Archive for September, 2012

• Bobby V Being Weird, Chris Archer Getting Up, And Other Images From Last Night’s Game

  September 20, 2012 at 9:33 am 0 comments

  We’ve got Hak-Ju Lee in the house, Todd Kalas’ grooming habits, and a calm Joe Maddon. We’ve got the highlights you won’t see on SportsCenter…

   

• One Year Ago On Rays Index

  September 19, 2012 at 7:01 pm 0 comments

  One year ago on Rays Index we got a look at the Rays posing in their Rays letterman sweaters. The Tampa Bay Rays: The Best Dressed Team In Baseball [Rays Index]

   

• One Year Ago On Rays Index

  September 19, 2012 at 7:00 pm 1 comment

  One year ago on Rays Index we shook our heads when Carl Crawford referred to Rays fans as “haters.” Crawford Apologizes To Red Sox Fans, Calls Out “Haters” Among Rays Fans [Rays Index]

   

• Tailgating With The Rays: Will The Rays Show Up At All Tonight?

  September 19, 2012 at 3:23 pm 6 comments

  Playing A Little Pepper… According to Marc Topkin, Joe Maddon is trying to keep things relaxed by telling the players that they are not required to report until 6:00 for the 7:10. Good move? Why not just make the game optional? It’s been almost two weeks since they showed up [...]

   
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  New Rays Stadium To Be Proposed Next Week

  September 19, 2012 at 9:59 am 20 comments

  Last month, a real estate developer announced that he wanted to propose a new stadium in the Gateway area of St. Pete, west of the Howard Frankenstein Bridge (click on image at right). And while it is unclear if the Rays will be listening, according to the Tampa Bay Times, Rays [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Playing To The End And Running Out Of Gas

  September 19, 2012 at 9:18 am 8 comments

  The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Red Sox 7, RAYS 5 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Ben Zobrist. The Rays have about 36 bats on the team right now, but only one keeps consistently [...]

   

• Jenny Dell, Sad Bobby V., And Other Images From Last Night’s Game

  September 19, 2012 at 7:30 am 1 comment

  We’ve got Bret Michaels from Flight of the Conchords (not really), Joel Peralta in tiny pants, and Brian Anderson’s loss-face. We’ve got the highlights you won’t see on SportsCenter…

   

• Four Years Ago On Rays Index

  September 18, 2012 at 6:58 pm 0 comments

  Four years ago on Rays Index we presented you a picture of a Red Sox fan that tried to run on to the field at The Trop. He never made it past the top of the dugout before he had a taser pressed firmly to his neck. Stay Classy Red [...]

   
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  Evan Longoria Jumps On Dick Vitale’s ‘Pathetic’ Attendance Bandwagon, And Again Slaps Fans Who Can’t Attend Games

  September 18, 2012 at 5:08 pm 31 comments

  Earlier today we told you about how Dick Vitale called the attendance at last night’s game “pathetic.” Now Evan Longoria is jumping on board. And he wants to remind everybody that he only loves Rays fans that come to the park. The rest of you can f*ck off. After Vitale [...]

   

• Tailgating With The Rays: A State Of Love And Trust

  September 18, 2012 at 4:38 pm 0 comments

  Playing A Little Pepper… No pepper today. Game Graph… [Will be up at game time] Source: FanGraphs Lineup… Flash Jennings, LF BJ Upton, CF Ben Zobrist, SS Evan Longoria, DH Jeff Keppinger, 1B Ben Francisco, RF Ryan Roberts, 2B Chris Gimenez, C Sean Rodriguez, SS Jeremy Hellickson, SP Song to [...]