Actually, we would be more surprised if Evan Longoria wasn’t dating a playmate. But if you are interested, Busted Coverage has a picture of Longoria with Jaime Edmondson (google at your own risk) at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.[Busted Coverage via The Big Lead] And then Longoria posted the picture below to [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Joyce’s Glove, Maddon’s Honor, And Ronde](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/111-150x150.jpg)
OK, now we’re confused. Is Matt Joyce playing first base or not? He was taking grounders at first. Then the Rays signed Carlos Pena to which Joyce responded “now I can put that first base glove away for a while.” But now Bill Chastain reports that Joyce is still working [...]
According to Roger Mooney (via Twitter), the Rays have signed Chris Gimenez, a catcher that player 24 games with the Mariners in 2011. Gimenez was given a minor league contract and will be invited to spring training. Which means he better start packing his things, because pitchers and catchers report [...]
The column is entitled “Power Rankings: No. 4 Rays.” So naturally, we would expect this piece to be about how the Rays will perform in the AL East this season. Good lord do we feel like friggin’ idiots. Not. Even. Close. The entire column is about whether or not the [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Extending Price, CC’s Start, And Manny’s New Home](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/95210052325_Rays_at_Astros-150x150.jpg)
David Price on Joe Maddon’s extension (via Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times): “Joe is a players’ manager and I love playing for him…I’m happy he got an extension. My turn.” We used to think the Rays missed the boat on this one. But after seeing what David Price [...]
It looks like Raymond is getting a new partner-in-crime. The picture posted below comes via the Twitter account of Jonathan Gantt, a member of the Rays’ Communications department. And yes, that is DJ Kitty “in the flesh.” We still need to see the full costume, but it does appear that [...]
One year ago on Rays Index we we shaking our heads after Matt Garza became the latest ex-player to rip Rays fans. Matt Garza Is Latest Player To Criticize Attendance [Rays Index]
Here is audio of the press conference announcing Joe Maddon’s contract extension via 620 WDAE….
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Two More Additions, Damon’s Patience, And Poor Kid K](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/19-150x150.jpg)
The Rays added two more players to their spring training roster, including former big league outfielder Jeff Salazar (via Marc Topkin). Salazar has played 168 big league games over four seasons with three teams. The last time he was in the big leagues was 2009 with the Pirates. Last year, [...]
We knew Joe Maddon was going to get an extension before the season started, and we already knew it would be for three years. And now, according to Marc Topkin of TampaBay.com, it’s official. The only thing we didn’t know is how much Maddon will make. And it will probably [...]
