4/23 @ Tampa Bay

[Jasonbay44]

Pinch hit Hanley here

[iortiz]

Well, I bet 100 bucks on BOS and KCR in a parlay ticket. We better win this one against these bums.

[Jasonbay44]

Come on Hanley!

[SoxHop]

f*** me raw.....

[Jasonbay44]

Awesome

[Northern Star]

any idea what our RISP average is now?

[Northern Star]

f***.

[Jasonbay44]

That's like 4th ball tonight that's been hit hard but has just missed going out

[SoxHop]

3 and 3 count now

[SoxHop]

Way to crush the ball Papi

[Northern Star]

Take a f***ing pitch

[Northern Star]

I'd only half typed out "put one over the wall, Panda" and he was out.

[d-money]

Very frustrating game. Just not getting the hits

[RedSoxNC84]

Clay kept this a 1 run game? What the hell happened?

[Northern Star]

let's go while we're young.

[Northern Star]

f***.

[Jasonbay44]

f***ing awesome

[d-money]

f***!!!! Lousy f***ing series.

[SoxHop]

Tip cap to Rays pitching.

 

I'm going to click the link now down below that says I can "date an Arab women". That sounds more fun than thinking more about this series.

[d-money]

What is it about the rays? Napoli needs to be benched!

[Northern Star]

Can't afford to keep rolling with 7 hitters plus 2 automatic outs. Did Holt sleep with Farrell's wife?

[NativeBostonian]

Can't afford to keep rolling with 7 hitters plus 2 automatic outs. Did Holt sleep with Farrell's wife?

 

The outfield should be Hanley (LF) Rusney Castillo (CF) Holt (RF).

[seabeachfred]

Where's the justification for starting Craig over Holt? Holt and Nava both match up better against Odoreaters, albeit small sample sizes for all.

 

NS, please keep in mind that Farrell is a stubborn f***ing idiot who managing the team is going to doom us to a miserable finish. Holt should be in the lineup. You and I and the smart ones know that. The pollyannas who think that Farrell is the smartest skipper in Christendom think otherwise but we are going to find out that his miserable managing in Toronto was no fluke. And all this hitting we're supposed to have. I'll tell you this....it is starting to look a lot like our hitting in 2014. We are really sucking in the offense department. Three freekin hits in ten innings? Give me a damn break.

[User Name]

I had a horrible f***ing day, and the Sox just helped make it even worse. Score some f***ing runs when you pitch, prevent some f***ing runs when you hit. It's not goddamn rocket science.

[TylerD]

This team can't seem to have a solid game. When the pitching is there the offense isn't and vice versa. Glad to see Clay have a good game but all for nothing.

[SoxnCycles]

This team can't seem to have a solid game. When the pitching is there the offense isn't and vice versa. Glad to see Clay have a good game but all for nothing.

 

Pretty much it, right there.

 

They can't get a balanced attack going.

 

Now, they have to deal with a pissed-off O's team, in Balt.

[mvp 78]

The outfield should be Hanley (LF) Rusney Castillo (CF) Holt (RF).

 

Rusney is injured.

[VA Sox Fan]

I say f*** the Devil Rays because I think it was really f***ing stupid to rename them just because of all of the f***ing idiot Southern Baptist hypocrites.

 

I can see changing the name of the Capital Bullets to Wizards for obvious reasons. Even if I think Wizards is really a lame ass name for any pro team.

 

So f*** the Devil Rays.

 

"When Stuart Sternberg took controlling interest of the team in 2005, he looked for ways to change the team's fortunes after eight years of awful baseball.. Part of this "new image" involved changing the team name. He actually considered changing the name completely...they almost became "The Bandits" in 2006.

 

After various market studies, Sternberg opted to simply drop the "Devil" portion of the name and call the team "The Rays"...He also changed the team colors to a more subdued blue & gold scheme to give them a more "classic" look to break away from their image as a "startup" franchise.

 

Sternberg explained that the name "Rays" held a multiple meanings: Besides invoking their previous name, he wanted to present an image of "inspiration"...So "Rays" referred not only to the sea creature, but also in the context of "Rays of Light." This was not only to re-brand the team as a "shining beacon" of Baseball..but the addition of a "Sunburst" pattern to their logo was an attempt to tie the team to (and draw fans from) the entire Florida (the "Sunshine State") market.

 

There were also some in Baseball who theorized that dropping the "Devil" in the name was also an attempt by ownership to draw more Latino fans whose religious sensibilities may have been offended by the reference to the devil. As far as I know, nobody associated with the team has ever admitted to this as an actual reason.

 

In any case, the re-branding worked and the team enjoyed almost immediate success, finishing either First or Second in the Division three times in the five years since the name change. Although most of their good fortunes can be credited to the emergence of players like Evan Longoria, James Shields and David Price, never underestimate the power of something as seemingly simple as a name or logo change. When the Chicago White Sox adopted their "retro" black & white unis in the 1990s and took on the motto "Good Guys Wear Black" they began a resurgence that culminated in their 2005 World Series victory..."

[iortiz]

Well, we lost a huge opportunity to grab a couple of game which were pretty winnable against a weak offense. Now, we are going to face BAL and TOR. We better start scoring some runs because this team is likely going to eat 5+ Rs per game against these teams.

[mvp 78]

It's almost as if it's harder to score runs off of good pitching?!? Inconceivable!!!