Manny and the Caveman: Your 2011 Tampa Bay Rays

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/14/ok-justin-ruggiano-was-definitely-out

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None of this would even have been an issue if Ruggiano had played the game the right way and mowed down the catcher who failed to block the plate, totally left him a lane and tried the stupid ‘sweep tag’ play. By not creaming the catcher Ruggiano was rewarded for his wimpy play by being called out. What’s the umpire supposed to do? Use his eyes or something?

hey, 3rd-best record in the league behind guess-who

Tampa Bay's defense is pretty good:

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/rays-staying-in-the-race-with-defense/

the legend of sam fuld in the new yorker (abstract): http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/07/04/110704fa_fact_mcgrath

I want to read an article about a player who isn't SCRAPPY.

wow great play by kotchman there

pedrioa's numbers vs lefties this season are o_0

his numbers for the past month and a half or so are o_O

I tuned out to watch Breaking Bad but that game was looking really great

it's still on!

LOL bj upton

haha yeah

this game is getting so heated!!

joe maddon got thrown out & then the guy who took over for him got thrown out

wait what the hell, what happened? i'm half-watching

maddon got thrown out arguing a check swing

the bench coach was a bit more complicated

w/ bases loaded & 2 out, scutaro popped the ball up behind the plate, when he realized that it wasn't going out of play he slammed his bat into the ground & it kinda shot off to the side a foot or so from where the catcher was setting up to catch the ball. the rays dugout was pretty pissed that the umpire didn't do anything & eventually the bench coach got into it w/ the umpire & got tossed

reid brignac is one of the worst hitters in the majors

dude's line this year is .200/.243/.229

ouch

god of walks iirc

someone should tell these dudes that you win by scoring runs iirc

i can't tell if i'm proud or sad that i've stuck thru this

i dont work til 11 tomorrow and have plenty of vodka left so fuck it

omfg this game

a run!

sheesh

rmde the entire crowd was cheering after that pedroia rbi single

I started watching the Sunday game on Virgin America over the Rockies and heard the end in Brooklyn.

all-star matt joyce did not touch the ball i dont think, someone call kirkjian

bottom 1st - Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), M Joyce struck out swinging

bottom 4th - Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), M Joyce struck out swinging

bottom 6th - Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), M Joyce struck out swinging

bottom 8th - Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), M Joyce struck out looking

des jennings in the lineup 2night

lead off triple

forgot to mention this youth/rotation factoid earlier:

http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/7/26/2294925/tampa-bay-rays-rotation-record-news

the rays rotation is going to be ungodly very soon -- like, maybe next year

these guys are making oakland look like the '27 yankees, somehow

outscored like 31-4 in this series.

RIP

31-10^^^

dez jennings has been an animal since being called up

yea he is a damn monster

game of 1h 53m -- shields cg shutout & tampa takes 0 bbs, only sees 86 total pitches, i cant ever remember seeing a lower # since espn starting showing that stat

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=310809130

yeah i was really confused when i saw a tweet about that game being over

http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/editorial_image/10/10c9960a53657ed060e6f9df30b5d63f/rays_giving_out_action_figure_of_superhero_david_price_and_dog.jpg

Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay
A Jackson struck out swinging, A Jackson safe at first on wild pitch by J Hellickson.
R Santiago struck out swinging.
D Young struck out swinging, A Jackson stole second.
V Martinez struck out swinging.

only 7 behind the Stanks....

six!

http://twitter.com/#!/JosephMaddon/status/108289969587621889/photo/1

http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg859/scaled.php?tn=0&server=859&filename=odky.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

5.5 back

hellickson vs scott weiland 2morrow then shields v lester

http://30fps.mocksession.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2011-September-11-13-27-30.jpg

Is that a decapitated Maddon head on the shelf?

Decapitated from a bobblehead, that is.