![[JEFF NIEMANN] Jeff Niemann Has Not Pitched In 16 Days And The Rays Won’t Say Why](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-5296844914560595568.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
[Update 2:14 PM] (See Comments) Either the Tampa Tribune or the Rays can’t decide what is wrong with Niemann. On April 28, Marc Lancaster reported that Niemann had “Minor soreness in his upper back”. In the link below, Lancaster says Niemann has “arm soreness”. [Update 12:56 PM] (See Comments: Thanks [...]
![[TWO STEPS OR DIE] Looking More And More Like Joe Maddon Will Be Back In 2009](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3047/2428128609_6fa9607b60.jpg)
I do not want to place a number on how many wins Papa Joe needed in order to earn an extension. Obviously Stuart Sternberg and Andrew Friedman will judge a number of factors before making a decision. Each week I will take a look at how Maddon is performing in [...]
DRG here again. I can be reached here. The Good: Lot’s o’ alcohol during a game like that. The Bad: James Shields outing was only 1 out longer than his shortest ever, a 3.1 inning performance last July against the Yankees in which he gave up 10 runs…JP Howell’s first [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] Jeremy Hellickson Picks Up Third Win](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-3299859924341171969.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Scranton 15, Durham 8. Mike Prochaska was knocked out after 3 innings, after giving up 6 runs including 4 in the first. Fernando Perez was 0-5. Reid Brignac was 2-4 and had a double. Dan Johnson, Jon Weber, John Rodriguez and Mike DiFelice added homers. Montgomery 6, Huntsville 1. Richard [...]
