Durham 5, Norfolk 3. Kevin Witt went 2-4 with 2 runs scored in what was probably his last game for the Bulls. Witt was promoted after the Rays traded Russell Branyan to the Padres (more on that later). Shawn Riggans another player who is likely to be called up next [...]
D-Rays 7, Texas 3. Something strange is happening and we can’t quite put our finger on it. Here at RI we have been hesitant to give Joe Maddon a hard time. Sure we have poked fun at his glasses from time to time, but we have held back criticism of [...]
Durham 7, Norfolk 6. Darnell McDonald hit a lead-off walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th to give the Bulls the win. Edwin Jackson picked up the win after blowing the save in the top half of the inning. A single and 2 wild pitches by Jackson was [...]
Two videos below of B. J. Upton making spectacular, yet eerily similar plays last week in Oakland and earlier this season in the minors. We are all familiar with B. J. Upton’s defensive struggles. Those struggle kept him in the minor leagues the past year and half. Of his defensive [...]
Before we get to the arcane, the humorous and the ridiculous, lets take a look at a rare bright spot in the 2006 season. As D-Rays fans, we are all quite familiar by now with Evan Longoria’s exploits, but it is nice to see that others are starting to notice [...]
D-Rays 5, Texas 3. Scott Kazmir was betrayed by his defense and left last night’s game down 3-1, after 6 innings and 101 pitches. Kid K is now on a “innings count” and will most likely not see the 7th inning the rest of the season. Kazmir already has 144.2 [...]
Indianapolis 6, Durham 1. First a quick note about yesterday’s post. We erroneously stated that Jason Hammel was pulled because of an “undisclosed injury”. It now appears that Hammel was on a very small and very strict pitch count, that saw him removed in the middle of an inning. This [...]
We present here four simple solutions to the Hank Aaron award that will bring it to the level of the MVP and the Cy Young Awards, as well as fix the fatal flaw of the MVP award. There are many reasons to love baseball…too many to list. However, there are [...]
D-Rays 4, Texas 3. B. J. Upton returned to the lineup and to the top of the order for the first time since leaving last Thursday’s game with a strained shoulder. He responded by going 2-5 with 2 opposite field singles, including a 2-out RBI single in the 4th to [...]
Indianapolis 6, Durham 3. Wes Bankston continues to hit the ball well since being promoted to Durham. Nobody has ever questioned that Bankston could hit the ball. The question is whether his power will ever develop. Last night he went 2-4 and hit a solo home run in the 2nd [...]
