For starters, Rays-Red Sox

The Rays are looking to rebound from last night's loss in today's national TV game on Fox. Ex-Ray Rocco Baldelli is in the Boston lineup. Here is the lineup: Upton, CF Crawford, lf Longoria, 3b Pena, 1b Burrell, dh Bartlett, ss Kapler, rf Iwamura, 2b Navarro, c Kazmir, p And the Red SoX: Ellsbury, cf Pedroia, 2b Ortiz, dh Bay, lf Lowell, 3b Baldelli, rf Bailey, 1b Varitek, c Lugo, ss Lester, p

Comments

[Razzlegator]

JMS.com=nutjob.
How many of you are there in there(your mind,such as it is)? As tbird states, you are 90% of the posts here, yet you refer to "we" and "us" in almost every post. Are you speaking for me? I doubt it. As far as your blog goes; all it is, is the comments you make here. Quite some blog. Go Rays!
PS I'm an idiot and a moron. Save yourself the time and trouble of pointing that out.

[joemaddonsucks.com]

No issues here T-Bird, all we want is for the Rays to win. Actually like Maddon being from Anaheim originally. Just aggravating with his loyalty to guys that don't perform. Honestly if he'd change things up once in awhile, and they still lost, we'd have no beef. We don't root against Maddon, we root for him, but we point out his stubborness to make changes. At least we finally have some passionate fans in Tampa for baseball. The goal is to shut done the Joemaddonsucks.com blog forever because he brings a winner here...

[tbird]

JMS--- don't get so sensitive and I sure as shootin wasn't attempting to dictate to you or anyone what to do or what to say..All I was trying to get across, if you look back over some of the logs, is that your entries were 90% of the entries on a game and commenting on everyone else's entry..Fine, so be it and as you say, my analysis of this team and manager are the same as yours and most fans in the TB area. We are gld to see them win and sad when they lose and seem to always find fault when they lose. My gripe isn't with Maddon as much as it is, and has been, with one starter and one starter only--Upton. Only our bullpen,especially long relief, and JM's refusal to play Zobrist ire me as much as Upton's performance. However, BJ did manage a nice clean stroke to left today and even managed a bunt and gasp, he actually ran it out..Perhaps things are looking up for him (and I sincerely hope so) but seriously doubt it.

[joemaddonsucks.com]

Nice win for the Rays, Upton finally had some success, hope it carries over...

[BB]

I actually agree with most of what JMSUX states on his blog. Common sense seems to not apply to Joe Maddon, but I don't know of anybody else right now that would be better for the Rays. JMSUX actually points out alot of good points most of us think. Seen alot of baseball over my 70 years, all managers make many mistakes, the best of them make adjustments over time and become better.

[joemaddonsucks.com]

T-BIRD You have the right to your opinion, but don't try to dictate what we can write or say. Your comments parrallel ours yet you chastise us? People aren't hear because they don't even realize the game was an afternoon game, that's how much they really watch the Rays..Make your comments, we'll make ours, but don't be the typical liberal and try and say your piece and stop everyone else's.

[tbird]

For Joemaddonsucks..From an outsider looking at this blog, you seem to have more or less taken over with approx 90% of the entries, whether you realize it or not and it has turned many subscribers off. Please don't try to be the custodian of this blog and dominate or comment on everything and things will work out better for everyone.

[joemaddonsucks.com]

Weird first inning,Kazmir typical walk, and let Ortiz get away, but Crawford's error? Weird.What a play by Pena to save Longo's bad throw. That guy saves more errors on poor throws at first base then anybody I've seen the past 2 years. As good as Longo and Bartlett are, Pena has made them look even better.

[joemaddonsucks.com]

BJ Upton still hitting leadoff, and pops up to start the game. Just doesn't make any sense.. Way to go Longo, hopefully Kazmir can pitch today, instead of walk everybody and get blasted. Agree with you T-BIRD on Kaz....Upton has struggled for almost 3 years, seems they should at least drop him in the lineup if they aren't going to bench him and make an effort to get him going. Leaving him at leadoff at this point is brutal on the team and him.