Oct 01
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.
OK, here we go. 158 games down, 4 to go. Here are the Rays that have been named Pimp Daddy Sunburst Player of the Game this season. After the jump is the contest leaderboard.
| Evan Longoria |
18.5 |
| Ben Zobrist |
16.5 |
| Carlos Pena |
12 |
| Carl Crawford |
10 |
| BJ Upton |
10 |
| Jeff Niemann |
8 |
| Jason Bartlett |
8 |
| David Price |
7 |
| Willy Aybar |
7 |
| James Shields |
5 |
| Scott Kazmir |
5 |
| Gabe Kapler |
4.5 |
| Dioner Navarro |
4 |
| Pat Burrell |
4 |
| Wade Davis |
3 |
| Gabe Gross |
2.5 |
| Matt Garza |
2.5 |
| Andy Sonnanstine |
2 |
| Matt Joyce |
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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Oct 01
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
THE GOOD: James Shields. Things fell apart a it in the 8th, but by that time Shields had tossed 7 shutout innings with only 3 hits and no walks. In the first six innings, he faced one over the minimum and allowed only 1 leadoff hitter on base…Ben Zobrist. Zorilla provided the big blast, a 3-run home run in the 3rd.
THE BAD: Diesel Running Low. Rough night for Shawn Riggans who went 0-4 with 2 strikeouts and left 5 runners on base.
THE TELLING: Russ Springer’s save last night gives the Rays 9 different pitchers with at least one save…Last night’s win clinches a winning season for the Rays…Playing in the tough AL East has not been a problem for the Rays this season as they are 38-30 against East foes.
SUNBURST PLAYER OF THE GAME: James Shields
DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA…
- The Rays have a club option on Carl Crawford that will likely be picked up. Still, CC says he would like to work out a new deal with the Rays this winter. [Tampa Tribune]
- Last night, Rocco Baldelli played…third base? Huh-wha? [Providence Journal]
- The Rays Party shows that Jeff Niemann does appear to be suffering from fatigue. [The Rays Party]
- John Romano takes a closer look at Ben Zobrist’s breakthrough season, noting that he is resetting the standard for utility players. [St. Pete Times]
- If Brian Shouse makes one more appearance this season, he will receive a $50K bonus and his 2010 option jumps from $1.9 million to $2.0 million. [St. Pete Times]
