Archive for April, 2012

• Here Are The Highlights From David Price’s Second Career Shutout

  April 25, 2012 at 9:00 am 0 comments

  Last night, the Rays hit four home runs and shutout the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim near Disneyland. Here are the highlights you won’t see on SportsCenter…

   
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  If You Ever Wanted To See Evan Longoria In A Diaper, Here You Go

  April 25, 2012 at 8:45 am 8 comments

  Evan Longoria and his significant-other went to a “Halloween in April” party, and the picture below was the result. Eyes up guys…and ladies. On a side note, why don’t we just make every Friday “Halloween,” and every Saturday “X weeks until St. Patty’s Day” and be done with it. We’re [...]

   

• Joe Maddon Would Prefer That Rays Fans Only Maul Opposing Players

  April 25, 2012 at 8:30 am 0 comments

  After Sunday’s incident in which former NBA player Matt Geiger interfered with Carlos Pena’s attempt to catch a foul ball, Joe Maddon was asked about the incident and offered his own thoughts on the proper etiquette of fan-player interaction… “their guy comes into the stands, go ahead and maul him, [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss King David, Going Pop, And An Old Lady Goes Dirty Harry On Matt Geiger

  April 25, 2012 at 7:58 am 13 comments

  The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. RAYS 5, Angels 0 (boxscore) THE GOOD: David Price. It was King David at his absolute best. His third career complete game and his second career [...]

   
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  Postgame Shot Of Joe: Enjoy The Feeling

  April 24, 2012 at 8:46 pm 1 comment

  Joe is back with his postgame thoughts…. Tonight was about as fun and soothing as it gets. Seriously. After a 5-0 spanking of the Angels, we can all pretend David Price is a perennial Cy Young candidate again and that there’s enough pop in the lineup to win in the postseason. [...]

   
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  Tailgating With The Rays: Are The Rays Worried About Luke Scott’s Shoulder?

  April 24, 2012 at 3:30 pm 0 comments

  This post, which will appear before every game, will include starting lineups (when we learn them) and during the game will include a Game Graph that will constantly update the percent chance the Rays have of winning this particular game. Game Graph… Source: FanGraphs Playing A Little Pepper… With Luek [...]

   
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  CHART: Jeff Niemann And His Disappearing Fastball

  April 24, 2012 at 11:26 am 0 comments

  If you guys read The Hangover each morning, you know that Jeff Niemann has been a different pitcher this year. That is, he is throwing five different pitches with regularity. This new “Crafty” Giraffe is a far cry from the Fastball-Curveball pitcher that first made his debut with the Rays [...]

   

• Rays To Sign Hideki Matsui To Minor League Deal

  April 23, 2012 at 5:06 pm 6 comments

  Jack Curry of the Yes Network is reporting that the Rays will sign Hideki Matsui to a minor league deal. It is hard to believe Matsui is anything by insurance in case something happens to Luke Scott and his surgically repaired shoulder. Matsui hit .251 with 12 home runs and [...]

   

• Highlights From This Weekend’s Games Including A Fan’s Wolverine Poster In The Dugout

  April 23, 2012 at 9:16 am 11 comments

  The Rays took two of three from the Minnesota Twins this weekend, and here are a few of our favorite scenes from the weekend games…

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss A Flash Of Power, Interfering Fans, And Another Big Crowd

  April 23, 2012 at 7:15 am 7 comments

  The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. RAYS 6, Twins 2 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Flash of Power. We call him Flash because of his speed (duh), but also because when the Rays needed [...]