Comments for Rays Index http://www.raysindex.com Sun, 19 May 2013 14:05:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on This Wil Myers Quote Suggests It Is Going To Be A While Before We See Him In The Majors by reeni645 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRaysIndex/~3/qCgIq1jeZFs/this-wil-myers-quote-suggests-it-is-going-to-be-a-while-before-we-see-him-in-the-majors.html reeni645 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:05:05 +0000 http://www.raysindex.com/?p=27480#comment-255248 Saw Wil Myers on a road trip to Durham May 5-10.He is NOT impressive and has a higher strike out rate than BJ Upton ever did.

He also doesn’t follow the more usual rules of baseball such as him running out of his right field territory and crashing into the center fielder (bourois) trying to field a center field ball. Showy and impulsive behavior. His teamate was injured and taken out fo the game. He continued to play looking as though nothing happened. A section of the Durham Athletic Park is labled “Wilville” for his support but didn’t seem to draw many fans.

The best part was when the announcer would incorrectly call him Will Rhymes (playing AAA Syracuse) the former Bull/Ray.Fans were yelling for Will Rhymes not Wil Myers. Many of the Bulls came out of the dugout or onto the field pre-game to shake hands or hug Will Ryhmes. He is very much missed by his fans and teamates.

If you get a chance this summer, go on a road trip to Durham. It’s about 625 miles form Tampa..easy drving. Great stadium, not a bad seat in the house and fun atmosphere!

]]> http://www.raysindex.com/2013/05/this-wil-myers-quote-suggests-it-is-going-to-be-a-while-before-we-see-him-in-the-majors.html#comment-255248 Comment on Postgame Shot Of Joe: Beautiful Win by Don http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRaysIndex/~3/RwYCbu4Qutg/postgame-shot-of-joe-beautiful-win.html Don Sun, 19 May 2013 12:47:07 +0000 http://www.raysindex.com/?p=27490#comment-255050 And I thought Maddon was Stubborn, Orioles “closer” didn’t even know where the plate was…and no one warming up in the bullpen..OK cookies you deserve what you got…
I think Maddon is smart NOT playing Joyce everyday, after all we have plenty of outfielders who hit better than him..why ruin his .220 batting avg. against lefties….
NoName is eating up those innings (3 Saturday) and getting LOTS of ground balls, ok a few Hr’s too…doesn’t matter..he is “much better than Niemann”, as Maddon said shortly after Friedman payed him $3-5 mil….Go figure…

]]> http://www.raysindex.com/2013/05/postgame-shot-of-joe-beautiful-win.html#comment-255050 Comment on Postgame Shot Of Joe: Beautiful Win by Allen http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRaysIndex/~3/kOEt3pN5Fgs/postgame-shot-of-joe-beautiful-win.html Allen Sun, 19 May 2013 11:41:53 +0000 http://www.raysindex.com/?p=27490#comment-254877 These head-to-head meetings with those ahead of the Rays in the AL East are absolutely critical. Beat the Orioles, Sox and Yankees and the Rays can make up those 4.5 games. What a thrilling win in Baltimore! Let’s hope for a gem from our ace, Matt Moore, on Sunday going against the Birds’ most consistent starter.

Looks like Kyle Farnsworth ought to retire. I wonder if Maddon has lost confidence in Jake MaGee? Can the new faces really help our beleagured pitching? Lueke and Torres have so far. Now we await the arrival of young Odorizzi as we await the return of Gomes and Price.

I’m loving the hitting but I worry about a team slump without first an improvement in our pitching.

]]> http://www.raysindex.com/2013/05/postgame-shot-of-joe-beautiful-win.html#comment-254877 Comment on Postgame Shot Of Joe: Beautiful Win by Andy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRaysIndex/~3/5zcjirKcjtY/postgame-shot-of-joe-beautiful-win.html Andy Sun, 19 May 2013 05:27:18 +0000 http://www.raysindex.com/?p=27490#comment-253834 Absolutely LOVED this win, too!!! Talk about not giving up! Wow, I thought getting 2 runs to tie the game would be an accomplishment!! But 6 RUNS??? Hot Damn, closers beware!!! :-D

Don’t know about anyone else, but I find it hard to root for or praise an accused rapist!!!! Instead, I’ll commend Alex Torres for a gr8 stint (4 scoreless innings!!), barely out of AAA!!!

Go for the SWEEP, now Rays!!!! :-D

]]> http://www.raysindex.com/2013/05/postgame-shot-of-joe-beautiful-win.html#comment-253834 Comment on This Wil Myers Quote Suggests It Is Going To Be A While Before We See Him In The Majors by Andy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRaysIndex/~3/vgAKkjtcVR4/this-wil-myers-quote-suggests-it-is-going-to-be-a-while-before-we-see-him-in-the-majors.html Andy Sun, 19 May 2013 04:55:48 +0000 http://www.raysindex.com/?p=27480#comment-253732 Wil is more than a very highly touted sensation-to-be w/an egocentric mentality. He’s clueless & sensory deprived as well!! Given the Rays’ way of juggling line-ups, what makes him think that he’ll be “a middle of the order guy, one of the guys that drives in runs, . . . not really looking to just slap the ball around, just put it in play”?!! Just look at where Pena hit last year, or Burrell when w/the Rays!! Maybe they started middle of the order, but after shoddy production, they were moved around like all of the other players!! He might be young, but he needs to wake up & smell the coffee!!!

]]> http://www.raysindex.com/2013/05/this-wil-myers-quote-suggests-it-is-going-to-be-a-while-before-we-see-him-in-the-majors.html#comment-253732 Comment on This Wil Myers Quote Suggests It Is Going To Be A While Before We See Him In The Majors by Andy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRaysIndex/~3/r9yUDetbiGU/this-wil-myers-quote-suggests-it-is-going-to-be-a-while-before-we-see-him-in-the-majors-2.html Andy Sun, 19 May 2013 04:39:30 +0000 http://www.raysindex.com/?p=27479#comment-253669 Plus, w/o Joyce, we lose Saturday’s game – big time!! Matt is also a gr8 team player & clubhouse guy. Can’t know for certain, but it seemed like Jackson was more about himself. Anyway, that trade was so long ago, we shouldn’t even be having this discussion.

]]> http://www.raysindex.com/2013/05/this-wil-myers-quote-suggests-it-is-going-to-be-a-while-before-we-see-him-in-the-majors-2.html#comment-253669 Comment on Postgame Shot Of Joe: Beautiful Win by Gus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRaysIndex/~3/x_4dor01Knw/postgame-shot-of-joe-beautiful-win.html Gus Sun, 19 May 2013 02:36:22 +0000 http://www.raysindex.com/?p=27490#comment-253248 Kelly Johnson and Joyce have been key. Rays own jim johnson. Now stop pitching to davis.

]]> http://www.raysindex.com/2013/05/postgame-shot-of-joe-beautiful-win.html#comment-253248 Comment on This Wil Myers Quote Suggests It Is Going To Be A While Before We See Him In The Majors by Rayalan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRaysIndex/~3/s-_qcsJ0UcI/this-wil-myers-quote-suggests-it-is-going-to-be-a-while-before-we-see-him-in-the-majors.html Rayalan Sat, 18 May 2013 17:06:39 +0000 http://www.raysindex.com/?p=27480#comment-251283 The problem with this is that the majority of the time Rays are taking the first strike and getting behind in the count right away. This means they have one stike to try to power up on. Makes no sense to me.

]]> http://www.raysindex.com/2013/05/this-wil-myers-quote-suggests-it-is-going-to-be-a-while-before-we-see-him-in-the-majors.html#comment-251283 Comment on Postgame Shot Of Joe: “One Pitch” Worked For Rays by Allen http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRaysIndex/~3/YU4Y8KoMbsE/postgame-shot-of-joe-one-pitch-worked-for-rays.html Allen Sat, 18 May 2013 17:05:19 +0000 http://www.raysindex.com/?p=27487#comment-251274 It used to be one could feel confident if the Rays scored 2 or 3 runs, they’d win the game, or most of them. That’s no longer the case. Now, it feels like we’ve got to score eight to twelve runs to have any confidence of a win. We have longed for years to see a potent offense. We now have one, but I don’t think we are confident it will continue. Thus, we feel very vulnerable. We can kinda count on Moore and Cobb but after those two what do we have? Something was wrong with Price before his recent finger flexing. Hernandez is good for five or six good games a year. And we have perhaps only two men in the pen who don’t cause us to sweat drops of fear when they take the mound.

I guess that’s just the way it is in baseball—-except for the Yankees. They should be in last place with all their injuries and over-the-hill players.

I awoke around 4:00am Saturday from a horrific dream. I dreamed the Rays were in a final game to decide the AL champion. We win this game or go home. Taking the mound for us was our old friend, Andy Sonnanstine. After the first seven batters in the first, I awoke. It wasn’t Andy on the mound after all and I was relieved. Then I could see it was Hellickson. What’s the difference? He’s my biggest disappointment so far this year.

]]> http://www.raysindex.com/2013/05/postgame-shot-of-joe-one-pitch-worked-for-rays.html#comment-251274 Comment on This Wil Myers Quote Suggests It Is Going To Be A While Before We See Him In The Majors by OriginalTom http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRaysIndex/~3/dkmnCoUbgxs/this-wil-myers-quote-suggests-it-is-going-to-be-a-while-before-we-see-him-in-the-majors-2.html OriginalTom Sat, 18 May 2013 13:25:00 +0000 http://www.raysindex.com/?p=27479#comment-250564 Edwin is 1-6 with a 5.76 ERA. He has also been 46-47 since the trade. Matt Joyce has a career OPS of .805 and an OPS+ of 122. With the exception of 2009, we have also had 5 starting pitchers better than Jackson every season so despite being a solid pitcher he was replaceable. In addition Jackson will have made about 40 million through 2013 while Joyce will have made 4 million. Look, I am happy for Jackson he seemed to handle his struggles in 07 with class and dignity which makes him easy tio root for (in my book) so I am happy he got his act together and has been a solid pitcher. I still think it was an excellent trade and Joyce fits our team much better tahn Jackson.

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