http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/4092 Recent articles about Matt Garza en-us FanGraphs Fan Projections So far, so good. A number of Rays positional players are beyond the 30 vote threshold. Included in the link above are Matt Joyce, Pat Burrell, James Shields, and Matt Garza; none of whom qualify yet. Let's change that. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:52:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/FanGraphs_Fan_Projections/1671564 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/FanGraphs_Fan_Projections/1671564 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/FanGraphs_Fan_Projections/1671564 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/b/5b525f3721499651e2d2f15631798ae9b643d5f5/small/PicImg_MLB_FEB_22_06c1.jpg by Chris O'Meara - AP Longoria: Dude, relax, Andy H just said you had the two best starts of the year. Garza: F*$# YEAH ::spit:: (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) View full size photo » This is it, for those of you that have been patiently waiting to see the best Rays pitching performances of the year.  If you read through the last installment, then you noticed that I have moved to a scoring system.  Let&#3... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:00:19 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Top_30_Starts_of_2009_Part_6/1567702 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Top_30_Starts_of_2009_Part_6/1567702 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Top_30_Starts_of_2009_Part_6/1567702 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/3/53a9d0093c0aff12fcc97ee1980bb9195e9181a9/small/11.jpg More photos » by Steve Nesius - AP Browse more photos » Speaking of that Delmon Young deal... With knowledge comes responsibility to review the past. If Wile E. Coyote learns that the Road Runner can detect dynamite from distances expanding the blast radius, this changes his perspective on what he should've done. Selecting David Price over Matt Wieters was fine with my 2007 self - ace potential wo... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:19 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Revisiting_the_Matt_GarzaDelmon_Young_Deal_Once_More/1482949 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Revisiting_the_Matt_GarzaDelmon_Young_Deal_Once_More/1482949 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Revisiting_the_Matt_GarzaDelmon_Young_Deal_Once_More/1482949 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/2/6271d0f796f9a032ccba5915875933818ab25d11/small/5e.jpg Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para... Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:01:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Matt_Garzas_Slider_is_Filthy/1433744 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Matt_Garzas_Slider_is_Filthy/1433744 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Matt_Garzas_Slider_is_Filthy/1433744 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/e/7e26cc83e961a20797a8839ebd0df17dcf84bf56/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_14_59d6.jpg More photos » by Chris O'Meara - AP It's ok big guy, we don't hate you...I swear. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) Browse more photos » To say this has been a strange season would probably be an understatement.  We saw everything fromplayers with seemingly little offensive skill putting up spectacular seasons, to 9th inning collapses so bad you had to call into work sick the nex... Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:00:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Unluckiest_Pitcher/1316286 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Unluckiest_Pitcher/1316286 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Unluckiest_Pitcher/1316286 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/5/0592f6a534d96211b801eb66998b22481cfd59e8/small/bb.jpg More photos » by Brian Blanco - AP Sweet jersey, brah, the change ain't bad either. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco) Browse more photos » Ok, not really the world, but near the end of the GDT tonight there was a quick mention about how we could not trade Garz, because of his numbers against the AL East.  Off the top of my head I could remember many great starts against the Red Sox and utter ownage of the B... Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:00:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Matt_Garza_vs_The_World/1195362 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Matt_Garza_vs_The_World/1195362 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Matt_Garza_vs_The_World/1195362 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/4/645714780d69f3e32a807b5ee7209d4e91adab90/small/63.jpg More photos » by Mike Carlson - AP 25 days ago: Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Matt Garza throws in the second inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson) Browse more photos » Year IP FIP tRA (FG) 2008 184.2 4.14 4.37 2009 185 4.16 4.37 Some thoughts: He's obviously going to top... Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:21:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Matt_Garza_is_Consistent_If_Nothing_Else/1190014 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Matt_Garza_is_Consistent_If_Nothing_Else/1190014 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Matt_Garza_is_Consistent_If_Nothing_Else/1190014 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/2/6271d0f796f9a032ccba5915875933818ab25d11/small/5e.jpg Matt Garza #22 / Pitcher / Tampa Bay Rays Height: 6-4 Weight: 215 Bats: R Throws: R Born: Nov 26, 1983 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:00:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/92_GDT_Boston_Red_Sox_Tampa_Bay_Rays/1100589 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/92_GDT_Boston_Red_Sox_Tampa_Bay_Rays/1100589 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/92_GDT_Boston_Red_Sox_Tampa_Bay_Rays/1100589 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/2/025939aec83dcea9487ed65c9c36eca7475f0d25/small/ac.jpg Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; ms... Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:00:25 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Infield_Popped_Why_Matt_Garzas_Infield_Fly_Rate_is_Down/1003986 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Infield_Popped_Why_Matt_Garzas_Infield_Fly_Rate_is_Down/1003986 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Infield_Popped_Why_Matt_Garzas_Infield_Fly_Rate_is_Down/1003986 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/9/093b38927c30d04987afff1c9b2dc7485490c6c3/small/22.jpg This story was not to be. This time there was no rainbow after the flood. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:57:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Red_Sox_Fresh_Out_Of_Miracles/353128 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Red_Sox_Fresh_Out_Of_Miracles/353128 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Red_Sox_Fresh_Out_Of_Miracles/353128 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/8/d837e95adae35c3d8e4c093ce9777266adde0a1d/small/mircle.jpg The Rays are in the World Series! If anyone picked them in March to play for it all -- you're lying. It seems like all of America -- aside from Red Sox fans -- were picking them to advance to the promised land, and finally, it looks like the doormats of the AL East and the laughing stock of baseball for so many years have made it. What can we say about David Price! This game has his coming out party, and did he literally save Tampa Bay from eminent disaster by pitching 1 1/3 innings -- s... Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:53:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yes_America_The_Rays_Are_Headed_to_the_World_Series/352981 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yes_America_The_Rays_Are_Headed_to_the_World_Series/352981 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yes_America_The_Rays_Are_Headed_to_the_World_Series/352981 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/1/f17d462d36822c288dc6303d3faef77d04c39407/small/83349459.jpg Matt Garza took to the field for the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 7 against the Red Sox with some weird tissue filling his ears in an attempt to quiet the wild noise. After Dustin Pedroia took him deep for a 1-0 lead, he removed the gross padding and has actually pitched well. 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