Archive for September, 2012

• Rays Game Graph: Game 152

  September 22, 2012 at 6:00 pm 0 comments

  Game Graph… [Will be up at game time] Source: FanGraphs

   

• Tailgating With The Rays: What Will The Rays Outfield Look Like In 2013?

  September 21, 2012 at 3:57 pm 10 comments

  Playing A Little Pepper… If the Rays don’t re-sign BJ Upton, who is playing in the outfield next year for the Rays? First of all, the Rays are not re-signing Upton. I’d put the chances of that happening at 1%. But it’s OK. They’ve got a pretty good replacement in [...]

   
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  How Much Will BJ Upton Make On The Free Agent Market?

  September 21, 2012 at 11:44 am 8 comments

  BJ Upton has played 954 games for the Rays, second only to Carl Crawford (1,235) in franchise history. And despite hopes that the new free agency rules will have Upton back with the Rays in 2013, it is very likely that Upton will only play 12 more games in a [...]

   
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  BJ Upton Impresses Deion Sanders With His Dance-Off Home Run [VIDEO]

  September 21, 2012 at 8:54 am 3 comments

  When BJ Upton hit his walk-off home run to sink the Red Sox, there were plenty of fans dancing at The Trop and at home. But little did we know that BJ was about to unleash a dance of his own. Actually, it wasn’t his own. It was Deion Sanders’ [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Jennings’ Big Hit, And BJ’s Big Bomb

  September 21, 2012 at 8:47 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 7, Red Sox 4 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Savior of the Universe. Flash Jennings had 3 hits, but none was bigger than 2-run, game-tying single in [...]

   

• BJ Upton Dancing, Red Sox Fans Cheering For The Rays, And Other Images From Last Night’s Game

  September 21, 2012 at 7:56 am 0 comments

  We’ve got a Klingon, old school stirrups, and a big walk off. We’ve got the highlights you won’t see on SportsCenter…

   
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  Postgame Shot Of Joe: Do You Believe In Miracles?

  September 20, 2012 at 9:43 pm 7 comments

  Joe is back with his postgame thoughts…. Men of faith still believe in the 2012 Rays. Who else could? And these men of faith were rewarded tonight with a six-run, walk-off ninth inning, one that saw Joe Maddon successfully pinch hit with career-hitless Stephen Vogt in a critical spot. Then [...]

   

• Four Years Ago On Rays Index

  September 20, 2012 at 7:03 pm 0 comments

  Four years ago on Rays Index we celebrated the Rays clinching their first-ever playoff berth. Congratulations, Tampa Bay Rays Sans Devil (Part 1) [Rays Index]

   

• Tailgating With The Rays: How Does Chris Archer Impact Off-Season Trades?

  September 20, 2012 at 4:57 pm 5 comments

  Playing A Little Pepper… Does the performance by Chris Archer make it more likely for the Rays to trade a pitcher this winter? As I always say, all Rays players are always available as long as somebody is willing to overpay. And if nobody is willing to meet the Rays’ [...]

   
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  Fan Asks Elliot Johnson To Come To Parking Lot To Play Catch So Elliot Johnson Went To Parking Lot To Play Catch

  September 20, 2012 at 10:05 am 8 comments

  Prior to yesterday’s game, a fan addressed a message to Elliot Johnson on Twitter… @ElliotJohnson9 @DAVIDprice14 We are in the lot, we have chairs waiting you want to come out, maybe play catch? Well, Johnson saw the message and went to the parking lot in his uniform (sans jersey) and proceeded to [...]