Carlos Pena’s performance tonight is exactly what this Rays fan ordered.  He flashed his smile, hit a respectable number of dingers and didn’t wear himself out for the second half of the season.  Congrats Los, you made us proud.

Some other things I noticed…
Is it just me or did these guys seem to take a lot of pitches tonight?  It’s not exactly ideal for television.  In Carlos’s case, his pitcher was kind of off, but I didn’t notice that with the other guys?

The announcing was terrible.  I had to turn it down after a while.

Why can’t Erin Andrews wear a pair of jeans and a t-shirt?   I know it’s her job to look professional, but it’s still odd to see a flowy yellow blouse at the ballpark.

The ball tracker thing was gay.  It reminded me of the flame they used to track the hockey puck a couple years back.

Does anyone else worry about the children’s safety?  They’re sitting so close.  Nobody’s worried about a stray foul ball, or a shattered bat?  Yikes.

The Rays were represented by a faithful fan with awesome seats.  I had a hunch and I headed on over to DRaysBay.  Sure enough that lucky sucker is one of their own, SRQman.  I hope he had a great time.  It was nice to see that TB hat right up front!

Brandon Inge didn’t hit any homers tonight, but I bet he makes a web gem tomorrow. 

Congrats to Prince Fielder.  It wasn’t as fun as his in the park homerun…

I can’t wait to see the Rays all-stars in action!