 4:57 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

(scratches head)

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 6:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Go Hell-Boy!

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 6:41 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

30 minutes till show time.

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 6:41 PM EDT   0 recs

Hey ESPN....

We’ll trade you Todd Kalas and a sportscaster to be named later for Erin Andrews

by chancedj on Jul 2, 2008 6:44 PM EDT   0 recs

I get what you mean.

But, It’s Todd Kalas. The Man, the myth, the legend.

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 6:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Is ESPN blacking out the game in the bay area?

I would think so because of the local telecast.

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 7:04 PM EDT   0 recs