Tampa Bay Rays Getting Offensive
by Erik Hahmann on May 1, 2009 11:00 AM EDT
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PrintThe Rays scored 13 runs and naturally everyone is happy. We all know the offense is capable of scoring runs(imagine what they'd do if B.J. was hitting), but what's frustrating is the fact that they have seemed to only score them in bunches.
The last five times the Rays have scored 6 or more runs they promptly went out and basically laid an offensive egg the following game, scoring 2, 3, 0, 2, and 3 runs respectively. They were able to string together 11 and then 15 runs in their April 12th and 13th games, but that seems like so long ago now. Hopefully tonight they can finally break that trend and score more than three runs.
-I know Tommy touched on it earlier, but what a game from Michele Hernandez. He now has as many RBI as Navarro.
-Speaking of Navarro, I looked up his walk total. It's not pretty. In 74PA he's walked one time. That's Bengie Molina territory, except Molina is actually hitting a little bit. I have faith that Navarro's bat will come around, but he really needs to take a free pass a little more often.
-Can we clone Evan Longoria and have 9 of him in the lineup against the Red Sox? In 4 games against Boston this season Longoria has a slash line of .474/.474/1.105/1.579 with 9 hits, 2 doubles, 3HR and 5RBI.
The Rays need to come out tonight and keep up the offensive showcase. It's Justin Masterson for God's sake.
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Masterson isn't bad
I feel like this may be a Lester-esque game… he holds us down for a couple innings, then we break his back over our knee(s).
[Navarro sucks]
How bad could Zorilla truly be behind the dish?
HOMERUNS
The box: it’ll trap you, Joe. THINK OUTISDE IT
[/Navarro sucks]
I'm pretty sure having Zobrist play catcher for just a game would end any question about how hard the position is.
by R.J. Anderson on May 1, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Problems with that.
- You don’t have an entire staff to manage and deal with on a daily basis.
- You don’t have major league quality pitches to track and catch.
- You don’t have major league quality hitters to attempt and work around.
- You don’t have major league quality umpires.
- You don’t have major league quality baserunners to keep an eye on.
Etc.
Being a catcher is physically difficult, add in everything else, and it’s downright ridiculous.
by R.J. Anderson on May 1, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I just figured catching in itself is difficult
when you throw in all the other stuff he has to deal with you understand how amazingly difficult it is. I caught a game in High School since our catcher got ejected and I never want to do it again.
Swav or Die.
My knees have a little tightness from catching
In my day, we didn’t use those pansy Kneesaver wedges. Damn kids.
/old@25’d
Throwing a ball into a trash can: it's fundamental!
by R.J. Anderson on May 1, 2009 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe we could just put that trash can behind the plate
Do what you love to do and give it your very best. Whether it's business or baseball, or the theater, or any field. If you don't love what you're doing and you can't give it your best, get out of it. Life is too short. You'll be an old man before you know it.
-Al Lopez
by Sandy Kazmir on May 2, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
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