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[Game 4: Baltimore 5, RAYS 4] Hey, at least Longo is mashing

By Scott Caruso  |  April 10th, 2009  |  Posted in Game Recap  

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Tampa Bay	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		4	9	0
Baltimore	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	X		5	11	0

This is going to be a short one tonight… I’m ready for bed.

Andy Sonnanstine… certainly wasn’t at his best tonight. And by that, I mean it was among the worst he’s ever looked. I mean, if you take out his control problems, his crappy fastball, and the fact that he never looked comfortable he had a pretty hood night. But if you’re rational or not entirely blind, you saw that this was not the same pitcher who ate a ton of innings for the club last year.

Let’s hope it’s just a little bit of rust or early-season kinks being worked out.

MVP! MVP! Okay, so maybe we’re 4 games into the season, but Evan Longoria looks like the league’s best player. He’s so locked in right now, it’s scary.

Gabe Kapler’s got a new nickname: From now on, we’ll start calling him Gabe “B.J. Upton” Kapler. You know why.

Sharpened Lance: Lance Cormier certainly fit the bill tonight, tossing 2 2/3 of scoreless ball to at least give the Rays a chance to get back into the game. They didn’t quite do it, but he was certainly a shot in the arm out of the pen. I never projected him to make the roster, but I’m sure glad that I was wrong.

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4 Responses to “[Game 4: Baltimore 5, RAYS 4] Hey, at least Longo is mashing”

1. CharlieRay Says:
   April 11th, 2009 at 7:08 am

   Ok OK OOK I’m going to keep saying it because it works and is true.

   Two out of three will not be bad and would leave us 4 & 2. Let’s see if Niemann can look sharp and domineering tonight. The Rays need this kind of wake-up call not me. They felt bad but I was totally destroyed and frustrated. They went to the hotel and slept, I tossed and turned. The truth of it is I need the wake-up call to get some sleep.

2. CharlieRay Says:
   April 12th, 2009 at 8:48 am

   Before anyone panics after 8 games last year we where in last place
   Standings April 9, 2008

   American League East

   East W L PCT GB E# L10 STRK
   Baltimore 6 1 .857 – – W6
   Toronto 4 4 .500 2.5 153 4-4 L2
   Boston 4 5 .444 3.0 152 4-5 L1
   New York 4 5 .444 3.0 152 4-5 L2
   Tampa Bay 3 5 .375 3.5 152 3-5 L4

3. Scott Caruso Says:
   April 12th, 2009 at 10:28 am

   Who’s panicking?

4. CharlieRay Says:
   April 12th, 2009 at 10:43 am

   I did not expect you to panic Scott but in the world of baseball I have already had 3 e-mails asking what’s wrong. Not everyone is as astute as you.