Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Blog http://www.rayshomeplate.com A blog about Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Thu, 17 May 2012 16:52:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Receive free mlb predictions from Doc Sports http://www.rayshomeplate.com/receive-free-mlb-predictions-from-doc-sports/ http://www.rayshomeplate.com/receive-free-mlb-predictions-from-doc-sports/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 16:52:47 +0000 TBRays01 http://www.rayshomeplate.com/?p=1676 Doc Sports is wanting to give away $60 in free MLB predictions and they are looking to gives these picks to Rays fans. These plays are the same ones that Doc gives out to his paying members.

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]]> http://www.rayshomeplate.com/receive-free-mlb-predictions-from-doc-sports/feed/ 0 Will Rhymes faints after getting hit in arm with pitch, but he’s OK (Big League Stew) http://www.rayshomeplate.com/will-rhymes-faints-after-getting-hit-in-arm-with-pitch-but-he%e2%80%99s-ok-big-league-stew/ http://www.rayshomeplate.com/will-rhymes-faints-after-getting-hit-in-arm-with-pitch-but-he%e2%80%99s-ok-big-league-stew/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:47:10 +0000 TBRays01 http://www.rayshomeplate.com/will-rhymes-faints-after-getting-hit-in-arm-with-pitch-but-he%e2%80%99s-ok-big-league-stew/ Now that we know Will Rhymes of the Tampa Bay Rays is OK, the following video isn’t quite so scary.
It’s still off-putting, though:

Whoa! Answer Man down, Answer Man down ! There’s no fainting in baseball! It’s funny, now, that when trainers asked Rhymes to tell them his name, he said, “I’m Batman.” Here’s a guy with a sharp mind on his shoulders.
But in the moments after Rhymes’ legs fell limp and he collapsed into the embrace of coach George Hendrick, speculation on Twitter abounded. He was hit on the arm, not on the head or thorax — so what happened? Did the major bruise cause a circulatory problem? Had he broken a bone and gone into shock? What gives, (other than his legs)?
Well, Dr. skipper Joe Maddon had a diagnosis after Tampa Bay’s 2-1 win over Boston : Adrenaline rush. When the juices get flowing, it can work against you too, apparently.

”He got kind of rubber-legged right there,” Maddon said. ”That stuff hurts. I know it’s in the arm, but that can definitely take your breath away. It was described to me as kind of an adrenalin rush that caused that reaction.”

X-rays were negative and the team said Rhymes is day to day with a bruised right forearm.
Phew. Rhymes had put a scare into everyone, especially pitcher Franklin Morales of Boston, who threw the pitch. Here’s Morales, via the Twitter of Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal :

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]]> http://www.rayshomeplate.com/will-rhymes-faints-after-getting-hit-in-arm-with-pitch-but-he%e2%80%99s-ok-big-league-stew/feed/ 0 Column: Return of Manny Ramirez is big con (The Associated Press) http://www.rayshomeplate.com/column-return-of-manny-ramirez-is-big-con-the-associated-press/ http://www.rayshomeplate.com/column-return-of-manny-ramirez-is-big-con-the-associated-press/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 02:48:12 +0000 TBRays01 http://www.rayshomeplate.com/column-return-of-manny-ramirez-is-big-con-the-associated-press/ The state of Rhode Island is having trouble collecting some of the millions it lent former pitcher Curt Schilling, another reminder why chasing celebrity is almost always a bad thing.

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]]> http://www.rayshomeplate.com/column-return-of-manny-ramirez-is-big-con-the-associated-press/feed/ 0 Davis will remain in ‘pen despite Rays’ rotation vacancy (The SportsXchange) http://www.rayshomeplate.com/davis-will-remain-in-pen-despite-rays-rotation-vacancy-the-sportsxchange/ http://www.rayshomeplate.com/davis-will-remain-in-pen-despite-rays-rotation-vacancy-the-sportsxchange/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 14:47:16 +0000 TBRays01 http://www.rayshomeplate.com/davis-will-remain-in-pen-despite-rays-rotation-vacancy-the-sportsxchange/ Wade Davis lost his two-seasons-plus hold on a spot in the rotation at the end of spring training when the Tampa Bay Rays decided to make room for rookie Matt Moore and chose to keep Jeff Niemann starting and move Davis to the bullpen.

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]]> http://www.rayshomeplate.com/davis-will-remain-in-pen-despite-rays-rotation-vacancy-the-sportsxchange/feed/ 0 Price pitches 7 innings to lead Rays over Jays 4-3 (The Associated Press) http://www.rayshomeplate.com/price-pitches-7-innings-to-lead-rays-over-jays-4-3-the-associated-press/ http://www.rayshomeplate.com/price-pitches-7-innings-to-lead-rays-over-jays-4-3-the-associated-press/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 02:47:42 +0000 TBRays01 http://www.rayshomeplate.com/price-pitches-7-innings-to-lead-rays-over-jays-4-3-the-associated-press/ TORONTO (AP) David Price won for the fifth time in six starts, Sean Rodriguez homered and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 Tuesday night.

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]]> http://www.rayshomeplate.com/price-pitches-7-innings-to-lead-rays-over-jays-4-3-the-associated-press/feed/ 0 Rays’ Niemann out at least four weeks with broken leg (The SportsXchange) http://www.rayshomeplate.com/rays-niemann-out-at-least-four-weeks-with-broken-leg-the-sportsxchange/ http://www.rayshomeplate.com/rays-niemann-out-at-least-four-weeks-with-broken-leg-the-sportsxchange/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 14:47:38 +0000 TBRays01 http://www.rayshomeplate.com/rays-niemann-out-at-least-four-weeks-with-broken-leg-the-sportsxchange/ Injuries have been a major issue for the Tampa Bay Rays all season, and the team sustained another major one Monday.

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]]> http://www.rayshomeplate.com/rays-niemann-out-at-least-four-weeks-with-broken-leg-the-sportsxchange/feed/ 0 American League notebook — Monday, May 14, 2012 (The SportsXchange) http://www.rayshomeplate.com/american-league-notebook-monday-may-14-2012-the-sportsxchange/ http://www.rayshomeplate.com/american-league-notebook-monday-may-14-2012-the-sportsxchange/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 02:48:01 +0000 TBRays01 http://www.rayshomeplate.com/american-league-notebook-monday-may-14-2012-the-sportsxchange/ Baltimore: RHP Tommy Hunter, recalled from Class AAA Norfolk (Va.) to start the second game of Thursday’s doubleheader, will start again Wednesday at Kansas City. LHP Dana Eveland, called up to start Friday, will move to the bullpen. … RHP Billy Rowell will be suspended for 50 games for a second violation of minor league baseball’s policy relating to a “drug of abuse.” Rowell, selected ninth overall in the 2006 draft, was being converted to a pitcher in extended spring training after struggling as a third baseman and outfielder. …

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]]> http://www.rayshomeplate.com/american-league-notebook-monday-may-14-2012-the-sportsxchange/feed/ 1 Verlander keeps A’s under his thumb (The SportsXchange) http://www.rayshomeplate.com/verlander-keeps-as-under-his-thumb-the-sportsxchange/ http://www.rayshomeplate.com/verlander-keeps-as-under-his-thumb-the-sportsxchange/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 02:46:51 +0000 TBRays01 http://www.rayshomeplate.com/verlander-keeps-as-under-his-thumb-the-sportsxchange/ OAKLAND — Justin Verlander’s biggest nemesis wasn’t the A’s but a blister on his right thumb on the edge of his knuckle. He still overpowered the Athletics lineup to earn his third consecutive win.

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]]> http://www.rayshomeplate.com/rays-orioles-preview-the-associated-press/feed/ 0 Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers Highlight MLB Schedule for May 13, 2012 (Yahoo! Contributor Network) http://www.rayshomeplate.com/los-angeles-angels-at-texas-rangers-highlight-mlb-schedule-for-may-13-2012-yahoo-contributor-network/ http://www.rayshomeplate.com/los-angeles-angels-at-texas-rangers-highlight-mlb-schedule-for-may-13-2012-yahoo-contributor-network/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 02:47:53 +0000 TBRays01 http://www.rayshomeplate.com/los-angeles-angels-at-texas-rangers-highlight-mlb-schedule-for-may-13-2012-yahoo-contributor-network/ The 2012 MLB regular season is well underway with a full month of baseball already in the books. It is still a long road to October baseball but paths are already starting to take shape and many surprises have already occurred along the way. The beginning of the year brings promise but at this point in the season anything can still happen.

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