Alex Cobb

Tampa Tribune, Fla., Martin Fennelly column

2013-05-16 07:44:02

It's getting weird. The potty-mouthed, Price-baiting umpire was one thing. The allergies (allergies?), rash and blurred vision are another. But David Price's nightmare Cy Young follow-up has a new twist: a pitch, a grimace, then Price strolling from the...

Johnny Gomes: Ray of hope after Devilish start

2013-05-14 03:24:03

Jonny Gomes has a ready-made insult for anyone lacking in a baseball sense -- "He's a Devil Ray." The opposite of a Devil Ray, however, is a Ray, and Gomes would know, because he's been both. As the Red Sox prepare to visit Tropicana Field tonight for...

Carpenter feels Halladay wants one more shot at Series

2013-05-12 03:34:02

On Oct. 7, 2011, the Cardinals' Chris Carpenter outdueled Philadelphia's Roy Halladay, a former Toronto teammate and perhaps his closest friend in baseball, 1-0 in a winner-take-all division series finale. That started the Cardinals on their way to...

Rays' Cobb fans all four batters in inning, still allows run

2013-05-11 07:59:00

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Rays starter Alex Cobb wasn't sure to feel after his unusually historic start against the San Diego Padres on Friday night at Tropicana Field. On one hand, he threw only 4 2/3 innings, snapping the Rays' season-...

Phil Rogers' MLB power rankings

2013-05-06 17:30:00

Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Rangers (1): Ran their top three pitchers at the Red Sox in an impressive weekend sweep started by Derek Holland and finished by Yu Darvish, with Alexi Ogando in between. Looking very smart for letting Josh Hamilton...

Royals quiet Rays in 8-2 win

2013-04-30 20:09:00

�James Shields made a stellar first start against his former team, and Mike Moustakas hit a two-run homer to spur the Kansas City Royals to an 8-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. �� Shields (2-2) allowed a two-run homer to Matt Joyce...

Shields says it will be "strange" to face Rays in next start

2013-04-27 00:00:00

James Shields is already bracing for his next start, which comes Tuesday night when the Royals open a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium against his former club -- the Tampa Bay Rays. "I don't think it's going to be strange facing them," he said,...

Orioles can't expect much help from the Red Sox

2012-10-01 19:35:00

— If the Orioles were hoping that what went around might come around after the way they battled to the last dramatic moment of the 2011 regular season and propelled the Tampa Bay Raysinto the playoffs, they are probably going to be disappointed....

Three unearned runs sink the Orioles in 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays

2012-10-01 21:05:00

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Orioles arrived at the visiting clubhouse of Tropicana Field with the 2012 playoff caps and postseason “O's for October” T-shirts hanging in their lockers. For the first time in 15 years, the Orioles could...

Down the Stretch (Oct. 1)

2012-10-01 08:42:00

[Down the stretch is a daily Orioles Insider blog that will set up the coming day for the O's and their American League competition as the push for the postseason continues.] About last night Orioles clinch first playoff berth since 1997 Schmuck:...

McLouth, Machado deliver the Orioles a 3-2 walk-off win over Rays

2012-09-12 21:24:00

Orioles rookie Manny Machado has spent his brief time in the big leagues making difficult plays at third base — like the slow roller down the line — appear routine. But the dazzling plays he'd already made in his short time as a big leaguer...

What they're saying about the Orioles

2012-09-10 10:25:00

Here's a roundup of what other media outlets are saying about the Orioles:** Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports.com lists Orioles outfielder Chris Davis as one of baseball’s unlikely heroes who could shine in September, especially with Nick Markakis out...

David Price and fellow 2012 Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey (Blue Jays) are a combined 3-8 with a 5.68 ERA. Good thing for Joe Maddon that Matt Moore and Alex Cobb are pitching so well.

2013-05-04 00:00:00