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Art Deco · 03-07-2023, 06:43 PM

Fireworks on and off the field to start the season:

It was an Opening Day nobody is likely to forget as after the Rays' players received their 2032 World Series rings they played a wild, woolly and lengthy first game won in 12 innings thanks to heroics of Wander Franco. It looked like business as usual when Kelly Crumpton celebrated his new below-market contract with a 3-run homer in the first to put the Rays up 3-1 but nobody had Joe Marlette gets torched for 6 runs on their bingo card yet that's what happened and Tampa Bay found itself behind. Franco and Billy Carlow in his Rays debut homered but they were still down 8-5 in the 8th when Joshua Baez, the guy we always seem to squeeze out of the lineup but somehow gets back in and produces, hit a 3-run blast to tie it up and send us to extras, and Wander won it in the 12th with his 2nd dinger and 4th hit of the game. Also an encouraging sign is that Josh Scanlon appears to be fully healthy with his stuff intact as he struck out the side in the 9th in a 2-inning outing. Not encouraging though was this:

Kind of surprising to see one of the new guys calling out somewhere who was there before him, but we'll see what happens.

Game 2: While Opening Day didn't go quite as expected even though it ended with a Rays win, today was more in line with things as Kevin DiCostanzo was excellent and Tampa Bay took an 8-3 win. The righty went 6 3 1 1 2 8 for the win and a 5-run 4th inning was key to the victory. After Orlando Tosado tied the game at 1 with a double, feuding teammates Nate Strickland and Alex Calderon teamed up for a 2-run single and a 2-run homer, the latter's first with the club. Strickland later hit a solo homer, his 1st, and Wander Franco added a moonshot to center for his 3rd in the season's first two games.

But the drama continued after the game:

I was given the option of releasing Strickland, suspending him for 5 games, or doing nothing and I chose to do nothing. We'll see how this plays out but I'm going to have faith for now that they work it out.

Team record: 2-0. Next up: 2 games in Baltimore.

03-07-2023, 06:43 PM	#1049
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,072	April 2-3, 2033: vs Boston (2) Fireworks on and off the field to start the season: It was an Opening Day nobody is likely to forget as after the Rays' players received their 2032 World Series rings they played a wild, woolly and lengthy first game won in 12 innings thanks to heroics of Wander Franco. It looked like business as usual when Kelly Crumpton celebrated his new below-market contract with a 3-run homer in the first to put the Rays up 3-1 but nobody had Joe Marlette gets torched for 6 runs on their bingo card yet that's what happened and Tampa Bay found itself behind. Franco and Billy Carlow in his Rays debut homered but they were still down 8-5 in the 8th when Joshua Baez, the guy we always seem to squeeze out of the lineup but somehow gets back in and produces, hit a 3-run blast to tie it up and send us to extras, and Wander won it in the 12th with his 2nd dinger and 4th hit of the game. Also an encouraging sign is that Josh Scanlon appears to be fully healthy with his stuff intact as he struck out the side in the 9th in a 2-inning outing. Not encouraging though was this: Kind of surprising to see one of the new guys calling out somewhere who was there before him, but we'll see what happens. Game 2: While Opening Day didn't go quite as expected even though it ended with a Rays win, today was more in line with things as Kevin DiCostanzo was excellent and Tampa Bay took an 8-3 win. The righty went 6 3 1 1 2 8 for the win and a 5-run 4th inning was key to the victory. After Orlando Tosado tied the game at 1 with a double, feuding teammates Nate Strickland and Alex Calderon teamed up for a 2-run single and a 2-run homer, the latter's first with the club. Strickland later hit a solo homer, his 1st, and Wander Franco added a moonshot to center for his 3rd in the season's first two games. But the drama continued after the game: I was given the option of releasing Strickland, suspending him for 5 games, or doing nothing and I chose to do nothing. We'll see how this plays out but I'm going to have faith for now that they work it out. Team record: 2-0. Next up: 2 games in Baltimore.