Yeah Don, you’re right what a failed replacement. I agree that CC has had a great career, but there’s no way in hell that anyone with an IQ over 80 can say that DJ has been a failure replacement especially considering he makes 1/20th of CC’s salary. Sure, CC is a better hitter, but for a leadoff batter, OBP is just as important.

Besides, I’m pretty sure DJ plays centerfield, so let’s compare his numbers this to the player he actually replaced. Hmmm, who was that again?

Hamilton would have NEVER done anything at Tampa Bay, except smoked crack and smack. He woke up AFTER getting cut. Him getting cut saved his career and most likely his life.

And Kelly Johnson? What could that guy have done to make anyone boo him? Jeez.

If Kaz continues to revive his career and gets another start at the Trop one day he will get a very warm welcome, I for one am rooting for him to do it.

I thought the Jays fans were especially obnoxious when a pitch was aimed at Escobar’s head and they cheered.

We dont have you on the record on Josh, or Joe the Baptist as you weren’t around then.

But you were here in 2011 saying we should have overpaid Crawford long term including $14M + for a lost year of 2011 and this year saying we should have matched overpaid Kepp who is still the worst player in baseball with a -1.4 WAR.

You hated BJ even when he was producing for us I willl give you that. Failed 2012 replacement Jennings at a 3.3 WAR a for half a milllion. vs CC @ $14M with a 0.5 WAR

If they ran the Rays one year the way you suggest, we would be doing a Marlins style fire sale within 2 years.

Don you are a masochist for repeatedly showing how truly ignorant you are.

He missed the spot entirely and grooved on as you said. Maddon, Hickey and Molina didnt call for a grooved FB and Rodney didnt try to throw it. He missed his spot its that simple. He and the entire bullpen have been missing spots all year.

If you are a closer like Rodney you dont pitch around people with two strikes intentionally. he tried to make a perfect pitch and missed it way inside.

With Buckners erratic wide strike zone any remotely decent pitch could have been called a strike last night.

Longo struck out on an at bat in which not one pitch entered the strike zone.

Last night baserunners were at a premium. Helli pitched a fantastic 8 innings allowing 2 runs. Our relievers missed a few spots and we lost.

I have less trouble with the 10th inning at bat — I never like walking the bases loaded and he had him down 0-2. Maybe the waste pitch has to be a little more wasteful, but Bautista went outside the zone to hit it. Credit to him.

Thhe refusal to come up with better plans to deal with red-hot sluggers during the course of a series or a game is very frustrating. Why they kept pitching to Davis last week is still beyond me. But if you do pitch to him, try something different. Rays needs to make some adjustments there. Pitchers’ results have been hurt by the coaching in my view.

Part of it is from the fact that no one was ever overpaid for a long term deal with one slight exception of course.

And you don’t hear ex-players hating on thier time here. All seem to feel they were treated fairly.

Who knows what would have been the outcome?

But one thing is certain if the manager had done “X” instead, and it failed, those same hindsight bullpen managers would be OUTRAGED that that stupid manager didn’t do “Y”

Its all so easy in hindsight to those “experts” who know our pen better than a management group with a proven track record of success.