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