Charlotte 2, Durham 1. Carlos Hernandez had a strong start, giving up 1 run in 5 innings on 5 hits and 2 walks. He struck out 2…Matt Joyce was 0-2 and was removed for a pinch hitter in the 6th…Reid Brignac was 0-3 with a walk and an error…John Jaso [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Upton At The Top, Aki At The Bottom And Jennings Jump To AA](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3584/3414993444_80362e8d65_m.jpg)
Time to bring back the GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. THE GOOD: The Game. Ok, it was just a spring game, but we always gain pleasure from beating Philadelphia in anything…Pat Burrell. [...]
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Time to bring back the GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. THE GOOD: Gabe Gross. Gross is heating up at the right time, hitting a home run for the second straight game…James Shields. [...]
In the science community, a meta-analysis is what we do when we don’t want to do any work ourselves and instead want to take the work of a bunch of other people, tease the data a little, draw some conclusions that nobody had noticed before, and then pawn it off [...]
In the science community, a meta-analysis is what we do when we don’t want to do any work ourselves and instead want to take the work of a bunch of other people, tease the data a little, draw some conclusions that nobody had noticed before, and then pawn it off [...]
![[HOT STOVE] One Rays Prospect Is Guaranteed To Be Traded, Maybe](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-1561879841081114175.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Back in early August, the Rays added Chad Bradford from the Orioles for a Player To Be Named Later (PTBNL). It is two months later and the Rays have yet to send a player to the O’s to complete the deal. A couple of weeks ago, O’s GM Andy MacPhail [...]
![[HAPPY HOUR] BJ Upton: Invoking The Memory Of Eric Davis](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-2039073988783271139.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Just a few links to get you through the next couple of hours…Word is there is a light rain at Fenway, but no delay is expected…Anybody else getting that funny feeling that Scott Kazmir is going to pitch a gem tonight? DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA… We will be back tonight with [...]
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Buffalo 8, Durham 7. Jeff Niemann didn’t do the Rays any favors in his last start prior to the trade deadline. In 4.2 innings, he gave up 5 runs on 5 hits and walked another 6 batters with only 3 strike outs. Niemann dropped to 7-5 with a 3.53 ERA…Justin [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] Desmond Jennings Lost For Season](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-5506733594615143090.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Norfolk 8, Durham 2. Jeff Niemann dropped to 6-3 despite striking out 7 in 6 innings. He allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits and 3 walks…Fernando Perez finished 2-3 with a walk and stole his 27th base…Joel Guzman was 0-4 with a strikeout. Montgomery 4, West Tenn 3. [...]
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Charlotte 6, Durham 2. Jeremy Cummings picked up his first loss of the season after giving up 6 runs in 5.1 innings. He struck out 6 and walked none…Fernando Perez was 2-3 with 2 walks and stole 2 bases…Joel Guzman was 3-5 with 2 RBI and is now hitting .272 [...]
