Comments for Rays Index http://www.raysindex.com Thu, 23 May 2013 18:43:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Playoff Chances And Longo’s Legs by Don http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRaysIndex/~3/n497iM4otxY/the-hangover-the-one-where-we-discuss-playoff-chances-and-longos-legs.html Don Thu, 23 May 2013 18:43:54 +0000 http://www.raysindex.com/?p=27607#comment-265030 Your Mixed up, Dave L. is the “We’re really going to miss BJ upton” man, I’ve never said a good thing about his hitting ability in my
life, …CC is a LIFETIME .300 hitter, the only one the Rays will ever have…. Run? He can out run ANYONE on Rays even his failed replacement Jennings……Hamilton couldn’t get Crack in Texas?, yet became the BEST hitter in Baseball even though given away by genius Boy Friedman for Min. $25,000
You didn’t get one thing right Son…. but keep trying…

]]> http://www.raysindex.com/2013/05/the-hangover-the-one-where-we-discuss-playoff-chances-and-longos-legs.html#comment-265030 Comment on Postgame Shot Of Joe: Fernando Rodney Was Set Up To Fail by Gus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRaysIndex/~3/iYZ4_4OPyqo/postgame-shot-of-joe-fernando-rodney-was-set-up-to-fail.html Gus Thu, 23 May 2013 18:25:03 +0000 http://www.raysindex.com/?p=27604#comment-264948 One thing we know for sure — on a 3-2 count, Rodney should not have grooved that one into Bautista. Better there to make him chase or have him walk, then to throw a very hittable pitch where Bautista is very effective.

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.

]]> http://www.raysindex.com/2013/05/postgame-shot-of-joe-fernando-rodney-was-set-up-to-fail.html#comment-264948 Comment on [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Playoff Chances And Longo’s Legs by Dave L http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRaysIndex/~3/S9aoQeb9qTU/the-hangover-the-one-where-we-discuss-playoff-chances-and-longos-legs.html Dave L Thu, 23 May 2013 18:16:53 +0000 http://www.raysindex.com/?p=27607#comment-264907 I think its a testament to Rays management and fans that most all ex-Rays from the Post DRay era don’t get booed and heckled at the Trop. Even the mediocrities are remembered fondly and always get a smattering of respectful cheers. There are random hecklers everywhere of course. Every team has its Don fans.

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.

]]> http://www.raysindex.com/2013/05/the-hangover-the-one-where-we-discuss-playoff-chances-and-longos-legs.html#comment-264907 Comment on Postgame Shot Of Joe: Fernando Rodney Was Set Up To Fail by Dave L http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRaysIndex/~3/gQIwiuxWY38/postgame-shot-of-joe-fernando-rodney-was-set-up-to-fail.html Dave L Thu, 23 May 2013 17:49:06 +0000 http://www.raysindex.com/?p=27604#comment-264792 In late game losses, this hindsight bullpen management is really for simpleton baseball fans. To categorically say manager SHOULD have done “X” instead is just silly.

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.

]]> http://www.raysindex.com/2013/05/postgame-shot-of-joe-fernando-rodney-was-set-up-to-fail.html#comment-264792 Comment on Postgame Shot Of Joe: Fernando Rodney Was Set Up To Fail by Mr. Smith 1980 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRaysIndex/~3/decLP0cS1F8/postgame-shot-of-joe-fernando-rodney-was-set-up-to-fail.html Mr. Smith 1980 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:08:47 +0000 http://www.raysindex.com/?p=27604#comment-264625 @S- you said yourself that dude was 0-4. Statistics tell us that the next AB is more than likely a hit… along that same logic; a guy who is hitless is due and a guy who’s is raking is due for an out.

]]> http://www.raysindex.com/2013/05/postgame-shot-of-joe-fernando-rodney-was-set-up-to-fail.html#comment-264625 Comment on Rays To Wear Camo On Memorial Day by Rob http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRaysIndex/~3/bE8rvmzUous/rays-to-wear-camo-on-memorial-day.html Rob Thu, 23 May 2013 16:25:08 +0000 http://www.raysindex.com/?p=27571#comment-264448 All I know is that the Rays will lose this game – they always lose games when wearing funky uniforms.

]]> http://www.raysindex.com/2013/05/rays-to-wear-camo-on-memorial-day.html#comment-264448 Comment on [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Playoff Chances And Longo’s Legs by s http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRaysIndex/~3/8IpEzddBg7g/the-hangover-the-one-where-we-discuss-playoff-chances-and-longos-legs.html s Thu, 23 May 2013 15:56:39 +0000 http://www.raysindex.com/?p=27607#comment-264322 Don, you love to play the “what if” game. Here’s my version.

Picture Josh Hamilton if he had been given a long term deal here instead of being cut. He would have been a millionaire crackhead!!!!! It took hitting rock (pun intended) for him to wake up.

Picture re-signing Carl Crawford batting .260 with little to no speed, and contributing nothing, even on defense, while earning $40 million over those two years.

Picture BJ Upton finally getting a long term deal, and completely laying down and batting .160 while making $15 million a year.

]]> http://www.raysindex.com/2013/05/the-hangover-the-one-where-we-discuss-playoff-chances-and-longos-legs.html#comment-264322 Comment on Postgame Shot Of Joe: Fernando Rodney Was Set Up To Fail by Geoff Peterson http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRaysIndex/~3/XZ3gjlLGHtE/postgame-shot-of-joe-fernando-rodney-was-set-up-to-fail.html Geoff Peterson Thu, 23 May 2013 15:38:53 +0000 http://www.raysindex.com/?p=27604#comment-264249 All of those markets have homes for sale and apartments for rent, why don’t you move to one of them Donny Doom?

]]> http://www.raysindex.com/2013/05/postgame-shot-of-joe-fernando-rodney-was-set-up-to-fail.html#comment-264249 Comment on Postgame Shot Of Joe: Fernando Rodney Was Set Up To Fail by s http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRaysIndex/~3/qDp-SCis-_Q/postgame-shot-of-joe-fernando-rodney-was-set-up-to-fail.html s Thu, 23 May 2013 15:38:40 +0000 http://www.raysindex.com/?p=27604#comment-264248 my bad the ninth wasn’t two outs

]]> http://www.raysindex.com/2013/05/postgame-shot-of-joe-fernando-rodney-was-set-up-to-fail.html#comment-264248 Comment on Postgame Shot Of Joe: Fernando Rodney Was Set Up To Fail by s http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRaysIndex/~3/BfJe_qm1xdE/postgame-shot-of-joe-fernando-rodney-was-set-up-to-fail.html s Thu, 23 May 2013 15:38:21 +0000 http://www.raysindex.com/?p=27604#comment-264244 my bad the ninth wasn’t two outs.

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