![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Loney’s Bat, McGee’s Pitches, And B.J. Being B.J.](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/USATSI_7244945_154511044_lowres-160x120.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, Rockies 3 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Rays Way. The Rays won 2 of 3 this weekend. I had to go back and check to make sure [...]
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Well, this is a weird one for Rays fans. With the Royals facing the Braves today, BJ Upton hit a linedrive back up the middle that smacked Wade Davis right in the heiny. Seriously. This is the point where some will tell you that Upton is still just REALLY unlucky…
We’ve got the highlights you won’t see on SportsCenter…
Evan Longoria made some strange comments about former teammates James Shields and BJ Upton. I am not going to post an excerpt of the quotes here because I don’t want to take them out of context. So I encourage you to go over to TampaBay.com and read the entire article [...]
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THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA… Even though the first official workout is not until Wednesday, camp is open and players are reporting. The image at right is new first baseman James Loney. [Dave Haller] According to some guy with ESPN Radio in Minneapolis who goes by the name “Doogie,” the Padres [...]
Jon Heyman is reporting (via Twitter) that the Braves have traded for Justin Upton, who now joins BJ Upton in Atlanta. Prior to the deal going down, BJ expressed his excitement at the possibility on Twitter… “Wow these [Justin] rumors have me excited. Please don’t tease me like this… Would [...]
It must be getting close to baseball video game season. Earlier today we learned that David Price will be on the cover MLB2K13. And now we see that MLB the Show has released some screenshots showing players wearing throwback uniforms. One of those includes BJ Upton wearing a mid-1970s era [...]
In a recent column, Buster Olney ranks the Rays infield as the fourth best in MLB, but names Escobar as the “x-factor.” And somebody with the Blue Jays had this very telling quote about Escobar… “Every day, he makes at least one major mistake on defense or running the bases.” [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss How The TV Contract Stacks Up, Longo’s Surgery, And A New Stadium Is Coming To Tampa](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hangover18-300x199.jpg)
One of the biggest factors in the Rays’ payroll is their television contract which pays them a paltry $20 million per year through the 2016 season. And based on the growth of television deals in recent years as well as strong local ratings, it is reasonable to expect that the [...]
