![[THE HANGOVER] Rays Are Riding Red Hot Bats Of Longoria And Crawford](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3085/2618433618_f58350c4f5_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: Evan Longoria and Carl Crawford are red hot. Last night they combined for 7-10 with a double, 2 home runs and 4 RBI. For CC, it was his 6th multi-hit game in his last 8 and 3rd home run in the last 3 games. For Dirtbag, he is [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] Hellboy’s Double-A Debut Was A Forgettable One](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-7834030126812431927.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Durham 7, Norfolk 3 (gm 1). Jeff Niemann picked up his 5th win in 7 decisions. He allowed 3 runs in 6 innings on only 1 hit, but he did walk 5 and struck out 4…Fernando Perez was 3-4 and scored 2 runs…Justin Ruggiano finished 2-4 with 2 RBI…Reid Brignac [...]
![[SHOWER-SHOE FUNGUS] Playing A Little Pepper: Pittsburgh Pirates](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-8925829516140392781.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
FIRST INNING…Yesterday afternoon the Rays completed a sweep of the Marlins. You keep saying that the Rays are a long-shot to make the playoffs…Did this series do anything to change your perception? The biggest thing we learned is that the Marlins are a fraud. There is a better chance they [...]
![[TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA] Media Approval Ratings: Dewayne Staats](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3168/2615295528_9eed96f21c_o.jpg)
C’mon, you guys knew this was coming eventually…There is a general sense amongst some of our readers that all we do is bash the Rays media coverage. The truth is we actually admire most of the working media and respect most of their work. We just get a sense that [...]
![[RAYSHEAD ARMY] Grab The Wave! The RAYSHEAD ARMY Is Growing](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3127/2611828854_d7f16a2626_o.jpg)
(click on image for larger version) The above image is of thousands of Cownose Rays migrating off the coast of Mexico…presumably on their way to the Trop. Now we ask you…What is more intimidating: The above image? Or the sunburst etched into the centerfield turf at the Trop? Golden Rays [...]
![[THE ARCHIVES] Two Years Ago On Rays Index](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-5028131573538893856.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Two years ago on Rays Index we told you about the Rays newest acquisitions, Dioner Navarro and Jae Seo. Hall And Hendrickson Shipped To Dodgers [Rays Index]
![[THE HANGOVER] Garza 1-Hits The Marlins](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3203/2616072602_0419993207_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: Matt Garza. Nothing we can write will give justice to just how dominating Garza was yesterday. 108 pitches, 76 for strikes. 1 hit, 1 walk. Faced only 1 over the minimum. 7 1-2-3 innings. Garza was strike-one to 19 of 28 batters (68%). On his bad days, that [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] McGee To Have Tommy John Surgery; Price And Beckham Make Debuts](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-7356894399110942939.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Lehigh Valley 10, Durham 8. Yikes. Chris Mason got pounded for 10 runs on 13 hits and a walk in 3.2 innings. The 13 hits included 3 doubles and 2 home runs…Jon Weber went 4-5 with his 9th home run…Elliot Johnson was 1-3 with a bases-clearing triple in the 5-run [...]
![[LIVE BLOG-A-BALOO] Rays Index Live Blog-A-Baloo Of The Week: Gm 78 @ Florida](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-1886089784046584951.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
![[THE HANGOVER] Carl Crawford Is Starting To Look Familiar](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3040/2612665811_1c4c46273b_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: The extra-base hits are coming more frequently for Carl Crawford. Last night CC drove in 5 with a pair of home runs. He has 5 extra-base hits in his last 7 games after only having 1 in the 10 previous games. He also has 6 multi-hit games in [...]
