Jul 06
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Jul 06
[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss 4 Rays In The All-Star Game
Ben Zobrist, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Evan Longoria, Jason Bartlett, JP Howell 7 Comments »
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No GBT today, enjoy the off-day…
SUNBURST PLAYER OF THE GAME: Evan Longoria. An RBI and some good glovework.
DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA…
- Evan Longoria was voted to start for the American League in the all-star game. Carl Crawford and Jason Bartlett were selected by the players and Ben Zobrist was chosen by manager Joe Maddon. [St. Pete Times]
- Carlos Pena is one of 5 finalists for the final spot on the AL All-Star team. Follow this link to vote. [MLB]
- Marc Topkin has quotes from each of the Rays all-stars on being selected. [The Heater]
- Joe Maddon said that he considers JP Howell an all-star, but that it was “about numbers.” Maddon added that there is still a chance if somebody else can’t play indicating that Howell is basically an alternate at this point. [Tampa Tribune]
- Evan Longoria does not want to participate in the home run derby this year. [St. Pete Times]
- Joe Maddon will get one more chance to manage Edwin Jackson, as Jackson was selected for the all-star game. [Detroit Free-Press]
- Joe Maddon is garnering a lot of respect from Red Sox Nation today for his selection of Tim Wakefield to the AL all-star team. [Fenway West]
- Joe Henderson says there is something missing from this Rays squad and unlike last year, this team is much better on paper than they are on the field. [Tampa Tribune]
- Rays All Day has a nice post taking our old friend Patrick Reusse to task for his recent hindsight column on the Twins-Rays trade. [Rays All Day]
- Rays Revolutionary also has a few choice words for Patrick Reusse. [Rays Revolutionary]
Jul 06
Durham 5, Charlotte 1. Wade Davis only allowed 1 run but needed 96 pitches and was pulled after just 5 innings. He struck out 5 and walked 2…Three relievers combined to pitch 4 perfect innings…Justin Ruggiano and Ray Sadler each homered for the Bulls…Reid Brignac went 1-5 with 3 strikeouts…Elliot Johnson was activated from the DL and made his first appearance since May 5th. He went 1-4…Matt Joyce did not play.
Birmingham 5, Montgomery 3. Heath Rollins dropped to 7-7 after giving up 5 runs (3 earned) in 6 innings…Desmond Jennings went 0-4…Matt Fields was 1-3 with 2 RBI and Joe Gaetti hit his 3rd home run.
Charlotte 5, Sarasota 2. Jeremy Hall allowed 2 runs (1 earned) in 7 innings…Shawn O’Malley went 2-3 with a walk and his 30th steal…Cody Cipriano was 0-2 with 2 walks.
Augusta 4, Bowling Green 3 (gm 1). Joe Cruz allowed 4 runs (3 earned) in 5 innings…Tim Beckham was 0-3 with a strikeout. He also committed his 28th error…Jake Jefferies hit his 6th home run.
Augusta 3, Bowling Green 1 (gm 2). Tyree Hayes allowed 2 runs in 3 innings and Chris Andujar backed him up with 3 scoreless innings…Tim Beckham had 2 of Bowling Green’s 3 hits, going 2-3 with an RBI.
Hudson Valley 5, Vermont 1. Kyle Ayers allowed just 1 hit, a home run, in 6 innings.
Princeton. (ppd. rain)
Notes from Down on the Farm…
- Heath Rollins was pulled from yesterday’s game after being hit in the pitching hand with a line drive. It is thought to be a “minor injury” but he will have x-rays today. [Montgomery Advertiser]
