Elliot Johnson

• Here Are The Best Images From Last Night’s Game In Toronto

  September 1, 2012 at 9:50 am 0 comments

  We’ve got Joe Maddon’s new sunglasses, a classy Jays fan, a shocked Alex Cobb, and a sleepy David Price. We’ve got the highlights you won’t see on SportsCenter…

   
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  Rays Lose In Painful Manner…Literally [VIDEO]

  August 31, 2012 at 9:01 pm 3 comments

  With two outs in the ninth inning, Elliot Johnson on second base and the Rays trailing by one. Carlos Pena drove a ball to right field. Johnson rounded third, darted for home. But the ball was there first. That left EJ with one option, to try to jack-up the catcher. [...]

   
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  BJ Upton Motorboats The Rays Newest Good Luck Charm, A Ginormous Bag Of Popcorn

  August 30, 2012 at 9:18 am 0 comments

  The popcorn was apparently provided by George Hendrick. And I have no idea how it came to become part of the dugout high-fives, but here is BJ Upton doing what can only be described as Motorboating the popcorn. Other images of the players with the popcorn can be seen below… [...]

   

• Elliot Johnson Explains The Rays’ ‘Team Unity’ Hand Gesture [VIDEO]

  August 22, 2012 at 2:45 pm 0 comments

  If you were stuck at work this afternoon and did not see the game, Elliot Johnson explained the hand gesture that you see players use after they get a basehit. I’m not sure how many teams do this, but the concept is not exclusive to the Rays. Here’s the video [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss A New Look, A Gift Play, And Chasing The Yankees

  August 13, 2012 at 9:23 am 11 comments

  The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. RAYS (boxscore) THE GOOD: Can It Be This Simple? In the 10 games before Evan Longoria came off the DL, the Rays averaged just 2.5 runs [...]

   
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  Postgame Shot Of Joe: Three Runs On Seven Pitches? No Problem.

  August 11, 2012 at 9:17 pm 7 comments

  Joe is back with his post-game thoughts…. Joe has to imagine there’s some Rays fan out there that took a week off and headed to some baseball-free zone, only to come back today and find what the Rays have become: the hottest team in the American league. What a mind-blowing [...]

   

• Last Night’s Game Included A New Position For Hideki Matsui And A New Generation Of Rays Fans

  July 17, 2012 at 9:03 am 5 comments

  We’ve got a sparkly Miss Florida, flying baseballs, and lots of great defense. We’ve got the highlights you won’t see on SportsCenter…

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Pena’s Good Sign, McGee’s Surprise Visit, And Losing More Players

  June 20, 2012 at 8:30 am 2 comments

  The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. RAYS 5, Nationals 4 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Carlos Pena. It’s like Pena realized he can’t keep waiting around for Evan Longoria to come back and protect [...]

   

• Elliot Johnson And BJ Upton Sing Usher At ‘Rays On The Runway’

  June 18, 2012 at 10:04 am 1 comment

  Last week the Rays’ wives hosted the annual “Rays on the Runway” fashion show. If you haven’t seen Kyra Hallett’s pictures, go THIS POST. Well, somebody gave Designated Character Elliot Johnson the microphone and silliness ensued. Here are a couple of videos. The first is from the good folks at [...]

   
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  Postgame Shot Of Joe: Bad Baseball At Its Finest

  June 13, 2012 at 4:06 am 0 comments

  Joe is back with his post-game thoughts…. Tuesday’s 11-2 loss to the Mets was sort of the epitome of bad baseball, with the Rays kicking off the mess with some horrendous first-inning defense that didn’t show up in the box score. Nothing should make anyone yearn for Reid Brignac, but [...]