Since
joining the American League in 1998 the Tampa Bay Devil Rays have
yet to have there first winning season, until 2008! The Rays have
shocked the baseball world in 2008 and came from nowhere with little
expectations. In September the Rays now have the Yankees in the rear
view mirror as well as a lead on the Red Sox, who would have ever
thought? The Rays have done it on fundamental baseball basically.
Under head coach Joe Maddon the Rays have had a dream year basically.
With a talented roster featuring players such as Matt Garza, Scott
Kazmir, Evan Longoria, Carlos Pena, B.J. Upton, and more the fans
in Tampa Bay finally have a reason to rejoice.
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Bay Devil Rays Information
The Tampa
Bay Devil Rays are a Major League Baseball team, with its base
of operations being in St. Petersburg, Florida.
The Devil
Rays play at Tropicana Field which was originally known as the
Florida Suncoast Dome. It was renamed Tropicana Field in 1996
when Tampa Bay was award a Major League franchise.
The Tampa
Bay Devil Rays team were formed in 1998. The team name was chosen
in a phone poll, with “Mana Rays” coming in a close
second.
Tropicana
Field originally featured Astroturf, but changed to Fieldturf
in 2000. Where Astroturf is basically like a hard carpet, Fieldturf
is like a fake grass.
Devil Rays
played their first regular season baseball game against Detroit
Tigers losing 11-6 on March 31, 1998.
The Devil
Rays are yet to win their division, or make the playoffs. * Tampa
Bay has retired just one number in there short history. Wade Boggs’
#12 was retired after he was with the team from 1998-1999. BUY
DEVIL RAYS TICKETS The 2002 season was memorable for the Tampa
Bay Devil Rays, but it was because of something that the team
would like to forget. At seasons end, the Devil Rays had a record
of 55-106, marking the first time in 20 years that a Major League
Baseball franchise lost 100 games in consecutive seasons. In one
of the few player-for-manager swaps in history, the Devil Rays
traded All-Star Randy Winn to the Seattle Mariners for Manager
Lou Piniella. The 2003 season marked the beginning of the Lou
Piniella era in Tampa Bay, but it did not mark a turning of the
tides. The Devil Rays finish the season 63-99, barely missing
their third consecutive season with 100 losses. Outfielder Rocco
Baldelli had a solid rookie year, and finish strong in Rookie
of the Year voting. The 2004 season was just like the previous
seasons, the Devil Rays struggled to stay away from the 100 loss
mark. Ending the season with a record of 59-73, the Devil Rays
only succeeded in winning 14 more games than they had the previous
year. The rebuilding process is still in the works for the Devil
Rays as they attempt to retool for the 2005 season.
<p>The company is not necessarily grand, but David Price was honored to join it nonetheless on Thursday, tying the team record with 14 victories.</p>
<p>The three other Rays to win 14 in a season are Rolando Arrojo (1998), Edwin Jackson (2008) and James Shields (2008).</p>
<p>"It's great for the club, but I look at how many starts I have left and focus on that," Price said. The answer is 12, so Price will have a shot at extending the record perhaps to the 20-win milestone.</p>
<p>"We have a shot," pitching coach Jim Hickey said.</p>
<p>Price relied primarily on his fastball Thursday, battling back as the Tigers forced him throw a lot of pitches—115 in 6 1/3 innings. The lefty impressed manager Joe Maddon was his command.</p> <p>"I thought I had a good fastball (Thursday)," Price...
David Price keeps on pitching like an All-Star. Price became the AL's first 14-game winner, Carlos Pena had four RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 Thursday to complete a four-game sweep. "He's one of the best pitchers, there's no question about it. Everybody knows that," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said.
Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon went with an unconventional plan and it worked, again. The Rays got out of a seventh-inning jam for the second consecutive game after intentionally walking AL triple crown contender Miguel Cabrera with runners on first and second and two outs en route to a 7-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.
Evan Longoria is not letting a hitting slump impact his defense. The All-Star third baseman turned Miguel Cabrera's bases-loaded grounder behind the bag into a nifty game-ending double play as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Tuesday night. "There's not many guys that would have made the play Longoria made," Detroit manager Jim Leyland said.
The Tampa Bay Rays have signed Cuban first baseman Jose Ruiz to a one-year major league contract. The agreement was announced after the Rays beat Detroit 3-2 on Tuesday night. The 24-year old Ruiz will report to Tampa Bay's summer league team in the Dominican Republic. Also, Tampa Bay signed 2010 fifth round draft pick, right-handed pitcher Ian Kendall.
Tampa Bay Rays center fielder B.J. Upton left Tuesday night's game against Detroit with a sprained left ankle. Upton was hurt while moving in on Will Rhymes' single with one out in the first. After spending two minutes on the turf, Upton was able to walk off the field. The Rays said Upton is day to day.
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=129r9cff2/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=capress-bba_tigers_rays-4041904"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/capress/02/thumbe.a16b1a567bacdf7bbce9d880c465ad67/capress-bba_tigers_rays-4041904.jpg" width="106" height="130" alt="Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Max Scherzer(notes) throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, July 26, 2010, in St. Petersburg, Fla." align="left" border="0"></a></p><p>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Rays finally wound up on the right side of a memorable pitching performance.</p><br clear="all" />
The Tampa Bay Rays finally wound up on the right side of a memorable pitching performance as Matt Garza's no-hitter highlighted an eventful evening of American League baseball.
The Tampa Bay Rays finally wound up on the right side of a memorable pitching performance. Matt Garza threw the first no-hitter in franchise history and the fifth in the major leagues this season, beating the Detroit Tigers 5-0 Monday night. "We needed one. I don't care who it came from. We just needed one for our own confidence," Garza said, mindful that the Rays have been held hitless...
Reid Brignac liked his defense even more than his three-run homer. So did Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon. Brignac staked Wade Davis to a 3-1 lead with one swing, then made a diving stop to help the right-hander remain unbeaten in July as the Rays beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2 Sunday. "I was at the right place at the right time," Brignac said of taking away at least one run and possibly two...
Joe Maddon celebrated quietly in his office with a postgame light beer. It would have been understandable if he was spraying champagne. After nearly five years and 18 straight losses, the Tampa Bay Rays finally won in Cleveland. "It had to happen at some point," said Maddon, the Rays' bespectacled manager.
The streak got soggy. It wasn't washed away. Fausto Carmona allowed one hit -- an infield single -- in five dominant innings as the Cleveland Indians extended their inexplicable home winning streak over Tampa Bay to 18 straight, beating the Rays 3-1 on a rain-soaked Friday night in a game called in the bottom of the seventh.
A scientist who has worked to develop a urine test for human growth hormone says the blood test baseball plans to use for minor leaguers can only detect the substance for 6 to 12 hours. Don Catlin said Friday that the test, announced a day earlier by baseball commissioner Bud Selig, is of limited use.
Less than 24 hours after absorbing a painful defeat against the worst team in the majors, the Tampa Bay Rays again blew a four-run lead and found themselves in a tie game with the Baltimore Orioles. This time, however, the Rays -- and All-Star closer Rafael Soriano -- delivered. Evan Longoria homered, drove in two runs and scored twice, and Tampa Bay rebounded to beat the Orioles 5-4 on Wednesday.
By the time the winning run crossed home plate, first lady Michelle Obama had long since left the ballpark and Carl Crawford had been to the hospital and back. That's what happens when a game goes 13 innings and lasts 4 hours, 38 minutes. Julio Lugo singled in the decisive run in the 13th, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 11-10 on Tuesday night in a wild game that featured...
Tampa Bay Rays All-Star outfielder Carl Crawford left Tuesday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles after being struck in the groin with a pickoff throw to first base. Crawford reached on a fielder's choice in the top of the first and was leaning off the base when Orioles rookie Jake Arrieta threw toward first.
Since
joining the American League in 1998 the Tampa Bay Devil Rays have
yet to have there first winning season, until 2008! The Rays have
shocked the baseball world in 2008 and came from nowhere with little
expectations. In September the Rays now have the Yankees in the rear
view mirror as well as a lead on the Red Sox, who would have ever
thought? The Rays have done it on fundamental baseball basically.
Under head coach Joe Maddon the Rays have had a dream year basically.
With a talented roster featuring players such as Matt Garza, Scott
Kazmir, Evan Longoria, Carlos Pena, B.J. Upton, and more the fans
in Tampa Bay finally have a reason to rejoice.
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