"Well, I don't know what I've been told, you never slow down, you never grow old.

I'm tired of screwin' up, tired goin' down, tired of myself, tired of this town.  " Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Last Dance with Mary Jane."

It's that's time again, the Rays take on the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park. The Rays come in with a 6-3 record having just swept the Baltimore Orioles, in Baltimore. Now, before we pound our chests and think that the Rays are walking on water please remember that the Rays could easily be 3-6. How grim would Draysbay be if the Rays were 3-6? If the Rays were 3-6 this three game series against the Red Sox would be almost a must win situation. But, lucky enough for our boys in Bay-Blue, they are sitting at 6-3 with a chance to pick up some important wins against a AL East foe.

Probabible Starters

Fri, Apr 16 Tampa Bay 7:10 PM Beckett (1-0) Davis (0-1)
Sat, Apr 17 Tampa Bay 7:10 PM Buchholz (1-0) Shields (0-0)
Sun, Apr 18 Tampa Bay 1:35 PM Lester (0-1) Garza (2-0)
Mon, Apr 19 Tampa Bay 11:05 AM Lackey (1-0) Niemann (0-0)

Blast from the Past

Today we will take a look at 1999 where the Rays beat the Red Sox 5-1. Two things to look at that I find interesting: 1, Fred McGriff stole second in this game. 2, Jose Canseco hit home run number 6 by April 18th.

Sunday, April 18, 1999 1:07PM, Fenway Park
Attendance: 27,589, Time of Game: 2:53

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Devil Rays      0  0  0   0  2  1   0  0  2    5  7  0
Red Sox         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  1

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

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HR: B Smith (1, off B Rose; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line); J Canseco (6, off P Rapp; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); D Martinez (2, off P Rapp; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line). IBB: F McGriff (2, by B Rose). TB: B Smith 5; D Martinez 4; J Canseco 4; J Flaherty 2; D Lamb. RBI: B Smith 2 (2); J Canseco (9); D Martinez (11); D Lamb (1). Team LOB: 6. With RISP: 0 for 6. Fielding DP: 2. B Smith-M Cairo-F McGriff; M Cairo-D Lamb-F McGriff. Baserunning SB: F McGriff (1, 2nd base off B Rose/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox

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2B: N Garciaparra (1, off B Witt); J Offerman (8, off B Witt). SF: J Frye (1, off B Witt). TB: N Garciaparra 3; J Offerman 2; D Buford; J Varitek. GIDP: J Offerman (1); M Stanley (2). RBI: J Frye (2). Team LOB: 6. With RISP: 0 for 6. Fielding E: J Valentin (3). Baserunning SB: N Garciaparra (1, 2nd base off B Witt/J Flaherty); D Buford (1, 2nd base off B Witt/J Flaherty).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

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Boston Red Sox

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Balks: None. WP: B Witt (1). HBP: None. IBB: B Rose (1; F McGriff). Pickoffs: None.

 All-Tme Series (look away): 86-128

 So, how do you feel about this upcoming series against the Boston Red Sox?