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The Undercards: Bulls Bring the Power, Hot Rods Bring the Speed

For once this actually makes sense. Bulls are generally regarded as powerful while hot rods (a type of car) can definitely be referred to as fast, at least in comparison with people. Team nicknames are…Read More

The Undercards: Goeddel Homers, Pitchers Drafted in 2012 Debut

On a day where the Rays tipped their hats to the past with Turn Back The Clock Night, we look back to the future and see how the Rays’ minor league affiliates and their players did on Saturday. Triple-A…Read More

The Undercards: Bulls Score 14, P-Rays One-Up Them With 15

Some fans like pitcher’s duels. Others like the blowouts. Thursday in the Rays organization was all about the offense. Triple-A International League: Durham Bulls 14, Rochester Red Wings (MIN) 8 The…Read More

Rays Notes: Welcome, Hideki!

Hideki Matsui has arrived. As Marc Topkin and everybody else tweeted, the ex-Japan Pacific League and Yankees star will be called up by the Rays prior to today’s game. Matsui posted just a .170/.231/.213…Read More

Game 35: Rays Celebrate Mother’s Day with a Win, Despite a Late Inning Surge by the O’s

The Rays managed to avoid a sweep by the Orioles on Sunday afternoon despite the O’s scoring 7 runs in the last 4 innings. The Rays never relinquished the lead in the game, which gave James Shields his…Read More

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Game 32: Cano and Granderson Ruin Pitching Duel between Price and CC

The Rays lost the rubber match Thursday night against the Yankees. The game featured a battle of lefty…Read More

Sliding into Place

Evan Longoria goes down. Will Rhymes, a former .300 hitter for the Tigers, comes up and goes 2 for 4…Read More

Rays’ Offense Explodes for 16 Hits in Win against Rangers

  The Rays and Rangers’ offenses were hotter than the weather in Arlington Friday evening, combing…Read More

Ivan Rodriguez Retires as Rays Uninterested

The AP and other outlets have reported that 14-time All-Star, 13-time Gold Glover, and future Hall of…Read More

Game 11: Three Longoria Errors Lead to Frustrating Night

The Rays are a franchise built on defense. The Rays construct their roster out of impressive defensive…Read More

Game 9: Missed Opportunities Down Rays Again

The game’s lines tell it all. The Red Sox scored 6 runs on 8 hits, leaving five men on base. The…Read More

Recapping the Rays’ Rapid-Fire Roster Moves

The last couple days in Boston have not been fun for the Rays. Hopefully that’s about to change.…Read More

Recapping Rays Minor League Opening Day

Rays Opening Day is not until later today, but last night was Opening Day for all the Rays’ full-season…Read More

Rays News and Notes: Moore Limited with Abdominal Strain

We learned today that Matt Moore has a mild abdominal strain that has been bothering him since Friday.…Read More

Rays News and Notes: Ben Zobrist Reports to Camp

  Ben Zobrist became the final regular to report to camp, arriving in Port Charlotte this morning.…Read More