Joe is still violently slapping his glove and yanking his shirt tail out of his pants over this win by the Rays tonight. Joe could go on and on about how MFIKY was nearly dominant. Joe could be utterly giddy over the clutch power hitting of Dan Johnson. Joe could [...]
Monday’s local TV ratings for Sun Sports were big. Tuesday’s were bigger. Last night’s matchup with the Yankees drew a 10.1 rating (182,205 households). That is second only to the July 31 matchup against the Yankees that had a 10.7 rating (193,220 households). Also, Fox Sports Florida reports that the final hour of [...]
Here is the Rays 2011 schedule. Just click on the image for a larger version…
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The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. THE GOOD: Carl Crawford. Yes Carl Crawford. Normally, we would have destroyed Crawford for tagging up and getting thrown out at third to end the game. [...]
Why does it not shock Joe that this Dan Wheeler would blow a game? And why does it not shock Joe that Merlot Joe is culpable? Wheeler — who has become such an embarrassment Dwayne Staats is secretly hoping his daughter gets a divorce — shouldn’t have been out there [...]
Just prior to the August 31 deadline, the Rays promoted triple-A catcher Jose Lobaton to the big leagues and placed him on the DL. Why? That way, if the Rays added a hitter* to the roster after August 31, Lobaton’s postseason eligibility could transferred to the new player even though [...]
Rays fans continue to flock to Rays games in droves…at least on TV. Sun Sports today announced that last night’s matchup with the Yankees was the third highest rated Rays broadcast ever, drawing a 9.4 rating (169,925 househ0lds). That is just behind two of the games versus the Yankees during [...]
The Rays still have 19 games to go and hopefully a few more after that. But the Bucs first game is already in the books. Our partners over at Joe Bucs Fan have every angle covered, including a special guest appearance by former Bucs DE Steve White. [Joe Bucs Fan]
How much of a role does the economy play in the lack of attendance at Rays games? St. Pete Mayor Bill Foster thinks it plays a huge role and he points to the Bucs non-sellout on Sunday as evidence… “There’s no reason, of all 16 games, that opening day isn’t [...]
Below you will see three polls that ask about your confidence in the Tampa Bay Rays. We will present these same polls most Tuesdays. The results will be presented in graphical form on Thursday, and will be displayed permanently in the sidebar. The goal of the Confidence Graph is to [...]
