![[RI CONFIDENCE GRAPH] The Rays Index Confidence Graph: Week 6](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/2473201411_6ae0175544_o.jpg)
The Rays Confidence Graph will appear every Wednesday and is a look at how much confidence Rays fans have in the Tampa Bay Rays. The graph is designed to give us a look at how our emotional bias as Rays fans fluctuates through time. The “confidence” in the team is [...]
![[PAPA JOE MADDON] Joe Maddon No Longer Thinks The Titanic Put Up A Good Fight](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-5558874837842159060.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
In an ESPN.com story about the Tampa Bay Rays’ bullpen, there was a telling quote from Joe Maddon about his own managerial style. “My role has shifted,” Maddon said, “from being the eternal optimist to being the more pragmatic one. And I recognized both goals in advance. When I first [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] We Are Confused By All This Winning](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2278/2472933905_65b0b070c6_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: Good game for Akinori Iwamura offensively. In the 3rd, Aki had an RBI single, but more impotantly, with 2 outs, he advanced to second base on Carl Crawford’s sac fly. That allowed Aki to score on BJ Upton’s single…Jason Bartlett made two amazing plays in the field. The [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] Niemann And Townsend Back To Rotations](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-6311328995718044261.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Durham 3, Pawtucket 0. Ben Hendrickson started but was pulled after the 1st inning with shoulder tightness. Nick DeBarr relieved and pitched 4 perfect innings with 5 strikeouts. Bulls pitchers did not allow a base runner until the 7th inning…Grant Balfour picked up his 4th save with 2 strikeouts in [...]
