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Comment on Postgame Shot Of Joe: Beautiful Win by Gus

Gus — Sun, 19 May 2013 02:36:22 +0000

Kelly Johnson and Joyce have been key. Rays own jim johnson. Now stop pitching to davis.

Comment on This Wil Myers Quote Suggests It Is Going To Be A While Before We See Him In The Majors by Rayalan

Rayalan — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:06:39 +0000

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.

Comment on Postgame Shot Of Joe: “One Pitch” Worked For Rays by Allen

Allen — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:05:19 +0000

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.

Comment on This Wil Myers Quote Suggests It Is Going To Be A While Before We See Him In The Majors by OriginalTom

OriginalTom — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:25:00 +0000

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.

Comment on This Wil Myers Quote Suggests It Is Going To Be A While Before We See Him In The Majors by MarkE

MarkE — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:28:35 +0000

“You have to shorten your swing with two strikes, try to put the ball in play.”

An interesting quote from Charlie. Because if the Rays had actually used this philosophy the past few years, they’d have had much, much more success. Swinging to be the grand slam hero, or swinging for a walk-off homer has ended many, many a game the wrong way for the Rays. (picture the swing of Upton or Pena with 2 runners on, two outs and down by 2 in the 9th). And don’t come at me with your examples of “walk-off homers”, because for every ONE you can recount, I’ll give you TEN examples of the opposite result.

You’ll notice this season that Rays batters seem to have FINALLY gotten it. Guys are going opposite field and laying down seeing-eye ground balls at an unprecedented rate. THAT type of cerebral, unselfish batting has been absent the past few years and this season’s offensive numbers have alot to do with turning that philosophy around. You can see it in Longo’s swing, you can see Loney walk to the plate with that mentality every time a runner is on.

I understand that Longo and Scott are in the lineup to hit for power, and that’s obviously important, but with 2 strikes, in certain situations, don’t take it from me, listen to coach Montoyo, “We stress it all the way from rookie ball to the big leagues: You have to shorten your swing with two strikes, try to put the ball in play. You would think it makes sense, man…”

Comment on This Wil Myers Quote Suggests It Is Going To Be A While Before We See Him In The Majors by Don

Don — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:21:23 +0000

Does Delmon Young, BJ Upton, and that other moron that was arrested and now broke, Ring any Bells?, Let Him stay where he belongs, until he proves hes “ready”………. and the Rays save money…their objective in the first place…

Comment on This Wil Myers Quote Suggests It Is Going To Be A While Before We See Him In The Majors by Mr.Smith 1980

Mr.Smith 1980 — Sat, 18 May 2013 02:46:43 +0000

At the end of the day the truth is still the truth- the kid has been ogled and drooled over for the entirety of his life. His egocentric mentality is a common symptom of great players who feel they’re being unjustly held down.

But a great man (Evan Longoria) was just recently quoted reiterating that “baseball has a way of humbling you”…

Myers will be humbled and his potential will be realized, but first he needs to get out of his own way. This sounds backwards, but a trip to the Bigs would help him find (and eat) the humble pie in a hurry. As long as he’s left to ruminate down on the farm he’s just gonna dig in his heels and continue to be too big for his britches.

Comment on [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Blowing Saves, A Touching Reunion, And A Briggy Reunion? by Don

Don — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:02:56 +0000

Do you Know the diference in “joy” and performance recognition?…..You enjoy poor performance……I don’t

Comment on This Wil Myers Quote Suggests It Is Going To Be A While Before We See Him In The Majors by Don

Don — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:37:56 +0000

A “savior”he was never ment to be…George Brett told everybody “He needed plenty of Work” of course he was just protecting “KC’s image” for the trade…..
Rays Trade Down to Save the money…..Like Jennings (call up) replacing CC.. never will happen………..so what’s new?

Comment on This Wil Myers Quote Suggests It Is Going To Be A While Before We See Him In The Majors by Don

Don — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:31:00 +0000

Another Ray cast off …..gets Major league pay….Good for you Edwin…but we got .220 Part time Joyce