![[SEPTEMBER CALL-UPS] Fernando Perez Promoted; John Jaso To Follow](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-7802561197434909582.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
[Update: 11:29pm] Marc Lancaster is reporting that the Rays will recall Salas in time for Tuesday’s game. At this point, Salas will not be eligible for the post-season roster, since he will not be on the active roster at midnight tonight. However, the Rays also put the injured JK Ryu [...]
![[PLAYOFFS?!?] Tampa Bay Rays Magic Number Now 19](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/2815862460_d408b0713b_o.jpg)
With the win today and the Red Sox loss, the Rays magic number to win the division is now 22. But more importantly, with the Twins 8 games back (9 in the loss column), the magic number to clinch at least a Wild Card spot is 19. With the Red [...]
![[JORGE VELANDIA] Rays Acquire Jorge Velandia](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-7963713802083208642.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Marc Lancaster is reporting that the Rays have traded cash to the Cleveland Indians for Jorge Velandia. Despite what MLB.com might have you believe, though, Velandia is NOT being added to the Rays’ 40-man roster. Not to say he might not end up here eventually in case of an injury, [...]
![[SHOWER-SHOE FUNGUS] Playing A Little Pepper: Baltimore Orioles](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-406376242162108401.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
FIRST INNINGA look back…Last night Edwin Jackson improved to 7-2 with a 2.98 ERA in his last 10 starts…Has Jackson solidified his spot in the rotation for 2009? It was pointed out in the comments this morning that Jackson’s strikeout to walk ratio over that span is not great and [...]
![[TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA] Media Approval Ratings: Rich Herrera](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-1415876864204027988.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
We want to know what you guys think of various members of the Rays media coverage. Here are the most recent results. Next up…Rays radio pre- and postgame host Rich Herrera… As we have stated before, we rarely listen to the Rays’ radio broadcasts. Between the “Extra Innings” package, MLB.tv, [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] Jackson Is Now Rays’ Most Consistent Pitcher](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/2808083203_8046b63ae5_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: Edwin Jackson. His biggest moment came in the 6th when the Jays got men on first and third with no outs. Jackson got the next 3 batters on a line drive to Jason Bartlett, an infield pop-up and a groundball to third to get out of the inning…In [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] Karma Not Kind To James Houser](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-7055368780204676021.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Durham 11, Norfolk 9. David Price picked up his first triple-A win, throwin 5 innings, striking out 5, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks…Calvin Medlock gave up 5 runs in 1.1 innings…Jonny Gomes had 4 hits in 6 at bats, driving in 3…Chris Richard drove in [...]
![[MYTHBUSTERS] Debunking The Myth: Rays Are Good Because Of All The High Draft Picks](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3100/2803466821_c0c8caf2d7_o.jpg)
We have discussed this twice before within posts about other topics…We felt the topic needed its own stage… It usually goes something like this: The Rays are doing a great job this year…Of course they have been bad so long that they were able to capitalize on all those high [...]
![[CAL RIPKEN JR] Ripken Jumps Ship During Orioles’ 11th Consecutive Losing Season](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/2804368097_dc36e39f41_o.jpg)
First Brett Favre, and now this? Even Cal Ripken, Jr., he of 21 seasons in only one jersey, knows a good thing when he sees it. It has been our contention that the Rays season has to be more insulting to the Orioles and the Blue Jays, than to the [...]
![[RI CONFIDENCE GRAPH] The Rays Index Confidence Graph: Week 22](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/2805313429_b3e3ec755c_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 [...]
