by scandage | May 14, 2013 | Alex Cobb, Ben Zobrist, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Gomes, Cesar Ramos, Dan Shaughnessy, David Ortiz, David Price, Desmond Jennings, Evan Longoria, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake McGee, James Loney, Jamey Wright, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jeff Niemann, Joel Peralta, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Lobaton, Jose Molina, Josh Lueke, Juan Carlos Oviedo, Kelly Johnson, Kyle Farnsworth, Luke Scott, Matt Joyce, Matt Moore, Ryan Roberts, Sean Rodriguez, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks, Yunel Escobar
After losing two of three to Toronto, the Boston Red Sox (22-16, third place in the AL East, 2 games back) travel to St. Petersburg, Florida to face the Tampa Bay Rays (19-18, 4th place in the AL East, 4.5 games back) in a three-game series. The Red Sox are a woeful...
by jreilly | Mar 2, 2013 | Alex Cobb, Ben Zobrist, Boston Red Sox, Chris Archer, Coco Crisp, David Price, Desmond Jennings, Evan Longoria, Fernando Rodney, Hak-Ju Lee, Jake McGee, Jake Odorizzi, James Loney, James Shields, Jeff Niemann, Jeremy Hellickson, Joel Peralta, Jonny Gomes, Jose Molina, Kelly Johnson, Kyle Farnsworth, Luke Scott, Matt Joyce, Matt Moore, Tampa Bay Rays, Taylor Guerrieri, Wil Myers, Yunel Escobar
Tampa Bay Rays 2013 Season Preview As you may recall, it began on June 5, 2008. The night prior, Coco Crisp had slid questionably hard into the knees of Rays’ second baseman Akinori Iwamura. Words were exchanged, but the teams shortly thereafter went about their...
by dpoarch | Jan 27, 2013 | Alex Cobb, Alex Rodriguez, B.J. Upton, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, James Shields, Kevin Youkilis, Matt Moore, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Wil Myers
Continuing from last week, here’s Part Two of my AL East breakdown. (Part One can be found here.) Tampa Bay Rays (90-73, 3rd in AL East) In terms of trades, the Rays may have won the non-Toronto division for the offseason when they dealt James Shields to Kansas City...
by dpodheiser | Jan 11, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, cc sabathia, Daniel Nava, Daniel Nava, David Price, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonny Gomes, Josh Willingham, Mark Buehrle, Matt Moore, Mike Trout, Ricky Romero, Wei-Yin Chen
There were two American League outfielders who posted an OPS of .880 or higher in 2012: Mike Trout (.963) and Josh Willingham (.890). Needless to say, finding an outfielder who can put up that kind of production is rare in the recent low-offense environment, and it’s...
by evan brunell | May 25, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Carlos Pena, David Price, Desmond Jennings, Drew Sutton, Jeremy Hellickson, Matt Moore, Tampa Bay Rays
The Red Sox are on a roll, and they head into a big weekend matchup with the Rays after a much-needed day of rest, concluding 20 games in 20 days. The series will boast quite the pitching matchup, as Jon Lester, Josh Beckett and Clay Buchholz will roll out against the...
by scandage | May 16, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, B.J. Upton, Baltimore Orioles, Ben Zobrist, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Allen, Burke Badenhop, Carlos Pena, Cody Ross, Daniel Nava, Desmond Jennings, Dustin Pedroia, Elliot Johnson, Evan Longoria, Fernando Rodney, J.P. Howell, Jake McGee, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jeff Niemann, Jeremy Hellickson, Joel Peralta, Jon Lester, Jose Lobaton, Jose Molina, Josh Beckett, Kyle Farnsworth, Luke Scott, Matt Joyce, Matt Moore, Mike Aviles, Robinson Chirinos, Sam Fuld, Sean Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Wade Davis, Will Middlebrooks, Will Rhymes
Having won both games of a two-game set against the lowly Seattle Mariners, the Boston Red Sox (17-19) travel to St. Petersburg, Florida to play another two-game series, this time against the tied-for-first place Tampa Bay Rays (23-14). The Red Sox, while still in...
by scandage | Apr 12, 2012 | B.J. Upton, Ben Zobrist, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Pena, Clay Buchholz, David Price, Desmond Jennings, Elliot Johnson, Evan Longoria, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Shields, Jeff Keppinger, Jeremy Hellickson, Jose Molina, Josh Beckett, Justin Verlander, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Farnsworth, Luke Scott, Matt Joyce, Matt Moore, New York Yankees, Reid Brignac, Robinson Chirinos, Sam Fuld, Sean Rodriguez, Stephen Vogt, Tampa Bay Rays
Having clinched the Wild Card at the end of the most dramatic evening of baseball in recent memory, the Rays should again prove a formidable foe for the Red Sox and the New York Yankees in the American League East. The Red Sox have to right their foundering ship soon,...
