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Joe can sort of understand the pushback. More and more Joe sees hatred in the comments on this here website for those beautiful creamsicles the Bucs have been pulling out of mothballs in recent years. Some like them for the […] The post Chris Godwin Likes The Creamsicles appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
Decisions come with consequences. In the 10th inning, the Texas Rangers made the decision to intentionally walk Yandy Diaz to face Jonathan Aranda. Aranda launched a three-run homer into right-center-field, propelling the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-3 victory at Globe Life Field. The late game heroic swing rescued a game that the Rays led […]
The Texas Rangers scored three runs but the Tampa Bay Rays scored six runs in ten innings. In more evidence to theory that we’re merely in purgatory watching the same Rangers game over and over, tonight’s contest was starting to travel a similar trajectory as last night’s loss and many that came before it. The […]
The New York Yankees are in the home stretch of the regular season, and it seems clear that they are going to have a spot in the American League playoffs even though it is very unlikely that they will catch the Tampa Bay Rays for first place in the American League East. “He’s shown the […] The post Yankees’ Aaron Boone reveals expectations for fully healthy Carlos Rodon appeared first on ClutchPoints .
With the Tampa Bay Rays' rotation in dire straits, the door is wide open for the New York Yankees to take the AL East crown and emerge as the No. 1 seed.
The New York Yankees have been fighting to stay in contention for the American League East title all season. They are in second place in the division, 4.0 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays. That deficit may be too much to make up with just 21 games remaining in the season, but the Yankees are […] The post Yankees potential Aaron Judge return plan if he doesn’t go on rehab assignment appeared first on ClutchPoints .
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Kyle Higashioka will not throw or catch when he returns from the injured list and would be used only as a pinch-hitter off the bench. Schumaker spoke with Rangers Sports Network before Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field. Higashioka began an […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said his 2023 Miami Marlins team and this Rangers club share a starting staff and a clubhouse with players who have won before, as Texas enters the final 20 games at 70-72. Schumaker spoke with Rangers Sports Network before Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays at […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said moral victories are over for his club after Friday’s 7-6 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, in which Texas came back from 6-1 down and got the tying run to third base in the ninth inning. Schumaker spoke with Rangers Sports Network before Saturday’s game at […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Elias Díaz has become hard to take out of the lineup, a night after the catcher drove in 5 runs in a 7-6 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Schumaker spoke with Rangers Sports Network before Saturday’s game at Globe Life Field. Díaz hit the first […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said the scouting report he received on Tyler Alexander from the left-hander’s former TCU coach has held up through 63 appearances. Schumaker spoke with Rangers Sports Network before Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field. Alexander had worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings across […]
Go Rays!
Friday night was a tough pill for the Yankees to swallow, losing to the Padres in extra innings after managing to take the lead against arguably the game’s most dominant reliever. With the Rays marching onward atop the AL East, knotting up this series is crucial, and the team will need to quickly move on […]
Tampa Bay Rays @ Texas Rangers Saturday, September 5, 2026, 6:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed RHP Drew Rasmussen vs. RHP Jacob deGrom Today’s Lineups RAYS RANGERS Yandy Diaz – DH Joc Pederson – DH Jonathan Aranda – 1B Corey Seager – SS Junior Caminero – 3B Wyatt Langford […]
The Rays announced three roster moves, including the news that left-hander Garrett Cleavinger has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to left forearm tightness. Right-hander Ty Johnson’s contract was selected from Triple-A Durham to fill Cleavinger’s spot on the active roster, and infielder Oliver Dunn was designated for assignment to create space for […]
Texas Rangers lineup for September 5, 2026 against the Tampa Bay Rays: starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom for the Rangers and Drew Rasmussen for the Rays. We have a Saturday night game at the Shed, as the Rangers look to Jacob deGrom to prevent a loss yesterday from turning into a losing streak. The lineup: […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said the priority is winning games when he was asked about the dugout reaction to Elias Díaz‘s grand slam on Friday night. Elias Díaz hit the first Texas grand slam of the season in the seventh inning at Globe Life Field. The Rangers still lost 7-6 to […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said the way his club came back from a 6-1 deficit on Friday night argues against the idea that it cannot recover when it falls behind. Texas scored five runs over the final three innings and lost 7-6 to the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field. […]
Fire up the JoeBucsFan Show on Sunday at 9 a.m. on WDAE radio, 95.7 FM and AM 620. Full buffet with Joe and Ira Kaufman, the Sage of Tampa Bay Sports. Listen online to Tampa Bay’s all-sports beast or via […] The post JoeBucsFan Show SUNDAY At 9 A.M. On WDAE appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
So Baker Mayfield was talking again and he recycled a Todd Bowles theme from 15 months ago. “We gotta have a killer instinct and we got to try to blow people out and try to win the division instead of […] The post Baker Mayfield: Bucs Are A Team Of “Savages” appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
This past summer wasn’t so bad. In past summers, it was terrible. It got to the point Joe thought about shelving his daily training camp practice notes — too many commenters whining and kvetching about players Joe didn’t mention. Joe […] The post Make Enough Plays, Make The Team appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The Mets took two of three from the Rays and lost Luis Robert Jr. off waivers to Baltimore. Brian and Chris also discuss A.J. Ewing’s recent struggles and the potential return of Jonah Tong. Chris’s Music Picks: […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said the Tampa Bay Rays lineup construction is what led him to use two openers ahead of Kumar Rocker on Friday night at Globe Life Field. Right-hander Trevor Williams worked a scoreless first inning and struck out Jonathan Aranda. Left-hander Robby Ahlstrom followed and stranded the bases […]
The Yankees lost a tough one on Friday night, as they failed to score more than a Ben Rice solo shot against old nemesis Walker Buehler, and while Max Fried, Will Warren, and David Bednar admirably went toe-to-toe with a fierce Padres bullpen, it wasn’t enough. A 2-1 lead in the 10th vanished on one […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Kumar Rocker‘s velocity and slider shape held up on Friday night and pointed to the location of his pitches instead. Rocker allowed 6 runs, 5 of them earned, on 9 hits over 5 innings in a 7-6 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life […]