Cobb Posted October 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Yeah, this one is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Ahh good ole Grant Balfour, the most ironic, name in baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted October 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Feliz has walked the first two batters in the 9th. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleveland's Finest Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Rays had a hard time scoring runs, albeit they faced Cliff Lee. Remember, this is the same team that got no hit twice this year, and they only have 3 guys batting over .250. This game spelled doom for Tampa Bay. I'd be surprised if they recovered form this and even won a game this series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted October 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Game time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 The Rays are incredibly overmatched. Did not see this coming at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted October 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 When the Rays fans do show up, the team plays horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballorama Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 2-0!. nice stuff rangers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 When the Rays fans do show up, the team plays horrible. Â Yeah this made me laugh. It also made me giggle that they were booing the Rays. You don't show up all year, then you finally show up and have the nerve to boo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 I just realized how the Rays really didnt have much of a shot in this series. They have a pretty balanced lineup but its not a dominant type of postseason lineup. And outside of Price (who is very inexperienced), they have zilch in their rotation. Â Shields in game 2? I dont understand that at all. <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2ThaG Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 It actually should have been GarzaPriceShields but ok. Yes Garza at 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 It actually should have been GarzaPriceShields but ok. Yes Garza at 1 Hindsight FTW. Price absolutely earned the game 1 start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2ThaG Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Hindsight FTW. Price absolutely earned the game 1 start. How did Garza earn 3rd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 How did Garza earn 3rd? I have no clue. He should have started today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 How did Garza earn 3rd? Shields had a 5.8 ERA on the road this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdog17k Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Rays have the worst fans in baseball, I don't think they are even appreciated in Tampa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Rays have the worst fans in baseball, I don't think they are even appreciated in Tampa. Goes for any pro team in Florida, IMO. Except maybe the Dolphins. Really a shame, there are some quality organizations down there, they deserve better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Goes for any pro team in Florida, IMO. Except maybe the Dolphins. Really a shame, there are some quality organizations down there, they deserve better.Yeah but it must real tough to market a team in Florida, it's full of people in retirement who don't care about sports. But yes MarlinsRaysHeatJaguars Terrible fans (not anyone on this forum) but overall as a fan base it's sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdog17k Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Terrible fans (not anyone on this forum) but overall as a fan base it's sad. Hehe, thanks Fish. But I feel the Magic overall have pretty good fans, it's still a relatively young franchise. I don't know much about Jags, Dolphins, Bucs, or Heat. But the Rays clearly have poor fan support, it's just apparent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 (edited) What's funny about the Jags is there are a lot of people that support them, the organization is just too hard to support. The tickets are insanely over priced for the product that they are putting out there every week. They are trying to sell ticket packages, but for the same price as season tickets for one in the nosebleeds, you can get Sunday Ticket and watch everything with the whole house! People I know in the Jacksonville area that are from the area love the team, they just can't afford what is being asked and for the little return value that is given. The community puts up with this crappy team that the organization doesn't seem to feel like improving, so they just simply aren't going to pay a high price to go watch a team get blown out. Rays fans on the other hand have no excuse. Tickets are pretty much free(didn't they give seats away on the last day of the season and still have problems?) and they still can't sell out. The team won the division and went to the World Series two years ago. They even have problems selling out when the Red Sox and Yankees visit(shouldn't the bandwagoners be going to these games? I know there are plenty of them here in Florida). Interestingly enough, part of the problem is the location of the stadium. It isn't in Tampa, it is in the middle of nowhere, with nothing near it. If you are a tourist in Orlando, there is no reason at all to make a trip to see a baseball game when you have to drive to the middle of nowhere. If they actually put the stadium in Tampa, there would probably be more support(just a guess though, I mean, just look at the Marlins). It would also be nice to have a real baseball stadium for fans to go to. Starting home playoff games on the east coast at 1:30 and 2:30 is just mind boggling as well. I guess the MLB knows that this series isn't going to bringing in viewers like the Phillies, Yankees, Giants, and Braves do(and that series is the only one that started on the west coast too, so that helps the MLB out with primetime viewership on the west coast).  Back to the actual game this afternoon, I could honestly see the Rays win it and come back in this series. It is too much to count them out when all they need to do is win 3 in a row. Obviously it would be hard to do it when you have to see Cliff Lee again, but don't count them out at this point. I am not entirely surprised to see the Rangers with a chance to win the series, but I am extremely surprised with the stranglehold they have on the Rays(and the fact that they have just flat out dominated them in every phase of the game). Edited October 9, 2010 by Lkr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Next Knick Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 I'm really worried about the Rangers. Their hitting a pretty good pitching staff, their pitching amazing, and they really don't seem to be slowing down. If we advance and have to see them in the second round, it's going to be a tough battle. We do have Lee's number, but he'll probably be a whole different pitcher in the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted October 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 This series looks like it's over. Tampa Bay just can't get anything going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasX Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 To me only the Magic stand out over the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2ThaG Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 You'll see why Garza should have started game 1 after today's game. He's gonna own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 He should not have started game 1... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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