Archive for April 9th, 2011

  • Three Years Ago On Rays Index

    April 9, 2011 at 3:00 pm 1 comment

    Three years ago on Rays Index we were perplexed by the inclusion of southwest Alabama as part of the Rays territorial rights. SW Alabama Is Rays’ Country! Wait. What? [Rays Index]  

     
  • The RI Book Club: “The Extra 2%”

    The RI Book Club: “The Extra 2%”

    April 9, 2011 at 11:42 am 8 comments

    Welcome back to the second installment of the RI Baseball Book Club. This month we are discussing The Extra 2%: How Wall Street Strategies Took a Major League Baseball Team from Worst to First by Jonah Keri. I’ll get us started with some of my thoughts on the book. You [...]

     
  • [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss A Needed Win, More Manny Fallout, And Bongo Power!

    [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss A Needed Win, More Manny Fallout, And Bongo Power!

    April 9, 2011 at 8:23 am 15 comments

    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: Bongo Power. We can talk about a lot of good things that happened last night, including Johnny Damon’s first [...]

     
  • Postgame Shot Of Joe: The Return Of The Rays

    Postgame Shot Of Joe: The Return Of The Rays

    April 9, 2011 at 1:14 am 10 comments

    Wow, what a whirlwind day… and game. When the Rays began the game against the White Sox at chilly Comiskey Park, the team was much more akin to the Devil Rays. Manny Bay bolted the area in a way (Devil) Rays fans were reminded of the immortal Juan Guzman era. [...]