Archive for August 27th, 2012

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  Postgame Shot Of Joe: Rare Off Night For Price

  August 27, 2012 at 11:01 pm 5 comments

  Joe is back with his postgame thoughts… OK, so the way Rays ace David Price has pitched of late, just getting this guy a pair of runs is enough to chalk up a win, no? How about three runs? How about four runs? How about five runs? Well, the Rays [...]

   

• Sean Rodriguez Gets In Altercation With Teammate, Punches Locker, Breaks Hand

  August 27, 2012 at 4:58 pm 4 comments

  Marc Topkin is reporting that Sean Rodriguez broke his hand when he punched a locker in frustration after Sunday’s game with the Durham Bulls. Did I mention that this was a game that the Bulls won and Rodriguez had a double and a home run? Turns out there was some [...]

   

• Tailgating With The Rays: Now There Are Football Writers Crapping On The Rays’ Attendance?

  August 27, 2012 at 4:34 pm 2 comments

  Playing A Little Pepper… In his weekly MMQB column, Peter King took at a jab at Rays attendance when he wrote: “How must the Rays feel? Hottest team in baseball…Breathing down the Yankees’ necks. They come home on Monday night and draw 9,913. Is Tampa-St. Pete trying to lose an [...]

   
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  Luke Scott Is A Weird Dude [VIDEO]

  August 27, 2012 at 3:41 pm 3 comments

  It seems like I have fallen in line with the feelings of most fans about Luke Scott. That is, he’s kind of a nut. He has done some questionable things in the past. But once you spend some time watching him, he seems like a generally nice fella that truly [...]

   

• Sean Rodriguez Hit The Durham Bull And Won A Steak [VIDEO]

  August 27, 2012 at 1:41 pm 0 comments

  We told you earlier that Sean Rodriguez hit a home run in his second game with the Durham Bulls. Well, now we have video, and it turns Hot Rod hit the famed Durham Bull sign which of course wins him a free steak (via Marc Topkin)…

   

• Here Are The Best Images From The Rays’ Appearance On ‘Caught Looking’

  August 27, 2012 at 11:58 am 3 comments

  NBC Sports Network’s “Caught Looking” series takes a behind the scenes look at one series each week, and last week it was the Rays’ 4-game sweep of the Angels. As private as the Rays are, you know they only did this kicking and screaming, but boy am I glad they [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Playoff Possibilities

  August 27, 2012 at 9:36 am 5 comments

  The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. The Rays are now 4 games behind the Yankees in the AL East and one-half game ahead of the A’s and O’s in the Wild Card. [...]

   

• The Best Images From This Weekend’s Games

  August 27, 2012 at 8:02 am 1 comment

  We’ve got Joe Niekro’s daughter with an interesting shirt, a BP changeup, and Todd Kalas, rock star. We’ve got the highlights you won’t see on SportsCenter…