Archive for January, 2011

• Looking For Longoria’s New Walk-Up Music

  January 25, 2011 at 1:00 pm 5 comments

  Thanks Beth…

   
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  Bowling with Bossman

  January 25, 2011 at 9:30 am 18 comments

  Jordi Scrubbings, our Senior Social Correspondent attended BJ Upton’s recent charity bowling event. Yesterday, BJ Upton held the first annual “Bowling with BJ” charity event at Splitsville in Tampa. I, your humble afro-clad correspondent, decided to attend. Not only was I very impressed, but as far as I could tell, the [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Manny’s Number, Bowling With BJ And Manny’s Conditioning

  January 25, 2011 at 7:20 am 9 comments

  A few people have been wondering about Manny Ramirez jerseys and what number he might where with the Rays. Since leaving the Red Sox (where he wore number 24), Manny has worn number 99 with both the Dodgers and the White Sox. Under the category of “shite we can’t make [...]

   

• Three Years Ago On Rays Index

  January 24, 2011 at 3:00 pm 2 comments

  Three years ago on Rays Index we wrote about James Shields’ fancy new seven-year contract. Tampa Bay Rays Reward James Shields With Long-Term Deal [Rays Index]

   

• The Manny-Damon Effect

  January 24, 2011 at 11:30 am 6 comments

  Certainly the primary reason for signing Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon is their impact on the baseball field. But the secondary reason is what they can do for the Rays off the field. In addition to converting some Red Sox (and possibly some Yankees) fans, the signings make the Rays [...]

   
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  What They Are Saying About ManDam

  January 24, 2011 at 9:00 am 6 comments

  Here is a small collection of what various writers have written about the Rays’ newest acquisitions, Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon… It wasn’t really a prediction, but The Sports Banter actually suggested the Rays sign both Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez about a week before it happened. [The Sports Banter] [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss ManDam, McGee’s Role And A Word From Garfoose

  January 24, 2011 at 7:04 am 5 comments

  Maybe the most interesting part of the Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon signings is that the Rays would not sign one if the other said “no” as reported by Ken Rosenthal. This suggests that Manny and Damon were the key to whether or not the Rays would make a push [...]

   
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  Introducing The Rayshead Army To Michelle Damon

  January 23, 2011 at 12:00 pm 9 comments

  The image below is of Michelle Damon, wife of the newest member of the Tampa Bay Rays, Johnny Damon. The picture is from the 2008 Sports Illustrated “Swimsuit Edition.” You can see the rest of her photos from that issue, HERE.

   

• Evan Longoria Wonders Where The B*tches At

  January 23, 2011 at 12:00 pm 3 comments

  Dogs people, Dogs!

   
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  Thoughts On Manny And Damon

  January 22, 2011 at 9:59 am 45 comments

  Just a few random thoughts on the Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon signings…First and foremost, what are reasonable expectations, for each player? First of all, we need to keep in mind that it is not 2004 anymore. If it was, these two would have cost $28.5 million and the Rays [...]