mvn.com - 7/4/2009
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He was the bright light in the bullpen in April, making 9 appearances for 18 innings with a 3.37 FIP, pitching mostly in long relief with four outings of 2.1 innings or more pitched. Lance Cormier really shined in spring training and earn a spot in the Rays bullpen as the long reliever, ...
Where Have You Gone, Lance Cormier?
raysallday.com 6/17/2009 — I’m confused with how Lance Cormier is being used in the bullpen.
In April, he made 9 appearances and had a 2.50 ERA. In May, he made 9 appearances and had a 1.89 ERA. In June, he’s made just two appearances and hasn’t given up a run. 2 2/3 innings in the entire month of ...
Give Cormier Some More Frequent Work
mvn.com 6/1/2009 — I like how Lance Cormier has eaten up a lot of innings when a starter fails to go past the fifth inning for the Rays this season. Last year, they had Jason Hammel doing it which wasn't the best option and took away a effective reliever for late inning situations. Now Cormier has been getting ...
Just My View Of What Roster Moves The Rays Should Do (This Weekend)
mvn.com 6/26/2009 — After Andy Sonnanstine made a bid for keeping his spot in the rotation yesterday, the Rays have probably seen enough of the players involved and will likely decide today who to remove from the rotation in order to make room for Scott Kazmir. The other two candidates Jeff Niemann, is schedule to ...
The Bullpen Has Been Under Worked Lately. Good Or Bad?
mvn.com 6/5/2009 — Just a brief look at the dates the last time the Rays relievers pitched in a game. Rest days since last appearance and stats when pitching on # of rest days in 2009 0 Days- J.P. Howell (7 IP, 6 H, 3 BB, 9 K, ER) 2 Days- Grant Balfour (7 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 7 K, ER) 4 Days- Joe Nelson, Jason ...
Too Much Rain!
mvn.com 5/28/2009 — The Rays are in their third rain delay in this miserable Cleveland series and are set to play at 3:25 . The score is 1-0 Cleveland in the bottom of the fourth and one out and a strike to Ryan Garko and a runner at first. Lance Cormier will pitch for Jeff Niemann after he sat out for almost two ...
All Things Rays - What to Watch Tonight
raysallday.com 7/2/2009 —
With the Rays on an off-day, we’ll need something else to watch out for. The headline event is that Andy Sonnanstine makes his first start of the season for the Durham Bulls as they take on the Charlotte Knights.
There was thought that Joe Maddon might utilize the off days today and ...