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13-0: How has this happened and how far can these Rays actually go?
- Joe Birkett
- April 14, 2023
History. That was the word that was featured on a homemade banner that was unfurled in the stands after the Rays matched the major league record for most consecutive wins to start the season. The Rays have started off the season by sweeping the Tigers, Nationals, A’s, and now, the Red Sox. Before the series, […]
Read MoreExorcising the Devil: When the Tampa Bay Rays Became the Tampa Bay Rays
- Joe Birkett
- February 14, 2023
The Rays are celebrating their 25th anniversary in 2023, with the team playing its first game back in 1998. As such, the team unveiled a new commemorative logo for the upcoming season, featuring both the burst of sunshine synonymous with the team today and the classic ray logo that the franchise started with (that is […]
Read MoreTaylor Walls is the most underrated player on the Rays roster
- Joe Birkett
- January 25, 2023
June 7th, 2022. It is the 10th inning. The Cardinals have managed to take the lead, and now the Rays face a sticky situation. At the start of the inning, Paredes managed to draw a walk off Drew VerHagen. In the second at-bat, Brett Phillips bunted toward third base. Arenado duly picked the ball up […]
Read MoreJason Adam can continue to be key for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2023 – here’s why
- Joe Birkett
- January 18, 2023
In 2022, right handed reliever Jason Adam emerged, seemingly out of nowhere, as one of the most dominant pitchers in Major League Baseball. He’d toiled away for four seasons at three different ballclubs, bouncing up and down between Triple-A and the show. When he was first signed, it was foreseen as being a signing to […]
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