Rays Get Big 12-0 Win, Sean Rodriguez Gets His Hits
April 22, 2010 by Joe Paulus
Filed under MLB, Tampa Bay Rays
The Rays rolled to a 12-0 win over the Chicago White Sox last night at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. The Rays are one game different than the Yankees i the loss column, and sit in second place by .5 games. They are 12-4 to start the season, and look every bit as good early [...]
Rays Win In 12 Innings, Overcome Bases Loaded, No Outs In 11th
April 18, 2010 by Joe Paulus
Filed under Boston Red Sox, MLB, Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays won their ballgame last night with a 2-run shot by Pat Burrell in the 12th inning. Burrell has largely been a disappointment to the Rays since signing after the Phillies World Championship season in 2008. If he can come up with some big hits like this, that opinion may change. Manager [...]
Vasquez Not Sharp in Return to Yanks
April 10, 2010 by Joe Paulus
Filed under MLB, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays
Javier Vasquez had his first chance in the Yankees rotation last night. As the fourth starter some of the pressure is taken off, but unfortunately in his first start Vasquez was not sharp at all. Vasquez’ Stats: 5.2 IP, 8 Hits, 8 ER, 3 W, 5 SO, and 2 HR His stuff looked great through [...]
What to Watch For – AL East Early Division Showdowns
April 9, 2010 by Joe Paulus
Filed under Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, MLB, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays
It’s still the first week of the season, and you know what that means; Division Showdowns. The Yankees will square off tonight at 7:10 PM Eastern against the Tampa Bay Rays. It will be the return of Javier Vasquez to pinstripes against David Price in a battle of fourth starters. In all honesty, these two [...]
Rays Off to a 2-0 Start
April 8, 2010 by Joe Paulus
Filed under MLB, Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays are off to a 2-0 start to their season. They finished the Grapefruit League East with the best record of 20-8 in spring training. Obviously that record is meaningless (although the Yankees had the best AL Grapefruit record last spring and went on to win the World Series), but to start [...]
Cease your cries for a salary cap
February 14, 2010 by Ryan Shaffrey
Filed under MLB, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates
With the winning of their 27th World Series title—and a 2009 payroll just over $215M—the New York Yankees have brought the issue of whether or not success can be purchased back to light this offseason. The lack of a salary cap in professional baseball is quintessentially the most significant difference it has between the major [...]
