Archive for July 1st, 2008

Jul 01

[THE HANGOVER] Rays Punch The Bully Right In The Nose

Carl Crawford, Evan Longoria, Rocco Baldelli, Troy Percival Cork Gaines 5 Comments »



Updates will be limited over the next day or two. Mrs. Professor seems to think I need to hang out with friends and family just because they came all this way for some silly ceremony.

DEVIL RAYS WEBTOPIA…

  • Evan Longoria was named AL Player of the Week. [MLB]
  • Conveniently, Rocco Baldelli has come down with a strained groin allowing the Rays to send Rocco out on a new 20-day rehab assignment since this is a new injury. [Tampa Tribune]
  • Joe Maddon said that he is not concerned about the yelling match with Troy Percival on the mound in the 9th and that it was not unexpected. [MLB]
  • Carl Crawford says that his knee is better but that it is not 100%. [MLB]
  • The New York Sun says that Yankees fans should worry. Boston and Tampa Bay are the class of the division and will be for years to come. [New York Sun]
  • The Boston Herald calls the Rays “the best team in baseball.”…Well, they beat the Sox and lead the division, they must be the best team. [Boston Herald]
  • Rays Homeplate says the Rays “will play in October.” [Rays Homeplate]
  • Everybody wants to be the Rays now. [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
Jul 01

[DOWN ON THE FARM] Jeremy Hall Named SAL Pitcher Of The Week

Jake McGee, Jeremy Hall Cork Gaines 1 Comment »

Durham 5, Richmond 2. Ben Hendrickson gave up 2 runs in 6 innings for his 7th win…Scott Dohmann picked up his 8th save…Jon Weber was 3-5 with his 10th home run and 9th steal…Joel Guzman went 0-3 with a sac fly and Reid Brignac went 1-4 with an RBI.

Montgomery 6, Mississippi 5. James Houser gave up 2 home runs and 5 runs total in 5 innings. He struck out 4 and walked none…Ronnie Merrill led off and went 3-5, scoring 2 runs…John Jaso went 2-5 with 2 doubles and Erold Andrus hit his 11th home run.

Vero Beach (off-day)

Rome 11, Columbus 6. Jeremy Hall gave up 5 runs in 2.2 innings on the same day he was named pitcher of the week…Quinn Stewart went 3-5 with a his first home run and 3 RBI. He is hitting .324/.388/.465 in 19 games since being demoted.

Brooklyn 6, Hudson Valley 5. Nick Barnese struck out 9 in 4 innings.

Princeton 3, Greeneville 2.

NOTES FROM DOWN ON THE FARM…

  • Jeremy Hall was named SAL pitcher of the week. [MiLB]
  • Jake McGee is scheduled to have his Tommy John surgery on July 8. [Biscuits' Batter]