in the thick of it
Your weekly Rays update!
This is a feature debuting this week at the Sticks in which we take a weekly snapshot of the Rays. Of course, throw any suggestions in the comments.
OVERALL: 16-15
LAST WEEK: @ Baltimore (2-1), @ Boston (0-3)
THIS WEEK: @ Toronto, LA Angels
Last week was shaping up to be a very good week for our Rays. They had swept the Sawx in St Pete, were near the top of the division and had ace Scott Kazmir coming back from injury. Then they went up to Boston, were swept in three games and the wheels almost fell off the bandwagon.
Still, the Rays are keeping up with the competition. They have the fifth best team ERA in the AL (4.12) and Troy Percival and Dan Wheeler have become anchors in the bullpen. The Rays Achilles Heel last year, their bullpen, looks to be in good shape.
Boston………….20 — 13 __ .606 __ -
Baltimore…….16 — 15 __ .516 __ 3.0
Tampa Bay…..16 — 15 __ .516 __ 3.0
New York……..17 — 16 __ .515 __ 3.0
Toronto……….16 — 17 __ .485 __ 4.0
RAYS POST OF THE WEEK
This honor goes to Rays of Light for their post after the Rays second victory over the O’s, which did an excellent job of capturing a snapshot of the understated enthusiasm for the Rays at that point. Plus, Rays of Light has run with the red-headed step child analogy mentioned here at the Sticks. And like any good Olympic judge we are open-minded about bribery.
RAYS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Carlos Pena - .259 batting average, 4 RBI, 1 HR
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