5/7 Post-Game: Tampa Bay Rays @ New York Yankeees

by R.J. Anderson on May 7, 2009 10:41 PM EDT

Sylar, take it away:

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just amazing

by Underdogs on May 7, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions

CC Busting his power slump
Sweeping the Yankees.
Sweeping a Road Series
Sweeping a team on the road that we’re supposed to be better than
Sweeping a division opponent
Sweeping a division opponent on the road
Zorilla’s bomb
Longo’s 2 bombs
MVBOMB
JP being nasty
Shouse
The 3 pitch, 1 out save

What I didn’t like
Jeff Niemann’s redicluous pitching performance. You’d think he’d be getting better by now. That’s not happening.
Every AB for CC except for the last was pretty shitty, and even then, he was still hacking.
Burrell still slumping. He’s gotta wake up before the offense starts to go flat again.
Wheeler tossing BP to Damon. How the fuck do you keep doing that?

"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."

by kericr on May 7, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions

you forgot

“Sandman” leaving

by Underdogs on May 7, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Well yeah, of course

I liked his facial expressions more.

Seriously though, all of the victory senarios make me very happy. Last year the Rays gave away so many games to the Yankees. The Rays had so many problems winning road division series, let alone sweeping them. And so many times the Rays would be coming off a high from winning a home series then go on the road and lose the next subsequent series against an alledgedly inferior team.

I’d like to see the team at .500 by the end of this road trip. I think it can happen.

"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."

by kericr on May 7, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Triggering a massive booing of Tex in the 1st

by ReasonableDoubt on May 7, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Sorry I wasn't here

I was busy watching Star Trek.

"Sir, the Cannonball Run is a race from Connecticut to your @$$." --Captain Chaos, Cannonball Run II (blooper reel)

RIP Dom DeLuise 1933-2009

by Orlando Rays on May 7, 2009 10:56 PM EDT reply actions

that ruled so hard.

by walkoffwalk on May 7, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions

CC is not selfish becuase his homer ended his chance of stealing a base in 10 straight games.

by walkoffwalk on May 7, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions

You're right about one thing RJ

A ‘W’ sometimes doesn’t tell the full story of how the pitcher performed

Great game

by Raymondo on May 7, 2009 11:02 PM EDT reply actions

A 'W' seldom tells the full story

The only thing you can be certain of, is that (if it’s a starter), they pitched 5 innings.

by GomesSweetGomes on May 7, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions

I love how ESPN credits all homers hit in NY are because of the stadium.

And not the shitty pitching.

M.V.Z. Most Valuable Zorilla!

by SeanDubbs on May 7, 2009 11:11 PM EDT reply actions

great game,

if CC plays the rest of the year almost as good as he’s been the past few weeks, he’ll be a force on this team.

howell = awesome, i loved his “i’m fucking awesome” attitude tonight

bartlett at the top of the lineup = runs scored, bj get dropped til he busts his slump?

9th inning committee = i love it

by davidsmarch on May 7, 2009 11:33 PM EDT reply actions

b. shouse got the win

not wheeler

by behn on May 7, 2009 11:35 PM EDT reply actions

Dewayne Staats mentioned that Nelson got the win

Some sort of special rule was invoked. Does anyone know what the rule is?

by rayweaver on May 7, 2009 11:36 PM EDT reply actions

rule 10.17 states, as follows

Ahem…
© The official scorer shall not credit as the winning pitcher a relief pitcher who is ineffective in a brief appearance, when at least one succeeding relief pitcher pitches effectively in helping his team maintain its lead. In such a case, the official scorer shall credit as the winning pitcher the succeeding relief pitcher who was most effective, in the judgment of the official scorer.
Rule 10.17© Comment: The official scorer generally should, but is not required to, consider the appearance of a relief pitcher to be ineffective and brief if such relief pitcher pitches less than one inning and allows two or more earned runs to score (even if such runs are charged to a previous pitcher). Rule

by behn on May 7, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions