2012 Rays Season Thread

[RaysFan_98]

Right now, this is just a very boring, average team to watch.

Had a great game against Verlander and then nothing

[RaysFan_98]

Needed that win badly

[RaysFan_98]

Ahhhhhh beat the yanks again and going for the sweep tomorrow Price going against Phelps good times

[raysnbran]

This team also seems to get up to play the good teams and sleep walk through games against lesser teams. Might as well go for the sweep today, get your brooms out. Have fun at the game RaysFan 98!

[RaysFan_98]

Wow maddon you really fawking sucked it up today brah what the crap was that leaving Farnsworthless out there to walk 4 in a row what horse crap ugh

[RaysFan_98]

Of course the game i miss is the game the bats show up

[raysnbran]

No TV telecast tonight, but the bats went silent again, plus Matt Moore did not pitch well either. We do not match up well with Cleveland, and the last few years, they seem to play us right before the All Star break and clean our clocks. Longo now sounds like he may be out till September now. Having his bat out of the lineup has pretty much secured our fate this year. I wouldn't be surprised if we are sellers at the 7/31 deadline if we fall further in the division standings.

[RaysFan_98]

We are so inconsistent its scary.

[RaysFan_98]

No TV telecast tonight, but the bats went silent again, plus Matt Moore did not pitch well either. We do not match up well with Cleveland, and the last few years, they seem to play us right before the All Star break and clean our clocks. Longo now sounds like he may be out till September now. Having his bat out of the lineup has pretty much secured our fate this year. I wouldn't be surprised if we are sellers at the 7/31 deadline if we fall further in the division standings.

I think they should trade longo this team can't be this one player minded he is so injury prone last few years.

[raysnbran]

There no one on this team or in the minors that can replace him and do what he does, when healthy. Plus you don't trade him when his value is the lowest, like it is now. He's also got a very good contract, team payroll wise. He worked on his core muscle group so much this offseason to prevent oblique injuries, and now the hammy has bit him worse. Sometimes muscle bound athletes are too muscle bound for their own good.

[RaysFan_98]

There no one on this team or in the minors that can replace him and do what he does, when healthy. Plus you don't trade him when his value is the lowest, like it is now. He's also got a very good contract, team payroll wise. He worked on his core muscle group so much this offseason to prevent oblique injuries, and now the hammy has bit him worse. Sometimes muscle bound athletes are too muscle bound for their own good.

I suppose just very frustrating how mediocre this team becomes without him.

[RaysFan_98]

Wow boys made a comeback!!!!!! We needed that win!!!! Onto the allstar break

[raysnbran]

Good comeback win against a pretty good team. Time to rest up and heal up a bit, then get right back into the AL East fire against the Red Sox on Friday.

[RaysFan_98]

Longo out till august

[raysnbran]

Another yawner of an offense. We can't blame this all on Longo not being in the lineup. Scott and Pena are providing nothing but strikeouts and the occasional HR on offense. Upton is still Upton, Zobrist is having a slightly down year. Jennings may still be playing hurt, or perhaps this is what he truly is. None of the others deserve to be starting every day, but it is what it is. Still don't like Derek Shelton as hitting coach, but I don't see us being more than a .500 team by the time it is all said and done.

[RaysFan_98]

Went to the game last night god i hate losing to the sox and there bandwagon fans around here. Ugh and apparently maddon and shelton had a meeting with the players about hitting well it did no good.

[RaysFan_98]

Good to see we got the W tonight and good to see price get his 12th win..... We should of killed the pitcher last night and tonight its terrible something needs to change and fast

[raysnbran]

From draysbay.com today:

This was the fifth consecutive start in which Shields has allowed four or more earned runs; the previous three he was able to last seven innings. It was also the fourth consecutive game in which he allowed 10+ hits, the longest by a Rays pitcher since the immortal Tanyon Sturtze in 2002.

We are now fading in the wildcard race and are not going anywhere without Shields.

[RaysFan_98]

Sheilds has started to agervate me.... Also the we left a good 10+ on base today that is infuriating

[raysnbran]

Off to a vacation for a week, hold down the fort here, RaysFan_98 Get us some wins!!

[RaysFan_98]

Off to a vacation for a week, hold down the fort here, RaysFan_98 Get us some wins!!

I will attempt to do so lol Have a good vaca

[RaysFan_98]

I have never seen such a pathetic meltdown as i witnessed WTF was this crap this is just ugh. The entire pen melted down not just one all of em! I am just so angry i don't even know what to do. Threw away a Win and snatched defeat from the jaws of victory

[RaysFan_98]

Been away for a few days busy weekend so far But.... While the offence is still getting shutdown by horrid pitchers the D seems to be better all around since joyce came back

[RaysFan_98]

Great win and nice bounce back from helly

[raysnbran]

Good pickup of the Tatman, Ryan Roberts, and a nice debut for him tonight. Price looks solid, looks like I didn't miss too much. Still hovering around the .500 mark and we need to pick it up on offense NOW, if we have any chance at the wildcard.