First and foremost, happy Jackie Robinson Day. On this day in 1947, Robinson made his MLB debut and broke baseball’s color barrier. Every April 15, all MLB players and coaches wear 42 in remembrance of the courageous acts of Jackie Robinson. As far as tonight’s contest, all good things must come to an end, as … Read more
Following a series win agains the Atlanta Braves, the Tampa Bay Rays welcomed the Boston Red Sox to town to begin a three game set on Monday night. The night game marked the Rays first AL East matchup of the season and both Shane Baz and the offense came ready to play. Baz got the … Read more
A series victory is always rejuvenating and this past weekend is no exception as the Rays took two of three from the Atlanta Braves. The Rays have now improved to 7-8 on the season, putting them in 4th place in the division 1.5 games back of the division leading Toronto Blue Jays. Tampa Bay is … Read more
Happy Saturday, everyone, and what a beautiful day for a Rays game! AJ Smith-Shawver was on the mound for the Braves, up against Drew Rasmussen for the Rays, so let’s see how the home game shook out against one of the baseball teams with the worst starts of the season. In the top of the … Read more
Happy Thursday, everyone. The Rays were enjoying a fine spring day at the park against the Angels, with Zack Littell on the mound for the Rays up against Jose Soriano for the Angels. After yesterday’s home run marathon, things got started in similar fashion today, with two pitches into the first and Littell gave up … Read more
The Tampa Bay Rays played host to Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels Tuesday evening in Tampa as they began a 13-game homestand. Despite their best efforts to overcome Youtuber Zack Hample and the Halos, the Rays fell in the series opener by a score of 4-3. While some on social media might place … Read more
The Rays will have to wait a long while longer to get a victory in Arlington, Texas. Whatever is in the water in Texas (and judging by their increasingly poor environmental regulations, probably a LOT of things) the Raangers are able to find just enough, every game, to be able to get by with a … Read more
The real problem, from a Rays point of view with tonight’s game had nothing to do with Zach Littell. The real problem was the offense. Coming into this season, I looked at the Rays roster and wondered where the heck the runs would come from. They were largely successful in their first two series by … Read more
The St. Petersburg City Council approved $22.5M in funding to repair the Tropicana Field roof, according to the Associated Press (h/t ESPN). That’s less the half the overall estimated $55.7M necessary to get the Trop back to playable after last fall’s hurricane damage. Other necessary fixes include repairs to the playing surface and lighting. The … Read more
It was the top of the first inning and something very strange was happening. A Rays pitcher — in this case Ryan Pepiot — threw four balls to a player, who then took first base. This, I’ve been told, is called a “walk,” and we hadn’t seen one from a Rays pitcher since Opening Day, … Read more