This actually happened a couple of weeks ago, but it is Akinori Iwamura’s first home run at any level since he hit three for the Indianapolis Indians, the Pirates triple-A affiliate, in 2010. Aki returned to Japan last year, signing with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, but he did not hit [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Sunburst In The Turf, Manny’s New-Old Number And A Formal Intro](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/0121-150x150.jpg)
Yesterday we spoke with a representative from FieldTurf that said the Sunburst logo, which could be seen in center field since the beginning of the 2008 season, would not be included with the installation of the new AstroTurf. But when we spoke with the Rays, they clarified that the logo [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Spring Dates, Upton’s Future And Keeping The Pitchers](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/357100818607_Rangers_at_Rays-150x150.jpg)
Marc Topkin has the Rays 2011 Spring Training schedule. The Rays will play their first game at home on February 26 against the Pirates and will conclude Spring Training on March 30 against Toronto at The Trop. The schedule also includes a split-squad game at Al Lang Field against the [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Burrell’s Career, Hellboy Vs Aroldis And An Aki Return](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/749072010024_Rays_at_Orioles-150x150.jpg)
Just the links this morning on George Hendrick’s 61st birthday. THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA… If you missed it yesterday, don’t miss Jordi’s latest piece for us. [The Cold Dome of the Soul] Pat Burrell talks about why DHing doesn’t suit him…He better learn quick, because at age 33, his career [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Sonny’s Return, Aki’s Future And Another Bad Night For Niemann](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/357090517207_Indians_at_Rays-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. THE GOOD: Expanded Rosters. With the Rays trailing 12-2 in the 7th, the expanded roster gave Joe Maddon the opportunity to pull 6 starters and get [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss ARod’s 600th, King David’s 14th And Aki’s Trip To The Hospital](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hangover53-150x150.jpg)
The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. THE GOOD: Gold Glove First Baseman. 3 of the Rays 4 runs scored on hits by Carlos Pena that went off the glove of Miguel Cabrera. [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Aki’s Last Day In Pittsburgh, Cold Bats And Rodriguez’ Numbers](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hangover30-150x150.jpg)
The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. THE GOOD: Good Starts. After a game like that, about all we can hang our hat on is that the Braves are a good squad and [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Another Market Inefficiency, The Rays Tuesday Win And Minor League Awards](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/hangover-150x150.jpg)
From the “Can’t make this up” pile, Marc Topkin drops this little nugget… …the Rays decided to keep Uchibori, Iwamura’s interpreter the past two years, and gave him a job as a scout in his native Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Just another move proving that the Rays are trendsetters and [...]
Andrew Friedman has made some great moves in his tenure with the Rays, but somebody needs to explain to us what is so amazing about a trade that is essentially a salary dump. The following is a made-up quote, but essentially sums up about 20 different blog posts we have [...]
[Update] The deal is now official per a press release from the Rays. [Update] We have just learned from Buster Olney that the Rays will receive relief pitcher Jesse Chavez from the Pirates. Chavez, 26 is a right-handed pitcher, that played his first full big league season in 2009. A [...]
