Update

Scott has thrown in consecutive games against the Red Sox.
He got roughed up the first night (saturday), but fared better today.
Despite losing both games, the Rays continue to play well.

Update

Well, Scott got roughed up a little in his last outing, giving up his first HR of the season.
All in a day's work.
We got that out of the way, now... on to bigger and better things.

*I'm also late on a congratulations to Brian Fuentes (Scott's close friend), who settled back down into his role as closer over in Colorado.*

What?

Two wins in two nights?
Both Scott and the Rays?
Papi last night and Ramirez tonight?

Life is good. The Rays are good.

Here's Scott sitting Manny down: http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200804262595263

Update

Wow..!
Just when I was wondering how long it would be before Scott throws again.... he comes into a tied game with runners on first and third.
He faced only one batter - Big Papi. Papi grounded into a double play to end the inning!
Haynes and Crawford sealed the win in the next inning, handing Scott his first 'W' of the season.
Congratulations to the Rays on the win and Scott for his first win.

Update

Scott threw another 3 innings last night, handing out 3 K's with no runs. It's good to see him stretch his arm out a bit with these long outings. I don't think he's thrown this many consecutive innings since he was a starter!


Keep it up!

Update

Scott threw an impressive 3 2/3 innings last night, giving up 4 hits and nothing else. It was his longest outing of the year so far, and a great one at that.
Congratulations to Longoria on his first homerun!

We Just Kicked The S*%t Out Of The Yankees

Pardon my French, but I absolutely loved watching that game.
In New York.
In the cold.
Between Cliff Floyd and Carlos Pena, I'm waiting to see some confetti fly out of the ball when they swing.
Great pitching, great offense.

Scott came in and threw a great 9th inning.
I loved it.
I loved it.

Update

Scott's first appearance in the regular season was a successful one - he faced one batter and struck him out to end a rough 8th inning.
The Rays fell to the Orioles 9-6.

Just My Opinion..

It looks like Scott has secured the final spot in the bullpen.
Dare I say it again? - Scott has really never had a great preseason.
I would like to point out a few things:
1. His walks are down (which to me indicates that he is throwing more strikes), which also means he is likely to get hit more often.
2. In spite of more hits, he hasn't given up any HR's in preseason.
3. His strikeouts are impressive as usual (10 in 11.1 innings).

If he continues this pace, with walks down and throwing more strikes, he'll get back to his comfort zone soon.

I'm excited and ready for opening day.

Quiet Update....

I've been pretty quiet during Spring Training because I don't want to jinx Scott in any way.
However, he did pick up a save after having a rough outing last week.
That's all I'm going to say.
No more talking.
Shhhh.
..
.



C'mon Scott, give 'em the good stuff!

Great Article!

The St. Petersburg Times ran a great article on Scott today.
You can read it here.

Buzz Buzz

Baseball season is beginning to crackle to life.. and there are many opinions and stats being thrown into the pot.
Here's a look from ArmchairGM's site: http://www.armchairgm.com/Article:2008_Tampa_Bay_Rays_UltraMega_Preview_by_ManRays_(Part_2_of_3))

Getting Closer

Well, as the Super Bowl closes in, so does the beginning of Spring Training. It's tough to say goodbye to Scott, Tara and the kids... but it's time for him to get back to work.
I look forward to the start of the season with the Rays.

Hopefully I can squeeze one last round of golf in with Scott before he leaves.

Farewell

Another season has closed for Scott and his fan site. Looks like it's time for golf and hunting.... I may post some pictures of that during the offseason.
We'll be back next season. Enjoy the playoffs and World Series!

Fy-yaaaaa

Scott is on fire.
Fyaaaaaa.

In a 5-4 loss last night against the Blue Jays, Scott threw 1.2 innings, gave up one walk and struck out four. His ERA dipped to 3.06

Update

As we near the end of the season, Scott continues to throw well.
Another inning down tonight, 1 walk, 1 strikeout.

His ERA is down to 3.23

Bzzzzzz!

Scott buzzed 3 batters last night in their 8-1 loss to the Red Sox.

His numbers: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 K.

Update

After a few rough days at the office, Scott returned last night with a scoreless inning.
He allowed 1 walk, while striking out 1.

Tough All Over

The Rays took a beating from the Red Sox last night. The entire pitching staff got beat up, including the Red Sox.
I actually got to watch Scott throw last night, and he just didn't seem to have his stuff.
He looked like he was working harder than usual to get the ball to the catcher. Although I guess the same could apply to most of the pitchers who threw last night.
Ah well, a rough outing is expected every once in a while.

Time to get back up on the horse.

Quotes, Rants & Other Stuff

From the St. Petersburg Times:

"I think it takes being knocked down, and knocked down hard, and knowing what it takes to get back up again," said the 29-year-old Dohmann, who has allowed just one earned run in his past 15 appearances. "That's what this game is based on, failure. I think the experience factor is a big key, being comfortable in those situations when they arise."

I'm still amazed at the number of people on 'fan' forums for the Rays, who still don't give Scott respect. They are still waiting for him to fail.
As a reliever, the ability to keep your ERA down is important. It's also a tough role because you only pitch 1-3 innings. If you give up even one run, your ERA takes a blow. As a starter going at least 5 innings, you can afford to give up one earned run. So when a relief pitcher goes 15 innings without giving up an earned run, I don't think it's a fluke. Scott did it once before with the Colorado Rockies (not sure how many innings, but I think it was around 18?). Anyway.. it seems to be the same story every season.. Scott has a rough pre-season and then gets dumped in the minors. You would think that if the managers/coaches knew the players, they would also know their history. Ah well.
I support the Rays. I support the pitching staff. I don't complain about the other players because you never know when one of them will bail Scott out. It's happened quite a bit already (Aki, Upton, Young, Pena). They have all made spectacular plays in the field to back Scott.
Then, there are the other relievers... if they come in after Scott has left runners on base, I pull for them to keep those runners from scoring.
If all I did here was pull for Scott and pull against everyone else, how could I call myself a fan?
What good does it do to go on the forum and complain and belittle players? It only shows that you have a keyboard and internet connection and know how to hide behind them. Oh, and it probably does very little for the players who read the comments.

Ok. Enough.
I'm going drink a beer.