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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Price Finally Gets 1st Win; Goes On Tirade

Posted on September 14, 2011 at 09:39 AM.

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David Price finally got his first win of the season on Sunday, but it wasn't without incident. After 7 strong innings of work, Price gave up 2 runs in the 8th before being pulled after a Jim Thome ground out to start the 9th. 1 error and 2 hits later, given up by Kyle Farnsworth, the bases were loaded and the Twins were only down 1 run. Even after Farnsworth induced the game-ending ground out from Denard Span, Price was livid.

"I don't give a *&$# if we won. You think I care about winning? What, am I supposed to be the coach, dominant pitcher, and sports psychologist out there all at once? *$&# that, man." Price continued. "I'm an all-star. I do what I want."

When a reporter asked about pitch counts, and why he may have been pulled from the game it was almost too much for Price to handle. "Pitch counts? Pitch counts? Not a game, not a game...but pitch counts? We're sitting here and I'm supposed to be the franchise player, and we're talking about pitch counts? We're talking about pitch counts, man. How silly is that?" Price said. "I'm an all-star. I do what I want."

Despite the fact that the Rays won this series against the Twins 3-1, it looks like there may be more underlying problems in the Rays clubhouse. It has already been an interesting year, and if there's anything we've learned so far it's that David Price is an all-star. And he does what he wants.

Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Rays
Apr 17, 2011	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota (8-8)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	9	0
Tampa Bay (9-7)	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	X	4	7	1
W: David Price (1-3) L: Francisco Liriano (1-1) S: Kyle Farnsworth (3)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			MIN	TAM

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Span, CF	5	0	0	0	0	0		.269
Morneau, 1B	4	0	1	1	0	1		.344
Mauer, C	4	0	0	0	0	1		.317
Thome, DH	4	0	0	0	0	1		.226
Young, LF	4	1	1	0	0	0		.323
Cuddyer, RF	4	1	2	0	0	1		.343
Valencia, 3B	4	1	2	1	0	2		.182
Casilla, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1		.273
Nishioka, PH	1	0	1	1	0	0		.353
Tolbert, 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0		.500
Revere, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0		.385

Tampa Bay Rays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Damon, LF	3	0	0	1	0	1		.224
Ramirez, RF	4	1	1	0	0	0		.286
Upton, CF	4	0	1	0	0	0		.241
Longoria, 3B	3	1	1	2	0	0	1	.293
Shoppach, C	3	0	2	0	0	0		.241
Lopez, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0		.222
Rodriguez, DH	2	1	0	0	1	0		.222
Brignac, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1		.239
Johnson, 1B	3	1	2	1	0	0		.435

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
F. Liriano (L, 1-1)	5.1	7	4	4	1	2		2.81
J. Mijares	0.2	0	0	0	0	0		8.10
D. Hughes	2.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00

Tampa Bay Rays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
D. Price (W, 1-3)	8.1	6	2	2	0	6		7.27
K. Farnsworth (S, 3)	0.2	3	1	0	0	1		0.00

Category: MLB 11 The Show Dynasty: 2011 TB Rays

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Rays Win Despite Fan-On-Fan Violence

Posted on September 13, 2011 at 11:43 AM.

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Rays Win! Rays Win! This should have been the headline for the tremendous rally the Tampa Bay Rays put together Saturday afternoon. The show was stolen, however, by the many fans who decided to inflict violence upon each other after the Rays managed to blow their early 5-1 lead. In the 6th inning when the Rays' pitching fell apart, fans all over the Trop decided it was time to devastate each other with cowbells.

"It was utter nonsense," Evan Longoria commented. "Cowbells are for music and ringing, not senseless violence. In a way, though, I appreciate their dedication to the team and their willingness to do anything for us to get the win."

It was quite the scene, with security seemingly doing nothing to stop the antics.

"Well, it's our job to give the people what they want," the lead security guard Max Thurmond said. "If they want to injure each other, then so be it. They probably deserve it anyway."

It was just a good thing it was a small crowd (under 20,000), so the majority of Tampa area citizens were not injured.

As for the game, the ending was incredible and words do not do it justice. The play of the game came in the top of the 8th inning when Manny Ramirez (yes, that Manny Ramirez) gunned down Jim Thome (yes, that Jim Thome) trying to score from 3rd on an attempted sacrifice fly. Nobody is really sure how Manny caught the ball, let alone remembered to throw it in. To throw him out was just too much for many fans to handle.

Here's a highlight recap of this incredible game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMAGedLxjqc

We hope for more excitement and less violence in the final game of this 4 game series.

Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Rays
Apr 16, 2011	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota (8-7)	0	1	0	1	0	4	4	0	0	10	18	0
Tampa Bay (8-7)	1	4	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	11	18	1
W: Kyle Farnsworth (1-0) L: Joe Nathan (0-1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			MIN	TAM

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Span, CF	5	0	0	1	0	2		.290
Morneau, 1B	5	0	0	0	0	0		.351
Mauer, C	5	2	2	0	0	0		.339
Thome, DH	5	4	5	4	0	0	2	.245
Revere, LF	4	1	2	2	0	1	1	.333
Young, RF	5	2	2	0	0	0		.328
Nishioka, 2B	5	1	3	0	0	0		.340
Valencia, 3B	4	0	1	1	1	1		.157
Tolbert, SS	4	0	2	1	1	0		.522

Tampa Bay Rays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Damon, LF	4	0	2	2	0	0		.236
Ramirez, RF	5	0	2	0	0	0		.288
Johnson, 1B	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	.419
Shoppach, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0		.192
Longoria, 3B	4	1	1	0	1	0		.291
Joyce, DH	5	2	3	1	0	0		.350
Zobrist, 2B	5	2	3	1	0	0		.328
Jaso, C	5	2	3	3	0	1		.273
Lopez, CF	4	1	1	1	0	0		.267
Brignac, SS	4	1	2	2	0	0		.256

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
N. Blackburn	5.2	9	7	7	1	2		5.06
D. Hughes	0.1	2	0	0	0	0		0.00
A. Slama	0.0	1	2	2	1	0		17.18
M. Capps (H, 4)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0		2.08
K. Slowey (H, 1)	1.0	3	0	0	0	0		5.40
J. Nathan (L, 0-1)	0.1	2	2	2	0	0		9.00

Tampa Bay Rays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
J. Niemann	5.1	9	6	6	1	3		4.42
J. McGee (BS, 1)	0.2	3	3	3	0	0		4.76
A. Russell	0.0	3	1	1	1	0		3.00
J. Howell	1.0	2	0	0	0	1		1.50
J. Peralta	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
K. Farnsworth (W, 1-0)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0		0.00

Category: MLB 11 The Show Dynasty: 2011 TB Rays

Well Played, Mauer

Posted on September 13, 2011 at 09:27 AM.

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The home cooking for the Rays may have involved a case of food poisoning. Wade Davis couldn't keep things together and unraveled in a 5 run 4th inning from which the Rays could not recover. It looked like momentum could not be carried over from the first game of the series. The Rays look to start fresh against Nick Blackburn and the Twinkies tomorrow afternoon.

Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Rays
Apr 15, 2011	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota (7-7)	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	7	14	1
Tampa Bay (7-7)	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	6	1
W: Brian Duensing (2-0) L: Wade Davis (2-1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			MIN	TAM

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Span, CF	5	1	1	1	0	0		.316
Morneau, 1B	5	0	1	1	0	2		.385
Mauer, C	5	1	2	1	0	1		.333
Thome, DH	5	2	2	1	0	2	1	.159
Kubel, LF	4	1	1	2	0	1		.302
Young, LF	4	1	3	1	0	0		.321
Nishioka, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0		.311
Valencia, 3B	3	0	2	0	1	0		.149
Casilla, SS	4	0	1	0	0	1		.293

Tampa Bay Rays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Damon, LF	3	1	0	0	1	0		.216
Upton, CF	4	0	0	1	0	0		.241
Zobrist, 2B	4	0	0	1	0	0		.302
Longoria, 3B	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	.294
Shoppach, C	4	0	1	0	0	1		.200
Rodriguez, DH	4	0	0	0	0	0		.250
Johnson, SS	4	0	1	0	0	1		.182
Joyce, RF	4	0	0	0	0	2		.314
Lopez, 1B	3	1	2	0	0	0		.273
TEAM TOTALS	33	3	6	3	2	5

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
B. Duensing (W, 2-0)	6.0	5	3	3	1	4		3.48
J. Mijares (H, 1)	2.0	1	0	0	1	1		9.00
G. Perkins	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00

Tampa Bay Rays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
W. Davis (L, 2-1)	6.1	11	6	6	0	4		3.98
J. McGee	1.1	0	0	0	0	2		0.00
A. Russell	1.0	2	1	0	1	0		1.50
J. Howell	0.1	1	0	0	0	1		1.80

Category: MLB 11 The Show Dynasty: 2011 TB Rays

Tampa Looks To Renew Winning Ways

Posted on September 13, 2011 at 08:15 AM.

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After losing 2 of 3 to Boston, Tampa Bay has come back home. Home cooking, short trips, lying on the beach...just some of the home-field advantages the Rays will enjoy after their long road trip. Oh yeah, and they will occasionally play baseball too. After taking the 1st of a 4 game series with the Twins, the Rays look to keep their momentum going. Here's a quick look at how the standings are shaping up in the early season.

MLB Standings - Updated: Apr 15, 2011
AL EAST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Blue Jays	8	4	-	53	33
Red Sox	7	5	1.0	57	57
Rays	7	6	1.5	71	50
Yankees	6	7	2.5	61	67
Orioles	5	7	3.0	39	67
AL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
White Sox	8	4	-	52	41
Twins	7	6	1.5	68	51
Tigers	6	7	2.5	51	47
Indians	4	8	4.0	48	53
Royals	2	10	6.0	41	68
AL WEST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Rangers	10	2	-	64	42
Angels	6	6	4.0	58	61
Athletics	6	7	4.5	51	60
Mariners	5	8	5.5	47	64
AL WILD CARD RACE	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Red Sox	7	5	=	57	57
Twins	7	6	0.5	68	51
Rays	7	6	0.5	71	50
Angels	6	6	1.0	58	61

Category: MLB 11 The Show Dynasty: 2011 TB Rays

Monday, September 12, 2011

Red Sox Take Two In A Row From Rays

Posted on September 12, 2011 at 05:25 PM.

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The Tampa Bay Rays could not hold off the Boston Red Sox offense for the whole night. The Red Sox managed three late runs to defeat the Rays for the second straight night. Despite the Rays losing this series 2-1, it's a long year and they will look to turn things around at home against the Twinkies from Minneapolis.

Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox
Apr 13, 2011	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tampa Bay (6-6)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	9	0
Boston (7-5)	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	X	4	13	0
W: Josh Beckett (2-0) L: James Shields (1-2) S: Jonathan Papelbon (4)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			TAM	BOS
BOS	1	Ortiz flied to left for a single. Pedroia scores	0	1
TAM	4	Zobrist tripled to right field. Joyce scores	1	1
TAM	6	Longoria homered to left	2	1
BOS	6	Lowrie lined to left for a single. Youkilis and Drew score	2	3
BOS	6	Cameron doubled to right. Lowrie out, Saltalamacchia scores	2	4
TAM	8	Joyce hit a sac fly to Cameron. Johnson scores	3	4

Tampa Bay Rays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG

Boston Red Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG

Tampa Bay Rays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA

Boston Red Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA

Rays Lose Wild One To Sox

Posted on September 12, 2011 at 04:18 PM.

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In what was supposed to be a battle of ace left-handers, both David Price and Jon Lester looked shaky. After grabbing the quick 5-0 lead thanks to back-to-back-to-back home runs from Ramirez, Longoria, and Shoppach, the Rays gradually gave everything back. David Price hasn't looked like himself in his first 3 starts and Joe Madden looks for him to turn things around.

"He's got to clean the slate and start over. He knows he can be dominant, we know he can be dominant, so once he starts believing again I think we'll start seeing that David Price again." Madden also pointed toward the offense as a positive sign. "Once we get our pitching around again, we'll be right where we need to be."

We'll have to wait and see as the Rays take on the Red Sox again in the 3rd game of their 4 games series which is tied at 1-1.

Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox
Apr 12, 2011	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tampa Bay (6-5)	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	7	0
Boston (6-5)	2	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	X	8	13	0
W: Dennys Reyes (1-0) L: David Price (0-3) S: Jonathan Papelbon (3)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			TAM	BOS

Tampa Bay Rays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Damon, LF	4	1	1	0	0	2		.200
Zobrist, 2B,	4	0	1	1	0	0		.317
Ramirez, RF	4	2	2	3	0	1	2	.267
Longoria, 3B	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.220
Shoppach, C	4	1	1	1	0	0		.150
Upton, CF	4	0	0	0	0	3		.238
Rodriguez, DH	3	1	1	0	1	1		.300
Lopez, 1B	2	0	0	0	0	2		.125
Johnson, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0		.441
TEAM TOTALS	35	6	7	6	1	12
BATTING: 2B: S. Rodriguez (2)) HR: M. Ramirez 2 (3), K. Shoppach (1), E. Longoria (4) RBI: M. Ramirez 3 (10), B. Zobrist (14), K. Shoppach (1), E. Longoria
BASERUNNING: SB: J. Damon (1)

Boston Red Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Crawford, LF	4	1	1	0	0	0		.308
Ellsbury, DH	2	0	1	0	0	1		.154
1-Lowrie, PR-DH	2	2	2	1	0	0		.714
Gonzalez, 1B	4	3	3	4	0	1	2	.279
Youkilis, 3B	4	0	2	1	0	0		.286
McDonald, RF	3	0	0	1	0	0		.364
Cameron, RF	4	0	1	0	0	2		.273
Pedroia, 2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.295
Saltalamacchia, C	4	0	1	0	0	1		.289
Scutaro, SS	4	1	1	0	0	1		.278
TEAM TOTALS	35	8	13	8	0	6
BATTING: 2B: K. Youkilis (2), J. Lowrie (1) HR: D. Pedroia (2), A. Gonzalez 2 (3) RBI: D. Pedroia (4), K. Youkilis (9), A. Gonzalez 4 (9), J. Lowrie (1), D. McDonald (1) SF: D. McDonald GIDP: M. Scutaro
BASERUNNING: SB: J. Ellsbury (4)

Tampa Bay Rays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
D. Price (L, 0-3)	6.2	10	8	8	0	6		9.68
A. Russell	0.2	3	0	0	0	0		1.80
J. Cruz	0.2	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	13	8	8	0	6

Boston Red Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
J. Lester	6.0	5	5	5	1	8		4.26
D. Wheeler	0.2	2	1	1	0	1		16.20
D. Reyes (W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1		0.00
T. Wakefield (H, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1		1.59
J. Papelbon (S, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1		4.91
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	7	6	6	1	12