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Evan Closky posts on X about tampa bay rays, tampa bay, has been, mlb the most. They currently have XXXXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.
Social category influence mlb #294 finance XXXX%
Social topic influence tampa bay rays #7, tampa bay #14, has been 5.08%, mlb 5.08%, bob #491, training camp 3.39%, told 1.69%, world series 1.69%, tide 1.69%, get a XXXX%
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours
"That's not how this works. This is not Game X of the World Series. He was moved to the bullpen. His workload has been throttled down. Be mad at Cash for not pulling Kelly. 100%. The Boyle thing is not fair to Boyle. We were told he would be a 2-3 inning guy moving forward. This is not surprising" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-24 02:17:31 UTC 6761 followers, XXX engagements
"Walking the X and X hitters is more disappointing than giving up the 4-run lead in a matter of moments. Taj simply has to be better than that" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-24 00:11:32 UTC 6761 followers, 7299 engagements
"The Tampa Bay Rays have been absolutely hosed twice by the replay booth tonight. I don't know how you have conclusive evidence Mangum is out there. Dirt is flying up on the base" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-24 02:47:19 UTC 6762 followers, 15.8K engagements
"@CKurtzman My guess is his Stuff+ is still impressive and they think the tide will turn. Not my opinion but you asked and that's my best answer" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-25 19:01:59 UTC 6766 followers, XXX engagements
"Also if people thought the ump for the Angels was bad today Holy smokes get a load of this guy" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-24 02:51:48 UTC 6762 followers, 2203 engagements
"@florida_grand The Reds shift the 2nd most in MLB. The Rays are 5th. I don't see anything to support some Francona wizardry over Cash in terms of hitting against the shift. I just think when MLB hitters can tee up a pitcher they can place it where they want" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-27 03:56:50 UTC 6766 followers, XX engagements
"The best defensive player in MLB this season makes an inexcusable error at a pivotal point in the game. Rays now trail. Just dont know what to say about this team. It has been a rotation of players who decide to make a head-scratching mistake" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-27 00:12:54 UTC 6766 followers, 9277 engagements
"Since the Rays swept Kansas City on June XX the team is 7-16. Pain" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-26 02:00:14 UTC 6766 followers, 13.1K engagements
"Kevin Kelly has walked X batters all season. He has walked two today. He had nothing tonight. Cash not only lets him blow the lead. He then leaves him out there to make a comeback nearly insurmountable. Just a mind-boggling decision and I still have zero idea why Kelly is in this bullpen when he has one functional pitch.and has for most of the season" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-24 02:09:15 UTC 6766 followers, 44.3K engagements
"I stress patience to fans throughout the season sometimes annoyingly so. But the Rays cannot lose one of the next two games. Erik Neander only has so much time left to evaluate this group before the trade deadline.and a massive road trip is looming. #RaysUp" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-22 04:00:08 UTC 6764 followers, 9466 engagements
"Feel for Manuel Rodriguez who was emerging as a great high-leverage option. Not only hurts the 2025 team but the 2026 bullpen takes a hit too" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-26 21:12:16 UTC 6766 followers, 7391 engagements
"Pete Fairbanks is coming up more and more as the deadline nears. Not a new occurrence for the Rays closer but Neander isnt going to trade Fairbanks for XX cents on the dollar. A team is going to have to give up an important asset for him" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-25 17:33:28 UTC 6761 followers, 9232 engagements
"You can do a lot of that stuff for hitters who slump and are not great defensively. Walls isnt special there. The team signed HSK in offseason to ween off of Walls. He hasnt been healthy. What do you want the Rays to do They dont have a potent offense right now. Cabbys bat is not Walls defense so with the personnel you have you have to play the run prevention game. Its a bad series at a bad time. Considering he is a +17 DRS Im going to give him a break. But when you have a lineup that isnt supported around him his spotlight gets larger 🤷🏻♂" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-27 19:19:36 UTC 6766 followers, XXX engagements
"With Kelly the sinker is his money pitch. But he has throttled down on the sweeper for a little more cutter and fastball. The cutter I'm not in love with. The fastball is too much of an unknown. So if the sweeper can't get back to form all he has is the sinker. And MLB hitters are too good to make the pitch-mix that simple for them. IMO he should have been sent down awhile ago to fix him up because he has never looked the same since that early season injury. There has been some bad luck in there but certainly not enough to be this stubborn. This isn't like Uceta who doesn't have options." @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-24 02:30:24 UTC 6761 followers, 2496 engagements
"@hughster10 @TKras @953WDAE To quote Jon Cooper hope is not a strategy. The Rays just lost a series to the White Sox and Fangraphs has them at a XX% chance to make the postseason. They're about to play a million games on the road. I don't see a firesale though. Erik as always will be opportunistic" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-25 20:23:13 UTC 6762 followers, XXX engagements
"@Brian14168136 I don't think Cash is having a nightmare season. Has he made mistakes Yes. But a lot of the bullpen issues are beyond his control" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-24 19:46:38 UTC 6761 followers, XX engagements
"Looks like Jake Mangum gets the day off with Morel starting in LF. Mangum hitting .301 on the season but July has been his toughest month hitting .255. Don't really love Morel vs. Sean Burke pitch-mix but we'll see. Brandon Lowe remains out with the foot injury. #RaysUp" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-21 19:39:20 UTC 6766 followers, 2199 engagements
"Some Erik Neander notes after talking with @TKras on @953WDAE right now (paraphrasing): - The closer we are to the division the more aggressive we would be. Then it comes down to how close we are to a postseason spot. The more you work yourself back.you have to think about preparing yourself for 2026 and beyond - Ha-Seong Kim injury is definitely minor but it's lingering just enough where we have to figure out if we need to put him on IL or not Going through a workout today - Brandon Lowe 'expectation' is minimum stay on IL - Shane McClanahan imaging was all clear. Resume catch plan Monday" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-25 19:49:53 UTC 6761 followers, 1713 engagements
"If the Rays wanted to explore a Yandy Diaz trade this would be a candidate to replace him at DH. Bob Seymour just took the No. XX prospect yard in a lefty v. lefty matchup. XX HR. His walk rate stayed the same from last season with a X% decrease in K%. Whiffs will likely be an issue but he's been on my radar for awhile. Positional flexibility a bit problematic" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-26 23:38:04 UTC 6766 followers, 12.1K engagements
"Intriguing list of arms pitching for Durham tonight. Notable to see Joe Rock coming out of the bullpen for a scoreless inning. Just like Montgomery last year looks like the Tampa Bay Rays could be transitioning Rock to a RP role moving forward. #RaysUp" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-19 01:53:50 UTC 6763 followers, 2232 engagements
"@CaminerosGoat The Rays don't need a 1B or DH. They have plenty of those. Aranda Tre' Morgan Bob Seymour (hopefully) Xavier Isaac in 2027 or 2028. We love Pete in Tampa but I wouldn't hold my breath on that one" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-27 03:49:45 UTC 6766 followers, XXX engagements
"Notable finish to Buccaneers Training Camp today with David Walker limping off the field on his own power" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-25 14:45:03 UTC 6766 followers, XXX engagements
"Tampa Bay Rays fans tuning in tomorrow at 1:40PM" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-27 01:31:17 UTC 6766 followers, 18K engagements
"Tampa Mayor Jane Castor with a few comments surrounding the Tampa Bay Rays tonight: "From all indications it looks like the Rays are going to stay in Tampa Bay." "Indications are more than likely (the stadium) will be in Tampa." #RaysUp" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-14 22:39:27 UTC 6764 followers, 61K engagements
"Here is Kevin Cash talking about Taj Bradley getting optioned to Durham. No replacement in the rotation named yet but I'd think Joe Boyle is a good guess who 'coincidentally' pitched on the same day as Taj back-to-back times. #RaysUp" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-24 03:36:34 UTC 6766 followers, 9960 engagements
"Tampa Bay Rays will face an Aaron Judge-less Yankees team" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-26 20:46:43 UTC 6766 followers, 14.1K engagements
"When the Rays season began it was not the prettiest but Erik Neander noticed a group willing to put the work in to get better. Front office worked hard this offseason to reshape the chemistry of this clubhouse. Neander believes this road trip has not shaken the group. #RaysUp" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-17 18:57:25 UTC 6765 followers, 5295 engagements
"Baker Mayfield enters his 3rd season in Tampa Bay determined to take this Buccaneers organization to "the next level." @Deacon_Schiele reports from Training Camp about Mayfield's quest to bring this franchise back to the Super Bowl" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-25 03:15:32 UTC 6762 followers, 1149 engagements
"Since July X Josh Lowe is 3-for-38. Good for an .079 batting average. His season OPS is now south of .700. He's had some horrible luck. His BABIP is .284 when he's usually in .330ish range. K% is very encouraging. He should have a nice week at some point but man. This is a really bad stretch" @ECloskyWTSP on X 2025-07-22 02:14:20 UTC 6762 followers, 7942 engagements