May 11
Evan Longoria is on the cover of this week’s ESPN the Magazine. This is the second appearance for Dirtbag who joined three of his teammates on a previous cover.
Buster Olney authored the article which can be found here.
Archive for May 11th, 2009
May 11
[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Kennedy’s Brief Tenure, Burrell’s Fear Of Big Babies And Kid K’s Mechanics
Adam Kennedy, Carl Crawford, Scott Kazmir, Shawn Riggans 13 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.
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No GBT today as we are a little under the weather. Comments are back on line so feel free to leave your GBTs there and of course we will be restarting the “Sunburst PoG” tomorrow.
DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA…
- The Rays traded Adam Kennedy to the A’s for minor leaguer Joe Dillon. Kennedy was originally invited to spring training on a minor league deal but did not make the team out of spring training and accepted an assignment to Durham. Dillon is a 33-year old journeyman minor leaguer that has played 122 games in parts of 3 seasons with the Marlins and Brewers. [Yahoo! Sports]
- Joe Maddon called Scott Kazmir’s performance from Saturday “very positive” and Kazmir said he was doing a better job of repeating his mechanics. [St. Pete Times]
- Both the Rays and Scott Kazmir want to make it clear, there is nothing wrong with Kazmir’s arm. [St. Pete Times]
- Pat Burrell got a little spooked last night by a Big Baby. [Sox and Dawgs]
- In case you missed it in the early edition, Shawn Riggans had his rehab assignment cut short and will visit Dr. James Andrews, which is never a good sign. [Montgomery Advertiser]
- Carl Crawford tied the Rays franchise record for career RBI. [The Heater]
- The shoes Carl Crawford wore on the day he tied the record for 6 steals in one game were sent to the Hall-of-Fame and just happened to be added to the Rays exhibit on the day Ricky Henderson was being given a tour. [MLB]
- Speaking of shoes, it took a protest from Joe Nelson, whose mom is a breast cancer survivor, in order for the Rays to be able to wear the pink-accented shoes last night because the original charity of choice was not sanctioned by MLB. [Tampa Tribune]
- Jesse Spector interviewed Gabe Kapler for the New York Daily News about some of the “best” things in his life. [Daily News]
- It is fun to look at what kind of pace players are on this time of year. Nobody thinks it will happen, but it is interesting to point out that Evan Longoria and Carlos Pena are on pace to break the record for most RBI by a pair of teammates. The record is 347 but a couple of guys you may have heard of, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. [Baseball Musings]
- The campaign manager for one of the mayoral candidates has been fired for handing out Rays tickets. [St. Pete Times]
- The Rays are #8 in the latest Yahoo! Sports power rankings. [Yahoo!]
- In the MSN Travel Guide Tampa comes in at #2 for the “Best Destinations for Summer 2009,” and attending a Rays game is given as one of the reasons. (thanks Sarah) [MSN Travel]
- Sid Hartman of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune notes that Delmon Young and Brendan Harris are starting to contribute for the Twins and the oft-talked about trade may not end up as lopsided as it has appeared. [Minneapolis Star-Tribune]
May 11
Down On The Farm: Shawn Riggans To See Dr. James Andrews
Jeremy Hellickson, Shawn Riggans No Comments »Durham 4, Gwinnett 3. James Houser allowed 3 runs (2 earned) in 5.1 innings…Justin Ruggiano (7), Matt Joyce (4) and Ray Sadler (3) homered for the Bulls. Joyce was 2-4 and is now hitting .330…Reid Brignac was 1-4 and committed his 7th error.
Montgomery (no game scheduled).
Charlotte (no game scheduled).
Bowling Green (no game scheduled).
Notes from Down on the Farm…
- Shawn Riggans had his rehab stint in Montgomery come to an early end after he once again experience pain in his shoulder. He is now scheduled to Dr. James Andrews today. [Montgomery Advertiser]
- On this week’s “Prospect Hot Sheet,” Matt Moore, part of that next wave of top prospect pitchers in the Rays system, comes in at #11 and Desmond Jennings receives honorable mention. On the other hand, David Price is on the “Not-So Hot Sheet.” [Baseball America]
In an organization overflowing with prospects, Moore could easily get lost in any conversation. But he’s hard not to notice lately. The Rays’ eighth-round pick from the 2007 draft, Moore won the Rookie-level Appalachian League’s ERA title last summer and is starting to pick up steam after shaking off some erratic command issues. He issued 16 walks in April, but is narrowing that figure while bumping up his strikeouts. By the way, he has a .151 opponent’s average for the season.
- Jeremy Hellickson is hoping to return to the mound on May 23. [Montgomery Advertiser]
- Desmond Jennings was 5-6 in Friday’s game. [MiLB]
- Wade Davis allowed 3 runs in 5 innings on Friday. [MiLB]
- Carlos Hernandez struck out 5 in 6 scoreless innings on Saturday. Justin Ruggiano was 3-4 with 3 home runs and 4 RBI. [MiLB]
