Wade Davis has switched from the #58 he wore with the Rays last season to #40 this year. The obvious reason is that Davis must actually like the craptastic nickname “WD-40.” Oh, yay. We don’t care, we’re still calling him “Big Dub.” Unless of course he sucks. Because as they [...]
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Joe Maddon spoke about what he expects from BJ Upton… When you’re coming in injured or off of surgery, you have all those questions in the back of your mind. You have to break all those mental adhesions to get yourself going again. It was a tough year for him [...]
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Just a few links today. Let’s get to it. DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA… We already saw Baseball America’s list of the top 30 Rays prospects. Now we have their Top 100 overall and it includes 7 Rays prospects. [Baseball America] One writer thinks Joe Maddon’s recent comments on Willy Aybar shed [...]
Two years ago on Rays Index we found footage of Andy Sonnanstine showing off his ping-pong skills. Andy Sonnanstine Is Proud Of His Ping-Pong Ball Mad Skillz [Rays Index]
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Carl Crawford was asked yesterday if he would be willing to give the Rays a home-team discount. His answer was a less-than-emphatic “you never know,” in which he deferred to his agent. Maybe more telling was this quote from the St. Pete Times in which CC was asked about his [...]
One year ago on Rays Index we were a little miffed that Jason Isringhausen took Brian Shouse’s number and James Shields’ locker. Isringhausen’s career with the Rays lasted exactly 9 games with zero saves. Jason Isringhausen Thinks He Is Mariano Rivera [Rays Index]
Two years ago on Rays Index we were never more proud of Carl Crawford when he smacked Delmon Young around a bit in the press. Carl Crawford Just Went ‘Boom, Bitch!’ [Rays Index]
Much has been written recently about the future of the Tampa Bay Rays and if that future includes a move across the bay to Tampa. These reports have already led to threatened litigation from the city of St. Pete and what appears to be the first steps in a looming [...]
If you spent much time around these parts last year, you know we were big fans of The Rays Party over at the now-defunct MVN.com. Well, to no surprise, RZ has landed solidly on his feet and will now be writing over at DRaysBay.com. We are looking forward to what [...]
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Our occasional disappointment in BJ Upton is often misconstrued as a dislike for the player. Nothing could be further from the truth. We are huge Bossman fans. So you can understand our excitement when we read Marc Topkin’s piece on Upton. A few of the bigger points… Upton added 7 [...]
