To Tampa Bay Ray Matt Garza for his wedding last week to the lovely Serina Ortiz. Serina and Matt, high school sweethearts, tied the knot on November 29th.
We wish them lots of luck and happiness!
Showing posts with label Tampa Bay Rays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tampa Bay Rays. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 3
A Delayed Congratulations
Wednesday, October 29
God and Mother Nature Hate The Phillies
You have a better explanation as to why this World Series refuses to go on? I vote we cancel it, shake the fellas' hands and try again next year.
Friday, October 24
Rays Sting Back - Series Tied 1-1
Without the power of Cole Hamels on the mound, one has to wonder just what can the Phillies do to stop the Rays from taking the World Series right out from their grubby paws? He can't pitch every game, a fact that I am sure causes Charlie Manuel to lose sleep at night, so they have to rely on the rest of the team.
And as the series moves back to Philadelphia, a movement that would normally elate the team without homefield advantage, I have to wonder if the Phils would rather stay down in Tampa. Philadelphia is a homerun hitters park and with the bats of Longoria, Upton, Pena, and shoot... the whole rest of the line-up, it may not look good for the Fightin' Phils. But let's see just how Tampa can hold up without their beloved DH rule.
Team Longoria, anyone?
Thursday, October 23
Lil Wayne calls the World Series
From Lil Wayne's blog on ESPN.com....
"I still like the Rays to win the World Series. The Phillies' hitters are tough. They can shut your starting pitchers down fast and as for pitching, they've got Brad Lidge, and Cole Hamels is nice, but wow. I did not expect them to make the World Series. A lot of people are talking about Lidge and how he blew the save in the NLCS a few years ago but I guarantee he's not thinking about Albert Pujols right now. He's thinking about 46 saves in 46 tries. The number right there is scary. He's riding that wave. With that fact alone this should be a great World Series, but I still think the Rays are gonna come out on top. I'm basing that on the home field advantage."
Looks like Lil Weezy has joined boogie and stars on TEAM LONGORIA! The Rays are about to make it rain on them scrubs from Philly. Game 2 from Tampa Bay is on Fox tonight at 8pm EST.
To check out the rest of Lil Wayne's blog here!
-boogie
Wednesday, October 22
Why Does This Just Make You Sexier?
I understand that perhaps my love for David Wright has been outshined, and rightfully so, by my love for Joe Mauer. But this isn't a catch in his own right. I mean, who would turn down a sexy well-paid third baseman with just a little bit of a Souther twang? Certainly not I. But sometimes David is just a little too boyishly cute. You know when David is at his best? When he throws down his helmet, fuming at a called strike three and looks like he just might lose control. That, my friends, is a man. And what woman isn't looking for a man?
And this skewed logic is precisely what's got me on Team Longoria something fierce, According to an article by the Boston Herald, Evan Longoria got a little big for his britches and pissed off BoSox fans something fierce. And it's sexy as hell.
Longoria was spotted after Game 4 soaked in champagne with a mystery blonde, yelling to anyone who would listen that, "It's all over now!" He then proceeded to enter the back of a Boston police cruiser and demand that the officer take him home. The member of Boston's finest did not oblige.
It wasn't over then. But it is now. And Evan just got a little more manly. He can get in the back of my car any day of the week. I will take him home.
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Monday, October 20
The Stage Is Set
It has been decided.
The 2008 World Series Championship will be an epic battle between the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League and the upstart Tampa Bay Rays of the American League.
Wow.
Who could have called THIS ONE a year ago? Not I. Certainly not I.
The Rays are a 10-year old franchise who are tasting the postseason for the first time ever. They had the worst record in Major League Baseball last season (66-96) and the team is full of young players with TONS of talent, but limited experience. The Phillies have become the pulse of Philadelphia lately, and their fair city hasn't won a Championship in ANY sport since 1983.
I must say, as a National League New York Metropolitans fan and an all-around lover of baseball, I am a bit torn. I am an NL girl all the way, and I would usually not hesitate to back whatever NL team made it to the big dance based on principle alone. HOWEVER, the Philadelphia Phillies are my archrivals. They've taken the division from my Mets the last two seasons in a row, and yes, I'm bitter.
The Tampa Bay Rays have dropped the devil out of their name, and now the franchise's first championship is within reach. BJ Upton had 9 home runs in the 145 games he played this season, and he has 7 homers in 11 POSTSEASON GAMES. Way to step it up, BJ! Show 'em how we do it back home in VA!! The Rays line-up is just chock-full of weapons (Garza, LONGORIA, did you SEE David Price's 9th inning pitches? FIRE!!), and they will need them all to match up against the Phillies. I hate the Phillies so much that I can't even name the exact players the Rays need to neutralize. You know their names. I'm in a good mood this morning, and I'd like to keep it going.
The moral of this post is that for the immediate future, I have joined stars on Team Longoria, and I will be screaming my face off for the Tampa Bay Rays to become 2008 World Series Champions. My love for the Mets and my hatred for the Phillies make it so. I never really had a choice in the matter. I never thought I'd say this, but LET'S GO AMERICAN LEAGUE!
-boogie
Friday, October 17
Get A Handle On Yourself, Red Sox Nation
I found a gray hair today. I am in a mood that I am electing to take out on Red Sox Nation.
The first point addresses not all of you, but a good chunk of you. I get your point about the 2004 ALCS. Kudos to what you did there. But it doesn't mean it's going to happen again! Nor can 2/3 of Red Sox Nation tell me how the 2003 season went for you, can you? So I don't want to hear you all screaming as the Red Sox pull out a lone victory. For you true fans, keep on yapping. My team is horrible and I will accept your gloating. Just remember, we Mets fans ran our mouths in 2007, too, and look where that got us.
Second of all, I will give credit where it is due. You all had an excellent comeback victory last night.. considering that you would have been shut down if not for an error that was questionably attributed to Evan Longoria. So, great. Kudos on Evan Longoria's "error". It wouldn't have come down to that if you hadn't given up 7 runs to a bunch of rookies in the first place.
Thirdly, let's look at payrolls. The Red Sox have the 4th highest payroll in the league, paying out 133.5 million this year to have these quality veterans. The Rays? They are ranked 29th and pay out a measly 43.8 million a year to their ballclub. If I gave the Rays 90 MILLION MORE DOLLARS, you tell me if you would have even managed to pull out the 2 games you did.
So good luck going into Tampa tomorrow. It hasn't worked out too well for you there in the past.
- stars in a mood
Thursday, October 16
The Real Reason We Need The Rays In Ass Kickin' Mode
Because we love Evan Longoria. (And REALLY REALLY hate the Phillies.) Not sold?
How about now?
Say it with me.. LET'S GO RAYS!
Phillies clinch, but who cares?
The Philadelphia Phillies clinched the NL Pennant last night, knocking off the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5. The Phillies are going to the World Series for the first time in 15 years. Baseball fans everywhere except Philly could care less.
::YAWN::
Once the Phillies knocked off the Dodgers, only one question started running through all our minds: Where will Manny Ramirez end up next year?? That's what we all really want to know at this point, right?
I'm so incredibly uninterested in the NL right now, its not even funny. Who cares, really! As if it makes a difference who the Tampa Bay Rays play in the World Series. No one's stopping them this season, and I mean no one!
Tampa Bay: Do this New Yorker a favor, will ya? Finish off the Sox tonight so you can skip ahead to crushing the Phillies in the Fall Classic. The longer they stay in it, the more shit I have to listen to them talk next season. As if the division wasn't enough, now I have to put up with their "National League Champions" t-shirts? This has gone on long enough. Handle your business. Thanks.
-boogie
Wednesday, October 15
Who's Laughing Now?
I'm already preparing for the wrath of Boogie with this post, but last night Stars' pick for World Series champs took it to the damn house against the oh-so-experienced boys from Boston, putting them up 3-1. This spells trouble for the Red Sox as they have had problems against this Tampa Bay ballclub all year long and will once again have to pull an ALCS sweep. And I, for one, don't think they can do it.
And apparently Boston is having a hard time keeping the faith as well. "This team is a surprise," Red Sox DH David Ortiz said. "Everybody is raking in their lineup. Everybody is pretty much locked in. I've been in a lot of playoffs and you don't see that too often. You might see three or four guys hot, you know what I mean? Everybody doing it, that's crazy. Man, taking pitches, swinging at strikes. It doesn't get better than that."
That doesn't sound like a quote from a man who's gotta believe to me. But it does sound like a man who is speaking the truth. And the truth is, the Rays are the team to beat.
Last night's game saw Carlos Pena and the sexy little rookie Evan Longoria going yard against Tim Wakefield. Sox fans knew their team was in trouble when their starter was yanked in the third inning. Longoria's homerun took him to 5 in the postseason, a Major League record for a rookie. And it didn't get any better for Boston from there.
Red Sox fans keep reflecting on their sweep of the Yankees from years ago, but I am not hearing that noise. Once, back in 2004, I scratched one of those rub-off lottery tickets and won $250. By BoSox logic, I am due for a big win in the California State Lotto.
Let's Go RAYS!
Tuesday, October 7
Against All Odds - ALCS Preview
Oh, how the tides have turned. Both the Cubbies and the Angels, the holders of the best regular-season records in their respective leagues, are sitting at home with the Padres and the Nationals watching championship baseball. Who saw that coming? Certainly not last year's Tampa Bay Rays, who finished the '07 regular season with 82 losses for their 10th consecutive season spent as a franchise with a losing record.
One year ago today, BJ Upton was probably lying to women at bars, telling them he drove a tractor for a living. Today, BJ is probably still celebrating after going yard twice against the White Sox to lead his team into their very first ALCS. If the Rays can pull out this victory, it will be one of the more impressive feats in MLB history.
But the Red Sox don't plan on going down quite so easily. Unlike the Angels, who hadn't played a game that meant anything since practically May, the Red Sox have been in full on fight mode for most of the last half of the season... fighting against Tampa. And while Tampa emerged victorious during the regular season, playoffs are quite literally a whole new ballgame... one the Red Sox ballclub knows well and the Rays are all too unfamiliar with.
So the question becomes, how much does playoff experience factor into a team's chances at victory? I am going to go on the record as saying not much at all. History has proven that. When you have a Marlins ballclub that has won 2 World Series in 13 years and teams like the Arizona Diamondbacks who have danced the Big Dance, it can't factor in too much. Even the 1969 Mets would laugh at the thought of experience stopping them.
So let's look at the cold hard facts. Despite the fact that Boston may currently be the better team, playoff baseball is all about the team that is hotter at the moment. And the Sox go into this series without key player Mike Lowell and Josh Beckett may be less than at his best, which could spell trouble for Boston as he is starting Game 1.
The Rays team looks healthy and mentally prepared to win, but this Tampa Bay club only won a single game at Fenway Park all season, so they could be facing some trouble on the road.
If you're a betting lady or gent, apparently Boston is a -150 favorite to take out Tampa Bay. What does that mean? I have no idea, but I do think it means you'll make some money when the Rays take out Boston.
Friday, September 5
What Do You Have To Say For Yourself, Rookie?
What little boy growing up at some point didn't dream of becoming a professional athlete? I can't tell you how many times as a kid Action made me stand in the batter's box while he pretended it was the bottom of the 9th and proceeded to strike me out. Pros seem to have it all - unbelievable talent, money, women, blogs like the LLR entirely focused on them. Who wouldn't want that life?
Well, it ain't all roses, let me tell you. Yeah, you spend half your life traveling and people who don't know you hate you. But that isn't the worst of it. What may potentially be the worst is rookie hazings. Allow me to provide you with a few examples of what the manliest men our country has to offer have suffered through.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present the team I believe to be the sexiest in baseball - the Twins. And here are their rookies catching the last of the Indians game at Jacobs Field. That's just cruel, guys.
Pink is not Andre Ethier of the Dodgers' color.
But perhaps Fruit Stripes Gum is the color of Andy LaRoche.
The Braves rookies... looking no worse than they do on the field this year. Zing! (I'm sorry, I love you guys.)
Not one of the Devil Rays rookies has the legs for that dress.
Just your every day... John Rheinhecker of the Rangers riding around on the BART in what is truly a penguin suit.
Hate to say it, but Yankee Robinson Cano is kind of sexy as a cheerleader.
And let us never forget... the little girls' backpacks that are the staple of any bullpen.
- stars
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