Archive for May 2nd, 2011

• Two Years Ago On Rays Index

  May 2, 2011 at 3:00 pm 1 comment

  Two years ago on Rays Index we saw saw that Carl Crawford’s throw caught Dustin Pedroia in an unfortunate spot. Carl Crawford Has Better Aim Than Any Of Us Knew [Rays Index]

   
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  St. Pete Worried Rays Will File For Bankruptcy

  May 2, 2011 at 10:00 am 3 comments

  We have long speculated that the one way the Rays may be able to get out of their Tropicana Field contract, would be to file bankruptcy. Apparently this worries the city of St. Pete also. In preparation for a stadium battle that could ultimately end up in the courts, the [...]

   
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  Is Hak-Ju Lee Stuck In Single-A?

  May 2, 2011 at 9:00 am 6 comments

  Hak-Ju Lee, the shortstop prospect picked up in the Matt Garza trade, is off to a blazing start. It is just 14 games, but even if he continues to pound the ball, he may remain in single-A all season. After starting the season on the DL with the Chicken Pox, [...]

   
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  Without Longoria, Rays Third Basemen Among Worst In AL

  May 2, 2011 at 8:06 am 1 comment

  Yesterday’s loss to the Angels should be the last game without Evan Longoria in the lineup. And even if Dirtbag has a little rust, he will still be a vast improvement over those that manned the hot corner in his absence. In all, Longoria’s oblique cost him 26 games, with [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Cobb’s Debut, Briggy’s Lack Of Pop, And Zorilla’s Brainfarts

  May 2, 2011 at 6:22 am 4 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: Alex Cobb. The final line (4.1 ip, 4 runs, 4 hits, 4 walks, 3 Ks) wasn’t pretty. But in [...]