Archive for October 15th, 2009

One Year Ago On Rays Index

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One year ago on Rays Index we found video of Joe Maddon showing his “appreciation” for Craig Sager’s suit.

Joe Maddon Appreciates Good Wine And Horrible Suits [Rays Index]

The Rays Index Confidence Graph

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The Rays Confidence Graph will appear every Thursday and is a look at how much confidence Rays fans have in the Tampa Bay Rays. The graph is designed to give us a look at how our emotional bias as Rays fans fluctuates through time. The “confidence” in the team is an inexact measure of how fans feel about the team’s current strength as well as how much confidence fans have in the franchise for the next 3-4 years. Notes on this week’s agida-level can be found after the graph..

Notes on the RI Confidence Graph…

  • The most common response for “Confidence in 2010 Rays” was 8 with 40.1%.
  • The most common response for “Confidence in future of franchise” was 8 with 30.1%.
  • The most common response for “Confidence in Joe Maddon” was 8 with 24.1%.

[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Humor Of A New Rays Stadium

Carlos Pena, Dewey Robinson, Jeremy Hellickson, New Stadium, Reid Brignac, Wade Davis 6 Comments »

Just a few links today.

DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA

  • That committee looking for a new home for the Rays that has zero authority whatsoever? It sounds like the city of St. Pete could eventually sure that committee even though the committee is operating at the request of Mayor Rick Baker…We must say, we used to be excited about the notion of a new stadium for the Rays. But now, when we read these stories we laugh. We would be shocked if the Rays had a new stadium before 2018. [St. Pete Times]
  • Wade Davis (5), Jeremy Hellickson (6) and Reid Brignac (10) were named as part of the International League’s top 20 prospects. [Baseball America]
  • The Rays have hired the Astros pitching coach Dewey Robinson to help oversee the pitching in the minor leagues. [The Heater]
  • Tom Jones interviewed Carlos Pena about his newest gig as an analyst for the MLB Network. [St. Pete Times]