Dioner Navarro & Gabe Gross Lead Rays Rout; Ricky Nolasco Demoted
by Tommy Rancel on May 22, 2009 11:01 PM EDT
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PrintA day after the Rays defeated the Oakland A's in their final at-bat, today's game was over in the middle of the third inning. The Rays defeated the Marlins 15-2 to take game one of the "citrus series" also known as the annual meeting between the Rays and the Marlins nobody really cares about. The Rays jumped to a 2-0 lead off of Jason Barlett's 2-run double, his 10th double of the season. From there the offense just exploded on Ricky Nolasco, who was optioned to the minor leagues after the game.
Dioner Navarro would hit a two run home run in the second inning to put the Rays up 4-0. After a singles by Andy "The DH" Sonnanstine and Carl Crawford, Evan Longoria would drive in his 47th RBI on his 18th double of the season. Carlos Pena would come up next and add to the beating by clubbing a three run homer, his 15th of the year to put the Rays up 8-0. It would only get worst for the Marlins as David Davidson (who?) made his Marlins debut and promptly gave up five runs on four hits, four walks in his lone inning of work. Dioner Navarro had two hits in the inning and Gabe Gross laced a two RBI double off the lefty. It took Davidson 52 pitches to retire the Rays in the third inning. The silver lining? He struck out the side in the inning. The dark cloud? He was designated for assignment after the game. Whoops
The game was pretty much over at that point, but let's takes a look at some final lines: Gabe Gross: 3-5, HR (2), 4 RBI (11) with two hits off of left handed pitching. Why is this guy so average? Dioner Navarro: 4-6 HR (2), 3 RBI (10), pink-eye cured the slump. Overall, 15 runs on 17 hits with a hit and a run scored for each Ray starter including Andy Sonnanstine.
Speaking of Sonnanstine, it was a pretty easy night on the mound. When your team spots you 13 runs before you take the mound in the third inning you can kind of relax and do whatever you want on the mound. He attacked the Marlins hitters, throwing 70 of his 102 pitches for strikes. He featured his cutter 47% of the time and mixed in a slider (25%) and a change up(13%). This is how you throw in a game when you're up double digits:
via brooksbaseball.dustinkikuchi.com
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Holy moly..
Nolasco was thought to be a breakout candidate this year. What a fall for him. He has had a rough year.
Put Tampa Bay back on our road uniforms!!
Cody Ross already has
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
by Orlando Rays on May 23, 2009 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Jacobs is a Royal
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.
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by Sandy Kazmir on May 23, 2009 2:55 AM EDT up reply actions
and im loving it :)
price to be up, kaz to DL, percy to never pitch again
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oh and thayer getting his chance
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The only reason...
I kept watching this game was to cheer Andy on to the fine performance he wound up giving us.
Great job, guys!
and we raped their bullpen
Leave me alone, I'm watching monsterjam.
by mrichardkent on May 22, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
and got nolasco sent down :(
the marlins fan in me crys, but im a rays fan 1st
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so niemann to pen or trade when kaz comes back?
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Niemann was looking solid last time out. His control is uber-spotty, but compared to Kaz he’s pitching well right now.
by Zach Attack on May 22, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
but compared to Kaz he’s pitching well right now.
thats not too hard to do
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Too early to tell. A lot can happen between now and the time Kazmir comes back.
First his quad has to heal 100%. Then he has to fix his mechanical flaws, and then he has to get back on a schedule.
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by Tommy Rancel on May 22, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Im sure when he starts his rehab it will be in Port Charlotte so the Rays can keep him close to home.
From there he’ll probably make the tour through Montgomery and Durham
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by Tommy Rancel on May 22, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
fuck u turkaglo!
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fuck ya LeBron!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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no he will come up with some excuse to keep hating on LeBron
u know he will, he barely ever gives credit where credit is due.
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i have a feeling this series goes 7
best of luck to orlando, but im rooting for the cavs :)
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It's hard to be dissapointed in a split @Cleveland.
Magic have home court advantage for the rest of the series.
i wont watch if orlando wins because bayless will just go off
he probably wont show up if the cavs win the series
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No, he'll wait until the Cavs win it all
Then he’ll take a “vacation”
2009 Rays Baseball: God Damn It, Guys
probably
i want the cavs to win it all, but if they lose this series to orlando ill root for orlando to beat who ever comes out of the west, espically the lakers, i cant stand Kobe anymore.
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I'll root for the Cavs if we lose
I just hate the Lakers so much more
2009 Rays Baseball: God Damn It, Guys
Kobe has become a dirty player to me
always running his mouth to the officials, elbowing Artest, yapping at Battier. just shut up and play the game Kobe
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Why would you even listen to him. He's the real-life equivelent to a troll.
Seriously, if he actually believes anything he’s saying, he might as well be a card-carrying member of the KKK.
"Where we all wait in earnest with pudding in hand for the Upton comet to sail through the roofed skies, so that we may meet Him."
speaing of Kazmir...
Look, I’m not as knowledgeable about GM’s and the moves they make as most people here probably are, so don’t jump on me if this is a dumb question.
But, is Friedman talking out of his ass when he says that Kazmir and Percival are actually injured? Is it a common practice for a team to put someone on the DL when he just isn’t playing up to standards? I know I heard somewhere that Kazmir has a contract stipulation saying that he can’t be demoted without consent. Is this the team’s response to having its hands tied by Kaz/Percy’s contracts?
Someone said that Kazmir had said that he wasn’t feeling any pain a few days ago. I heard Kalas’s interview with the GM in the second inning. Is our GM just blowing smoke, or are these explanations real?
i believe that percy is hurt, not so much on kaz
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Kaz's injury is similar to the ones that Wang and Dice-K had
he isn’t hurt but needs some time to work on mechanics and heck maybe he can go see that pychiatrist that Garza saw.
yep i agree
its more mental and mechanical than physical
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how much is Wang making this year?
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The type of injury makes sense
As Will Carroll would say it’s a “cascade” injury. While trying to protect one part of the body he injured another. We all know Kaz is a mechanical mess and it wouldnt surprise me if while trying to fix a flaw he picked up a bad habit that injured his leg.
I do know a doctor has to sign off on each injury and it has to be approved by the commish’s office before you can put a player on the DL. So if every one agrees there is an “injury” then we can’t say their isn’t.
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by Tommy Rancel on May 22, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Indeed, this is what happened with Rocco once; he pulled a hammy, then had to have Tommy John surgery after injuring his arm while rehabbing his leg.
"Where we all wait in earnest with pudding in hand for the Upton comet to sail through the roofed skies, so that we may meet Him."
Actually, was it his ACL? I don't remember.
"Where we all wait in earnest with pudding in hand for the Upton comet to sail through the roofed skies, so that we may meet Him."
I know he got hurt playing wiffle ball
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 23, 2009 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
As much as I want to be excited about tonight's game and Price getting the call
I am absolutely devestated over the Magic game. One of the most painful losses I’ve had to endure as a fan. Up there with the Bucs blowing a 35-14 lead to the Colts with 4 minutes left back in 2003.
Hello.
dude.. the cavs were up 23 at one point..
to lose by one is just amazing.. and should be promising.
Leave me alone, I'm watching monsterjam.
by mrichardkent on May 23, 2009 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Those refs need to be dragged through a quarry behind a truck
Both teams showed up, the zebra’s didn’t.
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 23, 2009 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
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