We are not sure why we never ran it (we blame DRG) as it has been sitting on the RAYSHEADS Facebook page for quite some time. But somebody put together a video in which they examine the history of the “Fist Bump”. Several members of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays […]
![[THE HANGOVER] Rays Shutdown By Jered Freakin’ Weaver](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/2570041077_e707ee8cd4_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: James Shields faced only one over the minimum in 6 of the 8 innings he pitched. That’s it. That’s the only good thing we could come up with…Oh, and Evan Longoria had 2 doubles, responsible for half of the Rays’ hits. THE BAD: Jered Weaver? Unfortunately for the […]
![[THE HANGOVER] Dirtbag And The Fat Catcher Carry Rays Over Angels](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/2567895802_3a56b25ca4_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: Evan Longoria, Willy Aybar and Dioner Navarro. Not only did they hit back-to-back-to-back and belly-to-belly-to-belly home runs in the 2nd inning for the first time in franchise history, but the trio went a combined 9-13 with 3 doubles, 4 home runs and 9 RBI…The Rays managed only 2 […]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] Houser Earns First Win And Rollins Tosses 3-Hitter](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-1015404708039073135.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Durham 3, Charlotte 2. The Bulls scored once in the 8th to tie and once in the 9th for the win. Jon Weber’s sac fly in the 8th tied it and Nathan Haynes’ walk-off single in the 9th with 2 outs was the game-winner…Ben Hendrickson gave up 2 runs in […]
![[THE HANGOVER] Luck Starting To Fall In Rays’ Favor](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3073/2560877393_a0449fd61b_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: Willy Aybar saves the day. The Rays loaded the bases with 1 out in the 8th and Evan Longoria struck out on a hanging 3-2 pitch. Now with 2 outs, Aybar doubled to right and drove in 2 to break a 2-2 tie…Jason Bartlett was even more day-savingish. […]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] King David Roughed Up For First Time As A Pro](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-5574810329443114783.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
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 […]
![[THE HANGOVER] Kazmir Keeps Pitch Count In Check, Wins 6th](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/2557961806_2a710baf23_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: 8, 13, 12, 13, 20, 14, 10. That is how many pitches Scott Kazmir threw in each of the first 7 innings for a total of 90. That allowed Kid K to come out for the 8th inning. Only one inning with 15 or more is a very […]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] Brignac Starting To Draw Walks; Talbot Continues Domination Of IL](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-1432924300224416341.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Durham 10, Richmond 2. For the 4th time in his last 7 starts, Mitch Talbot did not allow a run. This one may have been the most impressive with 7 shutout innings on only 2 hits and no walks. He struck out 7…Dan Johnson was 2-3 with his 9th home […]
![[RULE 4 DRAFT] Recapping The First Day Of The Draft](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-7914149991703517667.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
THE GOOD: The consensus seem to be that the Rays took the player with the best chance to be a superstar in the big leagues, in Tim Beckham. THE BAD: Can somebody please explain to us why Tim Beckham was wearing an old Devil Rays’ cap after he was drafted? […]
![[JAMES SHIELDS] James Shields’ Arm Only Knows One Motion](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3172/2555909027_8ea4a60951_o.jpg)
(click on image for a larger version) By now everybody has seen the image on the left (above). We knew there was something familiar about it, and now we know. James Shields threw a pitch at Coco Crisps leg and then when Crisp charged the mound, Shields threw another “pitch” […]
