Archive for February 28th, 2007

Feb 28

Well That Was Offensive

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Today marked the second intrasquad game and the first featuring the players that are likely to be in the opening day lineup. So how did the opening day lineup do? The were held hitless during the six inning game. Not exactly the start we were looking for. Yes we know it is their first action and yes we know it is just an intrasquad game…but c’mon! Not even one hit?

The lineup that went hitless:
CF Rocco Baldelli
RF Delmon Young
LF Carl Crawford
1B Ty Wigginton
2B Jorge Cantu
DH Greg Norton
3B Akinori Iwamura
C Dioner Navarro
SS Ben Zobrist

Jonny Gomes played left field for the B squad. We take that to mean Papa Joe just wants to get him some PT in the outfield rather an indication that Greg Norton is penciled in as the team’s regular DH. Also, there was a bit of a scare early in the game when Jae Seo took the mound for the A-squad, even though Scott Kazmir was the scheduled starter. The worries were unfounded as Kid K took the mound in the second.

Feb 28

The Hangover: Joe Maddon Finds Brendan Harris Attractive

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  • Team owner Stuart Sternberg is making a personal appearance at Spring Training. Apparently, The Boss reads five newspapers a day and reads what is written online about the Rays. psst. do you guys think he has been to this site? neither do we.
  • Stuart Sternberg is trying to sell the Rays on the other side of the Gulf of Mexico? We don’t think that is going to be very easy.
  • Stuart Sternberg the fan would also be hopping mad and understands the desire to have more money spent on the field. Stuart Sternberg the owner say “Hey, we did install a new turf!“…We do agree with Mr. Sternberg that the product on the field is more exciting when it is built from within…if it works.
  • The Rays had their first intrasquad game yesterday and B. J. Upton played…right field?
  • So, the best thing that Joe Maddon can say about Brendan Harris is that he has “great face”? What does that even mean? Harris better hope that Pappa Joe only wants attractive players sitting next to him on the bench.
  • To say that the Rays bullpen has a lot of question marks is an understatement.
  • Scott Kazmir learned how to throw a change-up and two days later threw a 2-hit shutout against the Sox. Impressive.
  • Five of the Rays have brothers that are also in Major League camps this Spring.
  • Want to know how the Rays make so many hot dogs during a game? So does Kobayashi. Come on down to Eckerd College.