![[HAPPY HOUR] Dirtbag Powers Rays To Game 1 Win](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2907821869_ec1ba9b942_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: Evan Longoria. Dirtbag became just the second player to homer in each of his first 2 playoff at bats. The first player to accomplish this feat was Gary Gaetti. Coincidentally, Gaetti was Longoria’s hitting coach at triple-A Durham…The Bullpen (again). Grant Balfour came in with 1 out in [...]
![[RI CONFIDENCE GRAPH] The Rays Index Confidence Graph: Week 27](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3203/2908650374_e1bf93142e_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 [...]
![[RIGO!] Rays Index Live Blog-A-Baloo: ALDS Game 1 vs Chicago White Sox](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-7102775284535288537.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
![[SHOWER-SHOE FUNGUS] Playing A Little Pepper: Chicago White Sox](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-2202484496030437279.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
FIRST INNINGA look back…Troy Percival, who helped solidify the Rays bullpen, will not be on the roster for the ALDS…Who will close games for the Rays? Four of the six pitchers that will be in the bullpen have postseason experience. In the postseason, when bullpens reign supreme, that will give [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] Barring Last-Second Appeal By Hank Steinbrenner, Rays Open Playoffs Today](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/2906108664_6a4d637704_o.jpg)
Click on above images to be taken to full standings, boxscores or schedule… We wrote an ALDS preview for the fine folks over at The Hardball Times. As usual, we like to call these guest spots “Rays Index on amphetamines” as they tend to be a little longer than what [...]
