As many of you know I lived in New York City for a number of years during grad school and for a few years afterwards. During that time I would listen to “Mike and the Mad Dog,” the biggest sports radio show in the country. Nowadays, “Mad Dog” Chris Russo [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Flash Running Wild, One Less Right-Handed Bat, And Longo’s New Bar](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/110.jpg)
The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. RAYS 8, Pittsburgh 2 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Jeff Niemann. Niemann looked good in his second appearance of the spring, retiring all 3 batters he faced. But [...]
Here is a tweet Joe Maddon sent out earlier today which is just so Joe… Going to miss @pink at the Times Forum 2nite but would love to have her throw out 1st pitch at tomorrow’s game vs Tigers or take BP. — Joe Maddon (@RaysJoeMaddon) February 27, 2013 So [...]
Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com has written a fascinating piece on what it took to make the trade that sent James Shields and Wade Davis to the Royals for Wil Myers and three other prospects. While we will never know the entire story from the perspective of the Rays (they are far [...]
The Rays thrive on playing match-ups against opposing teams in order to maximize the production of their players. In order to do that, they need guys that can play multiple positions. And there is some evidence that the Rays are grooming former top-pick Tim Beckham to be the next full-fledged [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Price Losing His Mind, Farnsworth Setback, And A New Home For Manny](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1-300x226.jpg)
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, Houston 2 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Staying Healthy. Both Evan Longoria and David Price saw their first action of the Spring. Longoria says his hamstring [...]
Johnny Damon is looking for a job. So when Curtis Granderson broke his arm, you can imagine Damon was pretty excited, telling Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News that he would play for the Yankees if they called. And yet somehow this turned into an opportunity for Damon [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Fifth Spot In The Rotation And Comparing Wil Myers To Matt Joyce](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/uspw_6684890-235x300.jpg)
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, Red Sox 3 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Jamey Wright. Wright seems like a good candidate for the bullpen and his first outing was impressive, striking out [...]
Will Middlebrooks, who was a rookie third baseman for the Red Sox last season, struggled in his limited action at Tropicana Field. In five games, he was 4-20 with eight strikeouts and no walks. And it is this level of sucktitude that may have led to Middlebrooks recent comment about [...]
Below is a chart that looks at how often Rays starting pitchers throw sliders since Andrew Friedman took over the front office in 2006. In Friedman’s second season (2007), the Rays starting pitchers were third in the American League with sliders representing 15.4% of the pitches thrown. Since then, the [...]
