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7/2: BOS (50-36) at RAYS (51-32)

Mos-def-the-ecstatic_tiny by R.J. Anderson on Comment 954 comments

Boston Red Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays


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 reply reply actions actions   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 reply reply actions actions   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 reply reply actions actions   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 reply reply actions actions   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 reply reply actions actions   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 reply reply actions actions   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 reply reply actions actions   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 reply reply actions actions   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 reply reply actions actions   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 reply reply actions actions   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 reply reply actions actions   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 reply reply actions actions   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 reply reply actions actions   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 reply reply actions actions   0 recs

New Jerseys?

That’s yanks territory

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

BOOOO

A laughed in pity only.

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

Yeah

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

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by SeanDubbs on Jul 2, 2008 4:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   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 reply reply actions actions   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 reply reply actions actions   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 reply reply actions actions   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.

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

I really hate that despite being at USF in freaking tampa

I can’t watch the game because its blacked out on espn

Blake
USF--Class of '09

by usfraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 7:18 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

they blocked out the Duke / UNC game.

I live in Washington, D.C. and the game was being blacked out. The damn game was played in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. What sense did that make? I hate getting blacked out.

"DUDE..."

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 2, 2008 7:19 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is the 3rd game of the year that they rays have played on ESPN...

and only twice has it been blacked out…both times when the sox were in town (the other time was the cubs and they left that one without a blackout).

DirecTV needs to either a) allow that game or b) send us channel 66 in HD :P.

on a side note, anyone have a good OTA antenna that won’t cost me an arm and a leg so i can start getting the local (66) games in HD? FSN, even on extra innings package i can still watch the game in HD.

by chancedj on Jul 2, 2008 7:22 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He was talking to CC

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 7:20 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If Pena doesn't start hitting soon...

they need to drop him back down in the order…give longoria a shot at #4. Wasn’t that where he was batting against the Cubs Marlins and Pirates…when he went on a tear?

by chancedj on Jul 2, 2008 7:24 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the longoria play last night

that dive to the foul side of third and then the throw from the knees…holy shit! that’s the loudest i’ve heard a baseball crowd in a long time.

"DUDE..."

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 2, 2008 7:24 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LONGOOOOOO

B Rad the Ray Fan
9=8

by B Ray on Jul 2, 2008 7:29 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that was glorious

by dropkicknu on Jul 2, 2008 7:29 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Heaven Longoria!

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 7:29 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

it's okay, we 24 pitches

we got 1

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 7:34 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A sign of things to come nothing but pain

for the Red Sox, no hope for tomorrow, nothing but a never ending agony .

by Gator80 on Jul 2, 2008 7:35 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Last time he was up pitching

it looked like he was sick…perhaps his arms starting to bother him again?

by chancedj on Jul 2, 2008 7:39 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was thinking....

the last 2 nights have been pitchers duels…and as much as this one should be the pitchers duel, this one will probably end up being something like 10-8 (us winning of course).

by chancedj on Jul 2, 2008 7:38 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm really glad

the sox haven’t started being patient yet

by EminenceFront on Jul 2, 2008 7:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

what happened?

I know Aki made a error, but how?

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 7:46 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Here now

What the fuck is up with this pitching matchup?

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 7:44 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he is at 43

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 7:47 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

speaking of 5 and done...

is sonnanstine on some kind of pitching diet? he doesn’t seem to go more than 5.

"DUDE..."

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 2, 2008 7:47 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he went 7 his last start.

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 7:48 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's what you get for all

the furry talk.

I’m not looking to point fingers at anyone but

by Gator80 on Jul 2, 2008 7:48 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Out of it

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 7:48 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

exhale.

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 7:48 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

EPIC FAIL

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 reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And Short...

and second and first.. :D

by chancedj on Jul 2, 2008 7:51 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

value of 0 is 0

0 has no worth.

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 7:51 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ouch...

19 pitches the first inning.
27 the second

but, if it’s any consulation:

Dice-k w/ 24 pitches in the first…..he might be out before kaz….

by chancedj on Jul 2, 2008 7:50 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Kaz isn't right

I really hope it’s not the case, but I could see another DL trip forthcoming. I mean, an 87-90 MPH fastball is not Scott Kazmir. He looks awful lately.

www.raysbb.com

Yes, we really do have fans.

by killa3312 on Jul 2, 2008 7:52 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

its two innings

can’t be lights out every time

by EminenceFront on Jul 2, 2008 7:53 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

His velocity has been down all year

but it’s been way down the past two starts. He was throwing this slow against the Pirates as well. He just isn’t right, unless you think Mark Hendrickson type velocity is what Scott Kazmir is all about.

www.raysbb.com

Yes, we really do have fans.

by killa3312 on Jul 2, 2008 7:55 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hmm...

The few pitches I saw on gameday were at 90/91, which is right around where he sits.

by R.J. Anderson on Jul 2, 2008 7:55 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Up up and AWAY!!!!!!!!

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 7:54 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Am I the only one

who thinks Aki’s walk-up music sounds like background music for an infomercial?

by EminenceFront on Jul 2, 2008 7:56 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A friendly reminder:

THE ROWDIES ARE BACK!!!!!

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 7:57 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'd watch..

..if the players were furries.

Longlorious.

by RATW on Jul 2, 2008 8:00 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's not indoor soccer

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 8:00 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There was an incarnation in the late-80s/early-90s that did

The main incarnation, 1975-1984, played real soccer in the North American Soccer League. And they won the championship in 1975.

This one is playing in USL First Division, the soccer level just under Major League Soccer. Think Triple-A.

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 8:03 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

cc rider!

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 8:02 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs