Jul 16
Two years ago on Rays Index we we started getting frustrated with Joe Maddon’s always positive attitude.
In The End, Even Old Yeller Had To Be Shot [Rays Index]
Archive for July 16th, 2009
Jul 16
[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss A Post-All-Star Game Hangover
Bob Dupuy, Bud Selig, Carl Crawford, Joe Maddon 2 Comments »
DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA…
- Marc Topkin looks at the aftermath of Carl Crawford’s all-star game catch and MVP award and what it might mean for this career. [St. Pete Times]
- Joe Maddon met with President Barack Obama prior to the all-star game, and the President complimented JoeMa on his style…Also, Ben Zobrist got to keep the ball that he caught for the final out of the game. [St. Pete Times]
- Bud Selig sounded off on the Rays stadium situation and warned that all the good the front office has done could come to an end if the Rays don’t get a new stadium. Selig added that MLB President Bob DuPuy may become very active in the situation. It was DuPuy who helped the Marlins secure a new stadium. [St. Pete Times]
- Don’t these people remember when everybody was singing Joe Maddon praises for placing Tim Wakefield on the all-star roster for what amounted to a “lifetime achievement award”? And now they want to question JoeMa’s decision to not play him? And of course, we are certain these are the same people that were up in arms when the all-star teams ran out of pitchers and the game ended in a tie. [Toeing the Rubber]
- Big League Stew says that Joe Maddon “erred in not throwing Wakefield.” [Big League Stew]
- One blog comes to Joe Maddon’s defense. Kind of. This blogger says be angry, but be be angry at Bud Selig. [Stupid Sports Blog]
- The guy arrested for selling “fake” Rays merchandise during the playoffs last year has been found “Not Guilty”. [St. Pete Times]
- Roger Mooney writes about how Evan Longoria is one of the new faces of baseball. [Bradenton Herald]
Jul 16
Down On The Farm: Brignac And Thayer Participate In AAA All-Star Game
Dale Thayer, Desmond Jennings, Jon Weber, Reid Brignac 1 Comment »Durham. (no games scheduled)
Montgomery 9, West Tenn 3. Brian Baker is now 5-1 after his 9th start, allowing just 1 run on a solo home run in 7 innings…Desmond Jennings went 2-2 with 3 walks and added his 8th home run. He is now hitting .318.
Charlotte 8, Jupiter 2. David Newmann improved to 5-4, giving up 2 runs in 6 innings…Shawn O’Malley went 3-5 and scored twice…Shawn Riggans made his second rehab start, playing DH and going 1-3 with a walk…Shawn Williams hit a 3-run home run, his first, and drove in 4.
Lakewood 4, Bowling Green 3. Chris Andujar allowed just 2 hits and 2 walks in 5 scoreless innings…Tim Beckham went 0-4 with 2 strikeouts.
Notes from Down on the Farm…
- Reid Brignac started at shortstop for the International League in the triple-A all-star game and went 1-3 with an RBI double. Dale Thayer had the longest stint of any IL pitcher going 1.2 innings, walking 1 and striking out 1. [MiLB]
- Gerry Hunsicker will be in Montgomery to watch the Biscuits (Desmond Jennings?) in a few days. [Biscuit Crumbs]
- Jon Weber received a peculiar endorsement offer. [Watching Durham Bulls Baseball]
