Archive for May, 2015

  • Kevin Cash won?t say the Yankees are stealing signs but he is scratching his head anyway

    Kevin Cash won’t say the Yankees are stealing signs but he is scratching his head anyway

    May 12, 2015 at 9:21 am 10 comments

    The New York Yankees teed off on Alex Colome Sunday, hitting four home runs off of the young starter, and they may have had some help. After the game, Colome and manager Kevin Cash noted that the Yankees seemed to be “right on his pitches, even ones he threw in […]

     
  • [THE HANGOVER] What Rays fans need to know today

    [THE HANGOVER] What Rays fans need to know today

    May 12, 2015 at 7:30 am 5 comments

    The GBT - The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Yankees 11, RAYS 5 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Entering last night’s game, the Rays had used an American League-high 8 different starting pitchers, including 4 rookies. The […]

     
  • Rays fans now root for a player who killed a man and it is not clear why

    Rays fans now root for a player who killed a man and it is not clear why

    May 11, 2015 at 1:54 pm 12 comments

    This post is not about Andrew Bellatti. It is about Rays fans, but it needs some background before we get to that… Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Andrew Bellatti was called up and made his Major League debut this weekend. The move went mostly unnoticed even though it comes five […]

     
  • [THE HANGOVER] What Rays fans need to know today

    [THE HANGOVER] What Rays fans need to know today

    May 11, 2015 at 8:23 am 13 comments

    The GBT - The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Rangers 2, RAYS 1 (boxscore) THE GOOD: The Rays lost by 1, but it could have been a lot worse if not for some stellar defense. […]

     
  • Alex Cobb to have Tommy John surgery

    Alex Cobb to have Tommy John surgery

    May 8, 2015 at 3:23 pm 7 comments

    Alex Cobb told the media today that his elbow injury is worse than he previously thought and he will indeed have Tommy John surgery. The decision was made after a new MRI revealed that the ligament in his elbow is completely torn. Dr. James Andrews will perform the surgery next […]

     
  • These are the uniforms the Rays will wear on Memorial Day.

    [THE HANGOVER] What Rays fans need to know today

    May 8, 2015 at 9:48 am 16 comments

    The GBT - The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Rangers 5, RAYS 4 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Another huge night for the bullpen who single-handedly (or is it triple-handedly?) kept the Rays in the game. Erasmo […]

     
  • [THE HANGOVER] What Rays fans need to know today

    [THE HANGOVER] What Rays fans need to know today

    May 7, 2015 at 8:06 am 11 comments

    The GBT - The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. RAYS (boxscore) THE GOOD: The biggest moment of the game came in the 8th when Kevin Cash stuck with Kevin Jepsen instead of bring Brad Boxberger in […]

     
  • [THE HANGOVER] What Rays fans need to know today

    [THE HANGOVER] What Rays fans need to know today

    May 6, 2015 at 7:43 am 20 comments

    The GBT - The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Red Sox 2, RAYS 0 (boxscore) THE GOOD: It is hard to win a game when the offense doesn’t score a run, but Drew Smyly sure […]

     
  • Alex Cobb has a tear in his elbow ligament and Tommy John surgery could be needed

    Alex Cobb has a tear in his elbow ligament and Tommy John surgery could be needed

    May 5, 2015 at 12:40 pm 5 comments

    Earlier today I wrote about why there were some worrisome signs that Alex Cobb’s “forearm” injury was actually an elbow injury and that his slow return may in fact be an attempt to avoid Tommy John surgery. Now we have even more evidence. [UPDATE] Topkin has now confirmed the tear […]

     
  • Alex Cobb?s setback is the latest sign that his season is very much in jeopardy

    Alex Cobb’s setback is the latest sign that his season is very much in jeopardy

    May 5, 2015 at 10:45 am 0 comments

    Alex Cobb has been shut down after suffering “a little bit of a setback” according to manager Kevin Cash  (via Bill Chastain of MLB.com). This is especially worrisome because there have been some signs that this is an injury is more serious than we know or at least has the […]