Chad Orvella

A recent Qunnipiac University poll shows that 20 percent of Floridians prefer the New York Yankees as their favorite baseball team, 2 percent higher than one of the two franchises located within the state, the Tampa Bay Rays. This again opens up the ...  

Former Florida Gulf Coast University standout Chris Sale has set the Tropicana Field record with 15 strikeouts for the Chicago White Sox in their game against the Tampa Bay Rays today in St. Petersburg. Sale threw 115 pitches -- 80 of them ...  

The Tampa Bay Rays may just be my new favorite team this season after a couple of days of complete and unabashed dorky endeavors. On Monday, pitchers Fernando Rodney and Joel Peralta decided to wear gladiator masks in the dugout. If you think that sounds ...  

The 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays were't a very good baseball team. They trotted out a starting rotation that included Casey Fossum, Tim Corcoran, and Jae Weong Seo. The bullpen was a who's who of turds. Tyler Walker led the team in saves, while Brian Meadows and Seth McClung were hot on his trail, while the meltdown of Chad Orvella was complete. The Devil Rays trotted out their share schleppy's, but there was some young talent that was...  

"Cobb was phenomenal," outfielder Matt Joyce said. "Awesome," said catcher Chris Gimenez. "A pretty impressive performance," manager Joe Maddon said. It was a pretty solid day overall for the Rays (25-16), as Joyce delivered the big hit with a ...  

Let's take a trip down memory lane and play a little "what if" along the way. We will start our journey at the top of the 1999 MLB draft when the Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Josh Hamilton with the number one overall pick. We are well aware of his battles with drug and alcohol addiction in the real story, but let's adjust the space-time continuum and hop in the DeLorean and adjust the outcome ...  

Interleague play often allows an opportunity for the Rays to shine. Under manager Joe Maddon, Tampa Bay entered the start of interleague play this season with a 62-46 record, including 12-6 a year ago. Even Friday's starter, James Shields ...  

X-rays were negative after that frightening sight. Meanwhile, even manager Joe Maddon wasn't immune. While taking out his garbage last week, Maddon was confronted by an intemperate dog, who chased him. Maddon, of course, tweaked his hamstring.  

Tampa Bay's James Shields will try to become the first seven-game winner in the majors when a pair of division title contenders square off in the opener of a three-game interleague series against the Atlanta Braves at Tropicana Field.  

"When he initially got hit, he kinda went back to his haunches a bit," Rays manager Joe Maddon said after the game. "He came out and just was not 100 percent right. I was not comfortable sending him back out there." Stephen Vogt replaced Molina ...  

Two-time All-Star and MVP of the 2009 World Series Hideki Matsui  is now a  part of the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays' organization ... extra walking around money with just a smidgen of online research on your part’. Third, who gives our adult ...  

Rays manager Joe Maddon spoke fondly of Hinske, first recalling a motivational speech to the team made by Monte Kiffin, then the defensive coordinator of the NFL's Buccaneers. During the speech, Kiffin misspoke, referring to "Hinske" as "Pinske ...  

Rays manager Joe Maddon has quite the following in the Tampa/St. Pete area. The stylish skipper -- who just managed his 1,000th career game -- has endeared himself to fans through extensive community efforts and a personality bigger than Tropicana Field.  

The Tampa Bay Rays had precious few opportunities Sunday afternoon, but squandered them all in a 2-0 loss against the Atlanta Braves before 24,579 fans at Tropicana Field.  

The bizarre often rules when it comes to the Tampa Bay Rays and Tropicana Field. St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster divulged — then undivulged — a secret plan. Prospective boyfriend Hillsborough County Commission Chairman Ken Hagan sniffed ...  

Tampa Bay Rays 2012 PreviewFox NewsPhiladelphia, PA – For many years, it seemed any spring training preview of the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays would have requisite inclusions of phrases like "hapless," "laughingstock" and "bottom-feeders." But since 2008, the standards along Florida's Gulf ...and more »  

The Seattle Mariners apparently took some time to explore the inner upper workings of Tropicana Field on Tuesday. Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times shared photo evidence of the event, an event which the SB Nation Tampa Bay staff has lovingly annotated for the ease of the reader: Clearly, as we can see irrefutably here, the Mariners are up to something. Something nefarious. Should the Tampa Bay ...  

Kim Klement/US PresswireDavid Price helped the Rays win their 10th straight game at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Rays scored seven ... With the win, Price improves to 30-3 at home in his career when getting at least three runs of support.  

The Florida Aquarium and the Tampa Bay Rays will re-launch the Rays Touch Tank at Tropicana Field on Friday. Located above center field, the Rays Touch Tank allows fans to interact with 16 stingrays native to the Tampa Bay area. The updated tank ...  

2. Rays (3): Manager Joe Maddon has stepped up his revolving infield routine with Evan Longoria out. Three different starting third basemen in first six games without Longoria. 3. Braves (6): Twenty-second in scoring a year ago, the Braves are ...  

Kim Klement/US PresswireDavid Price helped the Rays win their 10th straight game at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Rays scored seven runs in the first four innings to roll past the Oakland Athletics for their 10th straight win at Tropicana Field.  

The Rays optioned Gomes to Triple-A Durham and recalled left-hander Cesar Ramos from the Bulls. Rays manager Joe Maddon stuck with Gomes for such an extended period because he wanted to avoid using Joel Peralta and Wade Davis. The Rays ...  

In 2008 the Tampa Bay Devil Rays changed their name to the Tampa Bay Rays and since then the Rays franchise has made great strides towards becoming one of the premier organizations in the Major Leagues.  

Price went eight innings Friday night in the Rays' 7-2 victory against the A's in front of 18,799 fans at Tropicana Field. He struck out a season-high 12 and allowed only three hits and a walk and joined teammate James Shields as the only five ...  

Better baseball players make you a lot smarter manager ... His 100th win came in the middle of the 2007 season. No. 400 came Sept. 24, 2010, against the Mariners at Tropicana Field. "Congratulations to him. That's pretty cool," Evan Longoria ...  

Mauer is 31-for-70 overall at Tropicana Field. Evan Longoria and Matt Joyce homered for the Rays. After Tampa Bay tied it with a run on Carlos Pena's bases-loaded double-play grounder in the sixth, Longoria gave Tampa Bay a 4-2 lead with a two-run shot off ...  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The previous regular-season game played at Tropicana Field before yesterday — Game 162 of last season — was the most memorable in Rays history. Heck, it was flat out one of the most memorable ever. Tampa rallied from 7-0 down ...  

Here's another place where Joe Mauer has crushed the ball. In 17 career games at Tropicana Field, Mauer is batting .433 with three home runs, 17 RBI and a 1.241 on base-plus-slugging percentage. Justin Morneau isn't too shabby either, batting .  

Left-handed pitcher Matt Moore will make his last start of the spring today against the Tampa Bay Rays when the big club plays the Future Rays in an exhibition game at 1:40 p.m. at Tropicana Field.  

Jonny Gomes led off the 12th inning with a homer, giving Oakland a 4-3 win over the Rays, handing Tampa Bay just its second loss at Tropicana Field this season.Click to Continue »  

Monday, May 7, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG – Manager Joe Maddon calls the Rays the "land of opportunity." And both catcher Chris Gimenez and infielder Will Rhymes are grateful to be the latest examples. When the two signed as minor league free agents in the winter, accepting an invite to spring training, it didn't make for headlines. Gimenez, 29, competing for the second catcher spot, and Rhymes, 29 ...  

By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer Friday, May 4, 2012 Rays vs. A's When/where: 7:10 tonight; Tropicana Field TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish) Promotions: Cinco de Mayo drink specials, including $5 margaritas Probable pitchers Rays: RH Jeremy Hellickson (3-0, 2.51) A's: Bartolo Colon (3-2, 2.53) On Hellickson: He is tough at Tropicana Field, going 2-0 with an 0.83 ERA in three starts ...