Nippon TV is selling a Hideki Matsui commemorative retirement stamp collection. It appears from the images below that there are 22 stamps in all, with 11 featuring his time playing in Japan and the other 11 recounting his time with Major League Baseball. And yes, two of the stamps show [...]
According to a report on a Japanese website (via SportingNews.com) Hideki Matsui will announce his retirement after ten seasons in the big leagues. If true, Matsui’s last game as a baseball player was with the Rays. The final at bat of his career was a pop-up to shortstop to end [...]
Below is a look at how valuable every player was to the Rays this season in relation to their salary. We determined each players value on the field using WAR (Wins Above Replacement; via Fangraphs.com). That number is then converted to dollars (1 Win = ~$4.5 million based on how [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss A 6-Man Rotation, Doubting Pena, And A Much Needed Day Off](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/uspw_6438878-150x150.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 4, A’s 1 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Alex Cobb. Another day, another strong pitching performance. Cobb gave up just 1 run in 7 innings with the [...]
Hideki Matsui’s tenure with the Rays lasted 34 games and 103 plate appearances. He hit a whopping two home runs and hit just .147. But that hasn’t stop somebody from bidding nearly $14,000 for his game used and autographed Turn Back the Clock jersey and pants (at right). [UPDATE] The [...]
The Rays announced today that they have Designated Hideki Matsui (松井-秀喜) for assignment to make room on the active roster for Ryan Roberts, whom the Rays acquired in a trade from the Diamondbacks last night. The Rays now have ten days to trade Matsui, release him, or place him on [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Falling Matsui, Falling Crawford, And A James Shields Trade Rumor](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/uspw_6401300-150x150.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 3, Orioles 1 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Hellboy Cometh Back. After walking 4 batters in each of his previous two starts, Jeremy Hellickson only walked 1 [...]
Do Joe Maddon and Andrew Friedman deserve blame for having Hideki Matsui come to the plate with the game on the line again, and once again failing? Why does he keep getting important at bats? And should he even be on the roster? The defense of Maddon and Friedman is [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Moore’s Late Dominance, And Another Late Out From Matsui](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/uspw_6394722-150x150.jpg)
The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Mariners 2, RAYS 1 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Matt Moore. He struggled early. Of the first 12 batters he faced, he gave up 5 hits and 11 [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Lack Of Control, And Sawin’ Logs](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/uspw_6385202-150x150.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 4, Indians 2 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Big Dub. After Matt Moore gave up runs in the 4th and 5th to pull the Indians within one, [...]
