Playoffs

Well boys and girls, err, taken from Tony on Pardon the Interuption. Looks like the fat lady is starting to clear her vocal cords. I really believe that both league's will go seven games. But I don't think the Phillies or the Giants can handle either the Yankees or the Rangers. The Yankees lost their first baseman, but he wasn't hitting anyway. He 0 for a lot. But what will hurt the Yankees is his glove.UC157 Larry

Tampa Bay Rays-2010

Oops, the fat lady has finished her song. Now all this writer can do is hope that the Texas Rangers open up a big and I mean big can of whip ass. uc157Larry

The Rays

Good morning. There has been a lot of comments on the sports radio shows concerning what is wrong with the Rays.Some good points one being the hitting coach. Seems to me he is not doing his job. They are taking too many pitches. The first pitch from the Texas pitchers have been in the strike zone. They know that the Rays are taking the first pitch, might as well throw it in the zone. They are going to take it anyway. They have scored 800 runs but most of them were before they started looking for walks. When you are behind 0-1 or 0-2 than the opposing pitcher can play around with you and let you swing at crap in the dirt or way out of the zone, they you have to protect the plate. That being said, I will still pull for them, but I am sorry, just as my Dodgers were in the habit of saying every time the dreaded Yankees would beat them in the World Series, "Wait till next year", but I am afraid that next year for the Rays will be long time cominig. They are going to lose Carl Crawford and their set up guy for Soranio. Have a nice day.UC157Larry

Tampa Bay Rays

I have been thinking about what you say about the Rays. How can a team that has won 96 games look so bad. The first game of the playoffs against Texas, Maddon had the favorite Rocco playing. What??? Played it 10 games all year. He is a great guy however, great personalities don't win playoff games. What about James Shields as the game two starter, he has not had a good season, let alone a good second half. Yeah Garza should have started the second game. But even if he had started brings to mind what happened happened to the Dodgers years ago, Don Drysdale was told that Koufax pitched a no hitter, Don said "yeah, did he win?" Why aren't the Rays hitting. Could be they are thinking about what the owner said about cutting the payroll next year. Have a good weekend, ye ole baseball fans.UC157Larry