![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Sheff, Ramos And Crawford’s Bookstore](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/781090824232_Phillies_v_Mets-150x150.jpg)
It is no mystery that Gary Sheffield wants to play for the Rays. What we don’t know is how interested the Rays are in Sheffield. Now comes word that Joe Maddon had dinner with Sheff last Friday. Maddon clarified that it was just “to get to know him better” and [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Unalignment, Soriano’s Future And The Tampa Bay Remoras](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/357100530275_Stone_Crabs_at_Blue_Jays-150x150.jpg)
Buster Olney thinks baseball should just get rid of divisions for the sake of competitive balance. The plan would call for the top 5 teams in each league to qualify for the playoffs. So rather than competing directly with the Red Sox and Yankees every year, the Rays would also [...]
Carl Crawford was officially introduced to the media today and had some interesting comments… On choosing the Red Sox over the Angels: “…at the end of the day, I felt that my situation would definitely be better here in Boston. Angels are a pretty nice organization, too, but at the [...]
Carl Crawford was introduced this morning as a member of the Boston Red Sox…
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Crawford Love-Fest, The Bartlett Trade And Jason Giambi](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/007100918033_Rockies_at_Dodgers-150x150.jpg)
One of the more bizarre things to come out the Carl Crawford signing was hearing just how enamored the national mainstream media suddenly is with Crawford. Don’t get us wrong, it is nice to hear the media speak so highly of such a great player. But they say these things [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Screwing The Fans, Ignorant Chicago Media And Keeping Garza](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/AAH10100106_Rays_v_Royals-150x150.jpg)
In case you missed it late last night, Carl Crawford agreed to a seven-year, $142 million contract with the Boston Red Sox. Yes, the Red Sox. —- Why did the Rays raise the ticket prices for an entire section by 65 percent? Was it because that section is filled with [...]
Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe is reporting that Carl Crawford has agreed to a deal with the Boston Red Sox. The deal is seven-years and $142 million. OK, Crawford was leaving. We could deal with that. The Angels, Tigers or Rangers? That would have been nice. The Yankees? Could [...]
Here are a couple of minor notes from the Winter Meetings… Buster Olney is reporting that Brian Cashman and the Yankees had a long “Carl Crawford-related” meeting yesterday and that Crawford may have been in attendance. [Twitter] Bruce Levine of ESPN.com adds the Cubs to the list of teams that [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Pena Signing With The Cubs](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/7492315_Devil_Rays_v_Orioles-150x150.jpg)
Carlos Pena’s days with the Rays are officially over. Ken Rosenthal, who apparently never sleeps, reported at 3:00 this morning that Pena has agreed on a contract with the Cubs. The deal is for one-year and $10 million. The deal comes on the heels of Scott Boras’ second meeting with [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Crawford (Again), The Pumkin’s New Deal And Pena’s Future](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/AQA10050724_Rays_At_Athletics-150x150.jpg)
Yesterday we argued that Carl Crawford’s price went up with Jayson Werth’s new contract. Jayson Stark takes the contrarian view. He argues that if Crawford’s price has gone up, then his options have gone down. In fact, Stark argues that Crawford’s options may now be limited to just the Yankees. [...]
