Archive for March 5th, 2012

• VIDEO: Elliot Johnson Impersonates ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian

  March 5, 2012 at 5:33 pm 2 comments

  Apparently ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian is a popular baseball TV personality to impersonate. And the latest, from the Rays’ own Elliot Johnson might be the best one yet. Here’s the video…

   

• Evan Longoria’s Foot Injury Last Season Was A Lot Worse Than We Knew

  March 5, 2012 at 1:19 pm 1 comment

  We found out shortly before the all-star break last year that Evan Longoria was suffering from a nerve injury to one of his feet. At the time Longo made the injury sound like it was no big deal, saying he had “gotten used to it.” But we wondered later in [...]

   
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  CHART: Why Did David Price Dominate Clean-Up Hitters And Struggle Against Hitters Batting Fifth?

  March 5, 2012 at 11:36 am 2 comments

  David Price had a strange season in 2011. His ERA jumped nearly a run from 2.72 in 2010 to 3.49in 2011. However, his FIP actually went down from 3.42 in 2010 to 3.32, suggesting he actually pitched better in 2011. One explanation for the anomaly was that Price was great [...]

   
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  Rays Throw Support Behind USF Basketball Team

  March 5, 2012 at 10:00 am 1 comment

  The Rays are wearing white South Florida t-shirts with the word “Madness” emblazoned on the front, and USF caps, for batting practice this morning. USF is very much on the bubble for making the NCAA tournament. Here is Joe Maddon speaking with Tim Kurkjian of ESPN.

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Hellboy’s Domination, Battling Bullpens, And Price’s Pre-Start Routine

  March 5, 2012 at 8:00 am 6 comments

  The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Twins 5, RAYS  3(boxscore) THE GOOD: Jeremy Hellickson. We are not going to say Hellboy was in mid-season form. It was just two innings. But in [...]