Archive for December 19th, 2012

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  Joe Maddon Was Once Ejected For Telling An Umpire He Loved Him

  December 19, 2012 at 11:14 am 9 comments

  Zack Meisel of MLB.com has written an article on the anatomy of arguments between managers and umpires. The entire piece is a solid read, so check it out. But the part that we are most interested in is two umpires recounting run-ins with Rays skipper Joe Maddon. Having seen Maddon [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss What The Rays Will Do With Roberto Hernandez

  December 19, 2012 at 9:35 am 21 comments

  Now that the Rays have made the Roberto Hernandez signing official and we know how much *gulp* he will make, let’s speculate on why the Rays made this deal. In the press release, the Rays do refer to Hernandez as a “starting pitcher.” Of course, he hasn’t made a relief [...]