Rays

Ask Gary: What is former Ray Escabar’s reputation?

July 22, 2016 general

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Tagged as: Conversation, Escobar, Gary, Rays

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Ask Gary: How much career did Gooden waste?

July 16, 2016 general

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Tagged as: Gooden, Mickelson, Rays, Trades

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Moore Should be an untradeable Ray

July 6, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. No. As other teams try to kick the tires on Matt Moore, as they consider how much of their farm system they would be willing to trade, as they envision how Moore would fit on their mound, the Rays’ response should be simple. No. You can’t have him. Moore has graduated from […]

Tagged as: Moore, Rays, Tigers, trade

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Isn’t it time someone on the Rays became angry?

July 4, 2016 general

Monday 6 a.m. The voices are soothing as they come out of the Tampa Bay Rays’ clubhouse. They are positive, affirming, and any minute, they might break into a chorus of Kumbaya. If there is disappointment, no one lets on. They come to praise whatever small parts of the game that can be praised. No […]

Tagged as: Anger, Archer, Rays, sweep, Tigers

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Losing continues as Rays bashed by Tigers again

July 2, 2016 general

Saturday, 5:30 a.m. Meet the new closer for the Tampa Bay Rays. Why, it’s infielder Taylor Motter. Not that things are going badly for the Rays’ bullpen — and the rest of the Rays, too — but the Rays turned to an infielder Friday night to finish things up in a 10-2 pounding by the […]

Tagged as: Losing, Motter, Rays, Tigers

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Tampa Bay Rays finally win, snap 11-game losing streak

June 28, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays ended something nasty Monday night. Whether they started something else, we’ll see. After 11 failures, the Tampa Bay Rays finally won a baseball game Monday night. In so doing, they started their own winning streak. One in a row. Who would have believed it? The Rays did a […]

Tagged as: 18 hits, Franklin, Rays, Red Sox, Snell, victory

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Ask Gary: Can Keith Thurman remain champion?

June 25, 2016 general

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Tagged as: Ask Gary, injuries, Rays, Serena

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What should the Rays do with Chris Archer?

June 23, 2016 general

Thursday, 5:45 a.m. Did someone say “ace?” These days, Chris Archer is a trey. Maybe a duece. Maybe a joker. These days, Archer is a bad pitcher. Not mediocre. Not slumping. Bad. On a night when the Rays needed Archer to say “enough,” when they needed him to hold up his hand and say “stop” […]

Tagged as: Archer, pitching, Rays, Skid

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Rays leave a series on base against Giants

June 20, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. First base? No problem. The Tampa Bay Rays can get to first. They can leave cleat marks all over it. They can leave notes for the next Rays’ runner. “Go to second,” they might say? Second base? The Rays can get to second, too. Heck, second base is the Atlanta airport. The […]

Tagged as: Giants, Rays, Skid, Stranded

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Rays’ rookie Snell dares to pitch like a rookie

June 17, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. Are you sure David Price did it this way? Time was, Price was a kid, too. Time was, the world wondered if he was ripe. Time was, he had done about everything he could do in the minor leagues. And so, back in 2008, the Tampa Bay Rays brought him up. And […]

Tagged as: Pitchers, Rays, Ready, Snell

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