McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Is anyone else pretending that the Giants actually moved to Tampa in 1993 and are still in the playoffs, or is that just me? Current Series Rays lead the series 2-1 Thu 10/02 WP: James Shields (1 - 0) SV: Dan Wheeler LP: Javier Vazquez (0 - 1) 6 - 4 win Fri 10/03 WP: Scott Kazmir (1 - 0) LP: Mark Buehrle (0 - 1) 6 - 2 win Sun 10/05 WP: John Danks (1 - 0) SV: Bobby Jenks LP: Matt Garza (0 - 1) 3 -...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
For the last few weeks Ozzie Guillen has turned to each member of the starting rotation and asked them to win big games. The only one that has failed miserably has been Javier Vazquez, and hopefully he doesn’t get another chance to throw batting practice. Tonight, Guillen turns to young righty Gavin Floyd who is 17-8 with [...]
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
“We’ve been playing like this the whole year — why change now?” Dioner Navarro ALDS Game 1: Rays 6, White Sox 4 WP: James Shields(1-0) LP: Javier Vazquez(0-1) S: Dan Wheeler(1) Inside The Box Score: Evan Longoria: 3-3, 2HR(2), 3RBI(3), SB(1), BB Aki Iwamura: 2-4, 3B(1), RBI(1), BB Carl Crawford: 1-4, RBI(1) Willy Aybar: 1-2, RBI(1) James Shields(W, 1-0): 6.1IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 4K, 1HR Grant Balfour(H,1):...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
As soon as it was determined that Javier Vazquez was pitching game one of the Sox/Rays series, I knew Chicago would be in an 0-1 hole. It would have been great to pull off a win yesterday, but there was little reason to think it would actually happen. Javy has been awful down the stretch and he [...]
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Javier Vazquez spent all the time he could to figure out how to somehow retire Evan Longoria.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Javier Vazquez spent all the time he could to figure out how to somehow retire Evan Longoria. Longoria, the Tampa Bay Rays' rookie third baseman, had already hit two home runs in his - and the Rays' - first postseason game, one of them clanging off a...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Maybe if a Tampa Bay player to challenge Javier Vazquez, it would have made a difference. The fire and anger with which a Rays reliever reacted to a dirt-kicking provocation served as a stark reminder of just how quietly Vazquez tends to go. Fred Mitchell Guillen likes Sox's chances to rebound Up next Buehrle vs. the road RosenBlog: When Vazquez starts, the winning stops Hardball: Cabrera-Balfour From...
TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Star Of The Game: Evan Longoria Well, here's an easy choice. Longoria, the Rays' rookie third baseman, said he was swinging at the second inning's first pitch - no matter what. Bam! Home run. In the third inning, he anticipated a breaking ball from Chicago's Javier Vazquez. Bam! Another homer. Longoria, who was 3-for-3 with three RBIs, became only the second player in history to hit homers on his first...
Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria popped two home runs this afternoon as the Rays came out a winner in their first playoff game in the ten year history of the franchise. The second homer, hit in the fifth inning, chased White Sox starting pitcher Javier Vazquez off of the mound. It was the fourth straight time Vazquez was the losing pitcher in a game he started. Each game was viewed as a "must...
South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
What can you say that hasn't already been said about Javier Vazquez ? He is what he is; an average pitcher who can't stand the heat in the kitchen. I'd be lying if I said I expected anything better than 4.1 innings and 6 runs allowed from Vazquez, but there was a small part of me that knows that Vazquez can be a dominating pitcher at times, as he was in the first 4 innings of his last outing, or all...
The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Javier Vazquez is 0-for-4 in big games the past two weeks. His six earned run, four 1/3 inning performance today leaves him with 24 earned runs in his last 17 1/3 innings. He hasn’t gone past four 1/3 since September 14th. DON’T MISS THE DEBUT OF FRANK TV, TUESDAY OCTOBER 21ST. Evan Longoria hit two home runs and had [...]
South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
The thought first crossed my mind when Vazquez failed to step up his game against the Twins following Ozzie Guillen 's unflattering comments . At that point, Guillen had not lost faith in Vazquez; he had merely issued a challenge to his feeble-minded hurler. The Sox gave Vazquez every opportunity to prove his detractors wrong over the last month, with two starts on short rest (both disasters), and...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Javier Vazquez gave up two home runs to Evan Longoria as the White Sox lost Game 1 of the American League Divisional Series to the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-4 on Thursday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Make that three hits and three RBIs for Evan Longoria in his first three postseason at-bats. Longoria drove in another run in the fifth when the Rays scored twice to expand their lead to 6-3. Carl Crawford also knocked in a run. Javier Vazquez is finally out. He lasted 4 1/3 innings, allowing eight hits and six runs, He walked one, struck out six, and allowed both Longoria homers....
Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
ST. PETERSBURG - Javier Vazquez is going to be in big trouble with his fans and manager Ozzie Guillen. He's just given up the 3-1 lead. The Rays lead it 4-3 heading into the fourth. The Rays lost Carlos Pena, who came out of the game in the third. Pena suffered from slightly blurred vision after scratching his eye at home on Tuesday. Rays indicate it's not serious and he's expected to play in Game...
