Sep 22
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 times prior to the all-star game, will win two tickets to a second-half game. Runners-up get their choice of a t-shirt. [Click HERE for rules]
Check Marc Topkin’s blog for the starting lineups.
Here are the Rays that have been named Pimp Daddy Sunburst PoG…Contest leaders after the jump…
| Evan Longoria |
18.5 |
| Ben Zobrist |
14.5 |
| Carlos Pena |
12 |
| Carl Crawford |
10 |
| BJ Upton |
8 |
| Jeff Niemann |
8 |
| David Price |
7 |
| Jason Bartlett |
7 |
| Willy Aybar |
6 |
| James Shields |
5 |
| Scott Kazmir |
5 |
| Gabe Kapler |
4.5 |
| Dioner Navarro |
4 |
| Pat Burrell |
4 |
| Gabe Gross |
2.5 |
| Matt Garza |
2.5 |
| Andy Sonnanstine |
2 |
| Matt Joyce |
2 |
| Wade Davis |
2 |
| Lance Cormier |
1.5 |
| Gregg Zaun |
1 |
| Aki Iwamura |
1 |
| Grant Balfour |
1 |
| Reid Brignac |
1 |
| Winston Abreu |
0.5 |
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Sep 22
The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe.
click above image for boxscore
DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA…
- With the Red Sox loss last night, the Rays tragic number is still 1, with one more Rays loss or Sox win and the Rays will be officially eliminated from postseason contention.
- Wade Davis will start tomorrow on an extra day of rest. More importantly, this means Big Dub will likely start the final game of the season instead of James Shields, in essence shutting down Shields one start early.
- Tony Fabrizio profiles Wade Davis. [Tampa Tribune]
- Darin Downs and Matt Moore were named the MVPs for Charlotte and Bowling Green respectively. Also, catcher Nevin Ashley was named the organization’s best defensive player.
- Triangle Offense previews the AAA championship game. [Triangle Offense]
- It’s September, so let’s start the “Gary Sheffield would like to play for the Rays next year” stories. Of course, the Rays already have $9 million tied up in the DH spot for 2010, so unless the Rays can find a take for Pat Burrell’s contract and Sheff would sign for less than that amount, it ain’t gonna happen. [New York Post]
- Is Pat Burrell done? Actually we think The Bat will have a very good year next season. We have nothing to base this on, but we get the impression that Burrell is the sort of player that doesn’t work very hard unless motivated. Most of his career that has been fine as he has been able to get by on natural ability. But his poor showing in 2009 may be a motivating factor and get him in better shape for the 2010 season. [UmpBump]
- Joey Johnston looks at the bright future of the Rays “young, homegrown depth” in the pitching rotation…Interesting that he only focuses on the three rookies and glosses over James Shields who is also homegrown and only a year older than Jeff Niemann. [Tampa Tribune]
- Jeff Niemann calls the AL Rookie of the Year award “a huge deal,” but says he is trying not to think about it. [St. Pete Times]
