GAME THREAD: Rays vs. Yankees 5/16

[OFFNY]

TAMPA BAY

Sam Fuld - LF

Ben Zobrist - 2B

Johnny Damon - DH

Evan Longoria - 3B

Matt Joyce - RF

B.J. Upton - CF

Casey Kotchman - 1B

Reid Brignac - SS

John Jaso - C

David Price – P (5-3, 3.12 ERA)

YANKEES

Derek Jeter – SS

Curtis Granderson – CF

Mark Teixeira – 1B

Alex Rodriguez – DH

Robinson Cano – 2B

Nick Swisher – RF

Andruw Jones- LF

Russell Martin – C

Eduardo Nunez – 3B

A.J. Burnett – P (4-2, 3.38 ERA)

[JDubs]

This series is going to be for 1st place. Yanks are currently in second, two games back from the Rays. The Yanks have lost 5 straight; the Rays have lost 2 straight (Go O's!). Let's hope that they beat up on each other and we beat up on the Red Sox. First place, here we come.

[OFFNY]

This series is going to be for 1st place. Yanks are currently in second, two games back from the Rays. The The Yanks have lost 5 straight; the Rays have lost 2 straight (Go O's!). Let's hope that they beat up on each other and we beat up on the Red Sox. First place, here we come.

And, the Yanks have also lost 9 out of their last 12.

[Blizzard1090]

And, the Yanks have also lost 9 out of their last 12.

AJ blew a 5-1 lead and now its the Rays 6-5!

[Blizzard1090]

Yankees blow a 5-1 lead to lose 6-5!!!

[OFFNY]

Yankees blow a 5-1 lead to lose 6-5!!!

I´m sorry about what I said yesterday. Sometimes I take this internet thing way too seriously.

[Blizzard1090]

I´m sorry about what I said yesterday. Sometimes I take this internet thing way too seriously.

No problem at all. The big problem with Yankee-Red Sox games for me is for me, they are the two teams most responsible for ruining the game of baseball as it is.

Plus, having to work with both Yankee and Red Sox fans, I can tell you the latter are by far worse. That's why I'm hoping both of them won't even sniff the playoffs this year.

I guess I just miss the way baseball use to be, where more than two or three teams had a chance at winning.