Archive for January, 2012

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  Dolman Law Group In Clearwater & Bradenton

  January 13, 2012 at 12:00 pm 0 comments

  Personal injury attorney Matt Dolman leads Dolman Law Group, with offiices in Clearwater, Bradenton and Melbourne. Click to visit DolmanLaw.com.

   

• PHOTOS: Hey Look, Players Working Out At The Trop!

  January 13, 2012 at 10:49 am 1 comment

  The Rays recently held their Winter Development program at Tropicana Field. And it allowed us to get our first look at some of the Rays top draft picks from the 2011 draft, as well as some other top prospects. How good does it feel to see players in TB caps [...]

   
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  No Franchise Played More Games In 2011 Than The Rays

  January 13, 2012 at 9:30 am 0 comments

  No team relies more on player development than the Tampa Bay Rays. For example, in 2011, the Rays were the only team in which every game was started by a pitcher that they drafted. And yet, the following stat still came as a bit of a surprise: No organization played [...]

   

• Wade Boggs Got Drunk (Again), Sang Poorly (Probably Again)

  January 13, 2012 at 9:00 am 3 comments

  Wade Boggs likes to drink beer. He likes to drink a LOT of beer. [Seriously, if you have never read the story about Boggs and drinking 70 beers, go read it right now, we'll wait] Anyway, Boggs recently had a drink or 30 in a Key Largo bar and decided [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Maddon’s Next Deal, First Base, And Naughty Aybar

  January 13, 2012 at 8:00 am 7 comments

  Off-Season (click image for random Wikipedia page) According to Marc Topkin, Joe Maddon’s contract talks are “progressing.” Maddon is in the final year of a contract that will pay him approximately $1.3 million in 2012. And like the Rays key players, Maddon is due for a significant raise. We have [...]

   

• AUDIO: Luke Scott Talks About Signing With The Rays

  January 12, 2012 at 4:23 pm 0 comments

  Luke Scott and Andrew Friedman spoke with the media earlier today. The most important thing we learned is that Scott won’t be able to play the outfield until May or June, but should be ready to DH or even play first base by opening day. Here is the video… Your [...]

   

• Luke Scott’s Contract Details Emerge

  January 12, 2012 at 2:09 pm 27 comments

  Luke Scott’s new contract will be worth at least $6 million and as much as $11 million. According to Roger Mooney of The Tampa Tribune, Scott will make $5 million this year and the Rays have an option for $6 million in 2013. That option can be bought out for [...]

   
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  Luke Scott Is The Latest Rays Acquisition With A Questionable Past

  January 12, 2012 at 12:06 pm 21 comments

  First it was Josh Lueke and then it was Fernando Rodney. Now the Rays have signed Luke Scott, who some think is insensitive and ignorant at best, or racist at worst. Over at Business Insider, we took a quick look at the two most notable incidents in Luke’s past. BI [...]

   
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  If Door Wasn’t Shut On Johnny Damon, He Just Shut It

  January 12, 2012 at 8:53 am 19 comments

  Johnny Damon is kinda pissed.

   
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  Only 3.5 Players Remain From Rays 2008 Opening Day Roster

  January 12, 2012 at 8:00 am 9 comments

  The pitching staff has reach a nice level of consistency.