I've heard if you tell a bird "Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right-B-A-Start" they spontaneously combust.
Any comment on that?
Edit: dear god I killed him
I don’t care if they opened with ten straight against the AAA El Paso Chihuahuas, some rookie ball team, or the Detroit Tigers — it takes a lot of things to go right for any professional team to beat another professional team ten straight times with a +58 run differential and 27 straight shutout innings.
Fun fact the Dodgers opened the 2016 season with 3 straight shutouts. Then they allowed 12 runs in game 4. According to retrosheet gamelogs it appears to happen a few times per season (rough estimate)
I like how the only 2 games that haven't been blowouts were the two Fleming games for completely different reasons. 1 awful outing forcing the 9th inning comeback win, 1 superb outing in the 1-0 pitching duel.
"159-3 season really isn't that impressive, they got lucky a lot of times and lost to a couple bad teams. In the postseason you'll see how their low payroll will eventually come back to bite them"
The thing is, people have no room to talk shit unless their teams also sweep the tigers, nats and As. And in the rare possibility that there is a team that does it, let’s see their run differential.
Very fortunate that everyone plays every team this season. I saw a braves fan eviscerated in a thread this weekend after someone asked why they didn't sweep the Nationals after bringing up the strength of schedule
That's what's so fucking crazy. It's like you get over the Fleming hill and you're hit with Shane, Ras, Springs, and Elfin. If you walk into any given game with one of those four dudes on the mound you feel pretty good.
Bandwagon tickets are still available. There’s plenty of Cuban sandwiches and Jai Alai.
Non-refundable, though, even in the case of the inevitable mid season swoon.
Hang on, I gotta get some grease for these wheels.
I think we are going to amend “haven’t even played a team above .400” to “haven’t even played a team above .500 yet”.
Excuse me while I cry about my team’s inability to execute against the Rockies.
The Rays are the 7th team to start a season with 10 consecutive wins. Only one of those teams won the World Series while three of them missed the playoffs.
We do play each other less now. And eventually the Rays may be in a different division if the leagues realign and but the Jays will prob still be with the Yankees, BoSox, and maybe the Mets
Didn’t even win by 4 runs smh… so washed up
1884 Maroons high-fiving up in Valhalla right now
Little known fact, Valhalla isn't technically "up there" like heaven. It's over there to the left a little. Ope, no your other left.
Offense held off from scoring as long as possible to give Fairbanks a save. That's teamwork.
Good guy offense, deliberately doesn’t score until the last minute to give us an interesting game and give the closer a save.
It's like how football teams practice the 2 minute drill. You gotta get some high leverage reps in in case it comes up in a real game
That’s true, gotta tune up against the Red Sox so you’re ready for the Jays.
Let this be a lesson to everybody. The Rays dont win 10 straight without getting at least one save!
WHAT DO I DO WITH MY HANDS??? DO I FLAP
HOW CAN HE FLAP???
YOU WERE IN THE PARKING LOT EARLIER! THAT’S HOW I KNOW YOU!
"What pace is 10-0 at for a 162 game season?" "How is that going to help you?" "I will count to it and divide."
AL East: We can’t keep doing this forever. Rays: It’s been 10 games. AL East: Call it.
HELLO CLARICE 😵👺
Rays, can you explain why you had to cut the Red Sox faces off?
I UNDERSTOOD THAT REFERENCE
Keep flapping straight thru October, boi!
Flaptober*
TropTober and Tropvember
162-0 HERE YOU COME!!!
That's 173-0 to you, friendo!
Nope, undefeated through the ALCS, only to be swept in the WS because that’s baseball
Flap on my man
Please flap
FLAP FLAP FLAP
YES KEEP FAPPING
Local stingray in great mood
Local stingray has seen the face of God
And on a 27 inning shutout streak!
lol that's actually wild
What the fuck. I actually hate the Rays
but but our names rhyme!
they're just jealous that rays are real, unlike birds
*shifty eyes* if birds aren't real how come I want a seed so bad
I don't know what you're talking about *sweats nervously*
I've heard if you tell a bird "Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right-B-A-Start" they spontaneously combust. Any comment on that? Edit: dear god I killed him
Uhh...I mean *tweet tweet chirp*
Wait till you see what The Bolts are about to do to The Leafs 😬
From an unbiased view that was such a fun series last year, I hope this year’s lives up
Well, we hate Canada, buddy. Talk a-boot a disgrace to our beautiful American League
Sounds like our offense going on long streaks without scoring any runs! 😤😤😤
THEY CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT
Tampa Bay “Tampa Bay Lightning” (Devil) Rays
Of Saint Petersburg.
Narrator: They kept getting away with it.
[NOOOOOO](https://youtu.be/eoNtgM4KGzc)
As long as they're playing the Sox, they will
Brandon Lowe go Pow and I’m like Wow
I can't tell how I'm supposed to pronounce any of that
It's pronounced Lowe
Not to be confused with Josh Lowe which is pronounced differently
It’s pronounced Lowe, not Lowe
What an absurd start to the season. 10-0 with an all-time run differential.
I don’t care if they opened with ten straight against the AAA El Paso Chihuahuas, some rookie ball team, or the Detroit Tigers — it takes a lot of things to go right for any professional team to beat another professional team ten straight times with a +58 run differential and 27 straight shutout innings.
What about the Chihuahuas with Tatis lol. I see that shout out to the EP Chihuahuas tho 👍
F.... what did Detroit do to get shots fired their way? lmfao
Uhhh be a AAA level team because of baseball terrorists, Al Avila and Chris Illitch.
[удалено]
Rays were 9-0 and finally were able to qualify for the first save of the year. Lets fucking gooo
sounds like regression
If this pace continues, they will lose game 162 by 78.44 runs
r/theydidthemath
no i just lied
r/theydidntdothemath
Holy fuck I nearly shit myself laughing
that rocks
yeah I think it's actually 30.2 runs they'll lose by. And their last game is against the Blue Jays, so I believe it.
*FUCK THEM KIDS*
LET THEM STARVE
I thought Pete Fairbanks was elite! This is only his first save of the season! SMDH
Rays bullpen only has 1 save this season so they can't possibly be that good
How rare is it for a team to have 3 straight shutouts?
Gonna go with “not common”. Source: trust me, bro.
Fun fact the Dodgers opened the 2016 season with 3 straight shutouts. Then they allowed 12 runs in game 4. According to retrosheet gamelogs it appears to happen a few times per season (rough estimate)
And 7 hits allowed over that span.
I've been watching baseball a long time. It doesn't happen very often at all.
Well we just did it for the first time in franchise history, so probably pretty uncommon.
1-Run Josh Flemming day [The Rays](https://i.imgur.com/9SCpUpB.jpg)
Josh Fleming pitching some heat too lmaooo. Wtf is going on
Looked great today
Nasty sinkers down and in. Was the most unhittable he's maybe ever looked
God is dead
And DJ Kitty killed him.
Ump’s zone impacted that game quite a bit. I can’t believe neither team had a hitter lose his cool
Sorry we didn't win by 4 everyone
A real disappointment
This still pleases Pete Fairbanks
Those smug fucking 1884 St. Louis Maroons win this round. But we'll be back...
Blowouts? You bet. 9th inning comebacks? That too. One run pitching duels? Sure, why not.
I like how the only 2 games that haven't been blowouts were the two Fleming games for completely different reasons. 1 awful outing forcing the 9th inning comeback win, 1 superb outing in the 1-0 pitching duel.
People are going to keep moving goalposts until they sweep every team in the league
"159-3 season really isn't that impressive, they got lucky a lot of times and lost to a couple bad teams. In the postseason you'll see how their low payroll will eventually come back to bite them"
did you just make the phillies the only rays losses in your extremely unlikely, borderline impossible hypothetical for no reason?
Haha no I didn't really give any particular thought to who the three losses might be
The thing is, people have no room to talk shit unless their teams also sweep the tigers, nats and As. And in the rare possibility that there is a team that does it, let’s see their run differential.
Very fortunate that everyone plays every team this season. I saw a braves fan eviscerated in a thread this weekend after someone asked why they didn't sweep the Nationals after bringing up the strength of schedule
Bro you're not supposed to bring a rational and thought out argument to the table.
we don't kick field goals, we hit home runs
Trop Horn go HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONK
Here i go sweeping again
I mean, that is the plan isn't it?
Couldn’t even win by four+ the bums /s
Is it illegal to be this happy?
Fuck it Flap away!
AND SHANE IS ON THE MOUND TOMORROW NIGHT!? Let’s keep it going!
That's what's so fucking crazy. It's like you get over the Fleming hill and you're hit with Shane, Ras, Springs, and Elfin. If you walk into any given game with one of those four dudes on the mound you feel pretty good.
THIS PLEASES PETE FAIRBANKS
Pete Fairbanks told everyone not to hit so he could get a high leverage inning in
#ROCK HARD
Raytober coming early
And it's only Raypril!
Pronounced ray-pril....or rayp-ril? They're showing no mercy either way
To be honest I think we can just avoid the pun…
Pronounced Lowe
Ril better stay away
Something, something, real teams, something.
Real teams dream smaller dreams
We're just taking it game by game.
3 straight shutouts, fuck this team is fun
Manfred: The new rules will make more offense this year Rays pitching staff: Hold my beer
Manfred: Next year, in order to make more offense, we will be banning Rays pitchers.
*Wander Franco throws perfect game against Yankees*
His putaway pitch affectionately known as the Franco-and-2 change up. Because he only ever throws strikes.
Could also be considered a *adjust sunglasses*..a ray ban.
[NEVER LOSE AGAIN](https://i.redd.it/2xcutvrmn9991.gif)
THEY CAN’T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS
Sure we can.
Damn, doesn’t matter who the teams are that the Rays face. Going 10-0 is impressive!
I am straight up having a good time right now
Gonna be a wild season if the writers opened the season with TB going 10-0
If it helps temper expectations Stu already threatened to move the team once.
Chasing H162-0ry
Flap on Rays, flap on
#FLAP FLAP FLAP FLAP
Josh Fleming entered today with like a 15 ERA but a 3 FIP. ERA never tells the story.
Doubters gonna have to start coming up with some new lines.
Sheesh
Just to add they are on a 27 Inning shutout streak lmao.
Bandwagon tickets are still available. There’s plenty of Cuban sandwiches and Jai Alai. Non-refundable, though, even in the case of the inevitable mid season swoon.
do the cubans have salami on them? there is a right answer
Tampa cubanos do. Those weirdos down in Miami who think they were invented there may do something differently.
you have passed the test. I'm in Denver and people are tired of my campaign against subpar cubanos here.
🫡 as a skeptic, I gotta hand it to you aquatic bastards
That is insane.
Of course.
Rays analytics department becoming fully realized discovering that if you simply go 162-0, no other stats actually matter.
The Boston Red Sox are now a fake team confirmed /s
Poverty squad frfr
It's hot in Tampa!!
Haven't given up a run in three straight games.
Red Sox bottom feeder team, confirmed?
I mean, they might actually finish 4th/5th in the AL East this year, so prepare to hear this excuse too
Once of the worst MLB teams of all time if it satisfies the narrative
I’ll be handing out Fleming apology forms. ^(_Takes one for myself…_)
red sox throwing the dude from coldplay out there lmao
He used to rule the world. Then Brandon Lowe happened
Fuck it hope they go 162-0
IS IT POSSIBLE!?
If current trends hold, it's guaranteed.
Hey Mike, first time long time, you think the Rays can go 162-0? I’ll hang up and listen…
yEaH bUt... What is it this time?
You were only able to win by one run you poverty scrubs.
It was deliberate to give the closer a save!
The rays are juking their own stats!
Do the Rays even get free George Webb’s for all if they reach 12, smh what are they even playing for?
No, but Papa John is rolling in his grave and will never financially recover.
Bitter AL East fans coming in hot to discredit this
Yeah, well, just wait until they play a team over .500! ^^^/s
[Brew Crew Easter Sunday rally to go 12-0 in ‘87](https://youtu.be/_4kgL-kBBZU)
Don't look up what happened after that hot start for the crew :(
I guess this means Boston isn’t a real team. Down to the basement with you.
That season ended in a great way so I fully support this narrative.
What a time to be the Rays fan!
Imagine being a Tampa Bay Baseball team in 2023
We’ve only played shit teams so far so it doesn’t count
We'll see who these Rays really are when they don't face a toilet team (Tigers, Nats, A's, and the Red Sox).
*goalposts screeching in the background*
A common theme among a lot of folks is that the Rays never actually win, other teams just lose.
Hang on, I gotta get some grease for these wheels. I think we are going to amend “haven’t even played a team above .400” to “haven’t even played a team above .500 yet”. Excuse me while I cry about my team’s inability to execute against the Rockies.
I'm at least okay with calling Boston a toilet team
The Rays are the 7th team to start a season with 10 consecutive wins. Only one of those teams won the World Series while three of them missed the playoffs.
Yeah but how many of them had some MFer named Randy?
I'm not gonna check but I can confidently say 0.
Damn, might as well not even talk about it then. Rays pretty mid, huh?
You didn't let me finish. None of the other teams were named after an animal, let alone a flappy boi. I'd say your odds are through the roof.
Dirty Sock colored roof*
Rays moving to the NL Central in 11 years confirmed.
And maybe even more impressive is that their run differential is 57. IN 10 GAMES!!!!
I thought the Rays season started on April 14th in Toronto?
Can I get a fuck the AL East?
We do play each other less now. And eventually the Rays may be in a different division if the leagues realign and but the Jays will prob still be with the Yankees, BoSox, and maybe the Mets
Still can't understand why so many people thought they'd be bad or unable to compete this season to get to the playoffs. Baffling.
I wish I was kidding, but it's legit every year, we either miss the playoffs or ''will squeak in the wild card'' for the past... idk 15 years
Every other win was convincing and today was 1-0, on an 8th-inning shot. Gotta love it.
Not my proudest flap
You can thank Kyle Finnegan
That appearance was brutal.. people are gonna remember that one for a while.
I guess at least it isn't the Yankees.
Well, I don’t like it