This gameday open thread will have two parts and it is all user-generated…
WIN TICKETS! Part 1 of the GBT open thread will be your predictions for the Sunburst Player of the Game.
- Use the comments section to predict who you think will be the Sunburst Player of the Game (be sure to use a valid email address while leaving the comment).
- Every morning in “The Hangover” we will pick the Sunburst Player of the Game.
- You can leave your selection anytime up until the first pitch of the game..
- The commenter that correctly picks the most Sunburst Players of the Game prior to the All-Star break will win Two (2) tickets to a Rays game in the second half of the season (if you do not live close enough to a game, you can instead choose Two (2) T-shirts from the Rays Index store.
- The commenters that finish with the second and third most correct choices will win their choice of a t-shirt from the Rays Index Store.
- In the event of any ties, we will play sudden death in the games immediately following the All-Star break.
Your GBTs. Part 2 of the GBT open thread will be your thoughts during that day’s game of what you think is The Good, The Bad and/or The Telling.
- Every morning in “The Hangover” we give our thoughts on what we thought were the more important moments of the game from the day before and whether those moments were Good, Bad or Telling (something that teaches us about the players, coaches or the team).
- The comments section on this post will be your chance to offer your thoughts on what the Good, Bad and Telling moments of the game are.
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The Sunburst Player of the Game will be Matt Joyce.
He’s got bit shoes to fill, and will rise to the occasion.
damn my fat fingers.
“big shoes to fill”
Thanks martin, ok now who? lets go with jason Bartlet.
Mr steady
Sunburst player of the game will be James Shields.
I’ll be somewhat boring and say Longoria has himself a nice opening day.
I’m going with Dirtbag – he seems to have had some early success against Beckett.
Pat the Bat… (2 for 4 with an with a single and a 2 run HR)
not “with an with a” … just “with a”
Why not some love for Crazy Carl Crawford? This is, after all, before his knees have a chance to betray him later in the season.
Sunburst Player of the Game will be: Pat Burrell. He thinks the Green Monster is a cute fence.
Prof, you still going to have Blog-a-Palooza for some games or is this going to be it for all the games?
Also, I’m going with the vet, CC, as player of the game
I was just getting ready to ask if Thursday was going to be the inaugural Blog-a-Baloo of the 2009 season?
So Prof, how ’bout it?
Thursday? Not sure yet, but one is def coming.
also prof….are we gonna see an update to the player nicknames to reflect the new players?
Yep, that is a work in progress. Don’t want to force a bad nickname. Sometimes gotta let the player earn it.
Bad nicknames like; Iss-ring-em-up-housen, or Sh@!-house, or Matt Joy-stick, or Sir Lance-a-lot, or …
absolutely will have Blog-a-Baloos, although I don’t have a schedule yet.
Ahhh….the sun is out (kinda), the beer is cold (in my fridge and not here), and work is boring as crap (as usual). Only means one thing…its baseball season! Welcome back everyone, and to all the newcomers, you’ve joined the best army of raysheads that spread across the entire US. How do I know this? Because I am currently writing this from Los Angeles.
My big pimp daddy (starburst?) player of the game is gonna be CC. His wheels are going to have a major impact on this game.
Prof, I like the addition. Lets go rays!
Was going to bring it out as the “Pimp Daddy” but trying to keep it more family friendly. Small sacrifice.
Welcome back, cougar! Will this be the season that you reveal why you chose the name cougar or do I continue to picture you as a woman in her late 40s in high heels and big sunglasses?
What’s Up, Cougar? Got any pics?
sorry prof, ill keep it pg
here ya go cougarbait
http://www.filmdope.com/Gallery/ActorsS/16577-19821.gif
Hilarious. So you are maintaining your shroud of secrecy. Will there be clues? This is like Lost!
Sunburst Player of the game will be Akinori Iwamura.
Sunburst player: Shields
Good-Shields 7innings <100 pitches
Bad- Rays offense vs. Beckett
Telling- How hard it is to win a game in Boston/ Rehab tents set up outside of Fenway…
Go Rays!!
Sunburst Player of the Game-Drumroll……………James Shields
Carlos Pena with a game winning homer.
Sunburst POG: C.C.
Dioner Navarro, guns down ellsbury.
Aki! Banging balls off the Monster and flashing the glove. And here’s hoping that it’s a really tough decision because of the veritable cornucopia of superlatives.
Carlos Pena = Sunburst Player of the Game
Alright, I’m off to watch the game (at a metro Boston bar). Have fun today everyone, and go Rays!
Percy the tank engine comes out and shocks the world. Player of the game. That scoreless streak from the spring continues.
Shields better settle down… good early test.
The Bad: first inning.
The good: only allowing one in that crappy 1st (a miracle by St James)
the telling…not much patience at the plate yet. pat the bat and joyce both fly out on the first pitch they see. gonna take a lot more than that to get to beckett
I wholeheartedly agree with that notion. Nice to see Shields settle down for the second.
i think papa joe read my last post to the team in between the 2nd and the 3rd
also, im not watching the game, but on gamecast it seemed like they pitched bartlett low and away on every pitch. if this is true, someone needs to tell him to work on driving the ball to the opposite field cause he will see it all season
Good: Getting a run home with less than two outs and a man on 3rd. We had such a problem with that last year. Great to start out the year with Carl doing his job and getting Gross home.
Greetings folks – left work to join you folks. My player of the day is Rocco Baldelli. (What? He’s on the Sox? When did that happen?) Ok – since it is the 4th inning, I’ll pass.
Prof, what is the beverage of the day??
Lion Lager, the beer of champions.
But i also have a Sam Adams on ice. Figured we took their pennant, might as well take their beer too.
Bad: Not getting a run home with a man on third and less than two outs.
you mean with runners on 2nd and 3rd, nobody out, and the 3, 4, and 5 hitters coming to the plate?
that’s really bad. gotta get 2 there. things just arent clicking today
Player of the game this afternoon 5/30/2009, drum roll please………….. NAVI! (He’s way overdue)
Shields
(8/4/09) Matt Garza! He’s a Sox killa and is nails at the Trop.