![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Aki’s Expendability, CC’s Body And Whether Durham Will Be Better Than Some Big League Teams](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3500/3292005163_4be50e3d77_m.jpg)
Willy Aybar’s new deal is now official. He will make $975K this season (we projected $1.0 million) and $1.35 million next season. There is a team option for 2011 at $2.2 million with a $275K buyout. Aybar, a super-two player will still have one year of arbitration remaining in 2012 [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Aki’s Shuuto, Navi’s Agent And Some New Deals](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3317/3271903738_d0f93f36f3_o.jpg)
The image at right comes to us via Sanspo.com (in Japanese), via NPB Tracker (who translated the piece), via Rays Report (who saw it on NPBT), via our dog (who interns for us). Speaking of which (which we know we weren’t), but if we ever get two more dogs in [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Rocco’s Career, Navi’s Birthday Present And Selig’s Impending Gaffe](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3330/3264857309_68e67b2635_o.jpg)
Happy Birthday to Akinori Iwamura and Dioner Navarro. Aki is 30 and The Fat Catcher is 25. Now the Rays have extra incentive to “play nice” during Navi’s arbitration hearing today. DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA… The Boston Globe has a nice feature story on Rocco Baldelli and the progression of his [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] We See King David, He Look’s Glorious](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/3113426652_60b393f63d_o.jpg)
Above image is David Price throwing souvenir t-shirts to fans at a recent Nashville Predators game (thanks Lee). Is he doing this from the ice? That sound you hear is the accelerated heart beats of every member of the Rays’ front office.DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA… Marc Lancaster takes a look at [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] Rays On Brink Of Elimination…Again](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3192/2967120862_a7be589629_o.jpg)
Click on above images to be taken to full standings, box scores or schedule… THE GOOD: The Rays have been here before. July 18. Rays enter second-half losers of 7 straight. A loss out of the break and the season is over. The Rays win. September 9. Rays have lost [...]
Click on above images to be taken to full standings, box scores or schedule… THE GOOD: Tough lefty? Carl Crawford is 9-19 (.474) in his career against Jamie Moyer. Carlos Pena is 10-20 (.500) with 3 doubles and 2 home runs. Matt Stairs (1-10) is the only Phillie that has [...]
![[HAPPY HOUR] Red Sox Nation Waiting For Sox To Come Back From 4 Games To 3 Deficit](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3252/2958366365_edc7c2c631_o.jpg)
Somebody at the 4-letter thinks the Red Sox will now pull off the greatest comeback in the history of baseball, coming back from a 4 games to 3 deficit. Well, Bristol is in the heart of Red Sox Nation. (Thanks Brett). We have now watched the 8th and 9th innings [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] And So It Begins](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/2924194977_0dce339723_o.jpg)
Click on above images to be taken to full standings, box scores or schedule… Just the links this morning…We have a plane to catch. But don’t worry, we have a couple of posts lined up and ready to go, including the latest from the “Pepper” series. See you guys tonight. [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] Speed Kills: Rays Got It, White Sox Don’t](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2907821869_ec1ba9b942_o.jpg)
Click on above images to be taken to full standings, boxscores or schedule… THE GOOD: Speed. The Rays have it and the White Sox don’t. Game 2 marked the first time ever that Carl Crawford, BJ Upton and Fernando Perez started together in the outfield. Add Rocco Baldelli at DH [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] Rays Anger Baseball Gods By Forgetting To Change Out Of BP Jerseys](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3038/2503841643_f2736887a0_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: Ben Zobrist getting the start. Everytime he did something good, we were rewarded with shots of his wife Julianna. That’s it. That was the only redeeming quality of yesterday’s game. THE BAD: Joe Maddon had some questionable (read: idiotic) pitching changes on Sunday. First he brings Dan Wheeler [...]
