Archive for March, 2009

• Rays Index On Vacation

  March 13, 2009 at 8:49 am 0 comments

  We are making a few changes and instead of trying to keep up with the site during the upgrade, we are taking a few days off and going to the beach…seriously. We will see you next week.

   
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  Sorry, But ‘The Rays Being The Rays’ Is No Longer An Insult

  March 12, 2009 at 1:00 pm 4 comments

  [UPDATE] We should note that even though “Mike Silva” is part of the name of the website, in fact Jay Sorgen wrote this piece, not Silva. So our apologies to Silva, our brushback pitch was meant for Sorgen. The Rays are leaning towards keeping David Price in the minors to [...]

   

• Perez Pays ‘Web Gem Tax’, Out 3 Months, Blames New Glove

  March 12, 2009 at 12:00 pm 0 comments

  The news on Fernando Perez is not good. Marc Topkin is reporting that Perez dislocated his wrist diving for a ball two days ago, and he will be out 3 months. Perez says the injury likely occurred because he is using a longer glove this spring. Perez said he knew [...]

   

• Pat Burrell’s First Home Run With The Tampa Bay Rays

  March 12, 2009 at 10:30 am 1 comment

  From our good friends at The Fightins (THE home for fans of the WFC*) comes this video of Pat Burrell’s first home run in a Rays uniform, a grand slam from two days ago. Enjoy Raysheads, this is the first of many.

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Some Top Prospects, Percy’s Role And Something About The Cowbell Kid

  March 12, 2009 at 7:00 am 0 comments

  Time to bring back the GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA… We participated in a round table discussion over at Rays Prospects discussing which prospect not named David Price would [...]

   
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  Could The Rays Future Home Be The Trop…Without A Roof?

  March 11, 2009 at 2:00 pm 0 comments

  The St. Pete Times has an update on the Rays’ pursuit of a new stadium. The group that is researching potential sites that could be a new home for the Rays is expected to have something to report on potential sites in June. In other words, in three months we [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss King David’s Changeup, The Bat’s Grand Slam And Perez’ Sore Wrist

  March 11, 2009 at 7:00 am 0 comments

  Time to bring back the GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. THE GOOD: David Price. The first six pitches he threw were balls, but after walking the first batter he came from behind [...]

   
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  Rays Index Contest: Win Tickets To A Regular Season Rays Game

  March 10, 2009 at 1:00 pm 1 comment

  In what will be the first of several contests this season, we are giving away two tickets, as well as consolation prizes to some Rays fans. The Rayshead Army Photo Contest THE CONTEST: We are looking for your best Rays photos. There are four categories including… Tampa Bay Rays (photos [...]

   
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  The Neverending Saga Of Scott Kazmir’s Disappearing Slider

  March 10, 2009 at 11:30 am 0 comments

  There has been much discussion this off-season in the Raysiverse about the disappearance of Scott Kazmir’s slider in 2008. In 2007 Kazmir threw a slider 17% of the time, but last year, that number was just 11%. Now we have some comments on “why” from the horse’s mouth. And we [...]

   
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  Joe Maddon Confirms What The Rayshead Army Already Suspected; David Price Likely To Start Season In Minors

  March 10, 2009 at 10:00 am 0 comments

  This shouldn’t come as a surprise to many of you, although we are sure some of you will be disappointed. Joe Maddon spoke about David Price’s chances of winning the final spot in the rotation. And truth be told, we wonder if Jae Seo has a better shot. “We’re looking [...]