Archive for August 10th, 2009

  • Two Years Ago On Rays Index

    August 10, 2009 at 5:00 pm 0 comments

    Two years ago on Rays Index we decided the “The United Countries of Baseball” needed its Florida boundaries redrawn. Remapping Florida Within The United Countries of Baseball [Rays Index]

     
  • The Sunburst Player Of The Game Pick ‘Em

    The Sunburst Player Of The Game Pick ‘Em

    August 10, 2009 at 3:00 pm 23 comments

    Up until first pitch, 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). The commenter that correctly predicts who we will name the Sunburst Player of the Game the most [...]

     
  • Pat Burrell Being Pat Burrell

    Pat Burrell Being Pat Burrell

    August 10, 2009 at 10:00 am 4 comments

    Pat Burrell has received a lot of heat from Rays fans, including us, this season and rightfully so. After signing a two-year, $16 million free agent contract, Burrell has been a huge disappointment, hitting only .227-9-42 in 77 games. All of this has been magnified by the recent hot bat [...]

     

  • Rays Always In A Hurry To Get Out Of Town

    August 10, 2009 at 9:00 am 12 comments

    Getaway Day [noun] 1) The final day of a regular season series in baseball in which the game is often played during the day so that the visiting team may catch a flight home, or to the next city on their road trip; 2) A day on which the Tampa [...]

     
  • [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Old Kazmir, Not-So-Automatic Runs And A Platoon Behind The Plate

    [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Old Kazmir, Not-So-Automatic Runs And A Platoon Behind The Plate

    August 10, 2009 at 6:56 am 3 comments

    The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. THE GOOD: Jason Bartlett. Little guy seems to like his new leadoff home. He was on base 3 more times on Sunday with 2 singles and a walk…Dioner Navarro. [...]

     

  • Down On The Farm: Sonnanstine Picks Up 4th Win

    August 10, 2009 at 6:19 am 0 comments

    Durham 11, Syracuse 5. Andy Sonnanstine improved to 4-1 with Durham after holding Syracuse to 3 runs in 6 innings on 7 hits and 3 walks. He struck out 2…Desmond Jennings went 0-4 with a walk…Elliot Johnson had 3 hits and drove in 3…Matt Joyce went 2-5 and Jon Weber [...]