![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Manny’s Extra Work, Ekstrom’s Struggles And A Near-Trade With The Red Sox](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/357110303005_Yankees_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: Manny Ramirez. File this one under “things that Dodgers and Red Sox fans will not understand”: Manny requested to be in yesterday’s lineup so that he [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Jonah Keri’s Upcoming Book, Aki’s Rough Start And Why The Rays Will Never Move To Connecticut](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/hangover3-150x150.jpg)
The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA… Jonah Keri’s upcoming book on the Rays will tentatively be called “The Extra 2%: How Wall Street Thinking Took a Major League Baseball [...]
Just a few quick links on Sammy Sosa’s birthday. He is 41. His face is not. DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA… We did a Q&A about the Rays off-season for Simon on Sports. [Simon on Sports] Michel Hernandez has signed a minor league deal with the Orioles. With 4 catchers on the [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Aki’s Option, The Prettiest Pug And Joyce’s D](http://welcometotheshow.mlblogs.com/iwamura.jpg)
The Rays face an interesting dilemma the day after the World Series ends: What to do with Aki Iwamura’s $4.25 million option. While the amount is cheap for what Aki brings to the table, the Rays can find cheaper options in-house. And the Rays are a club where every million [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Bullpen, A Gold Glove For Carl Crawford And Wade Davis’ Stuff](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/hangover6-150x150.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 TELLING: The Rays are now 7.5 games back in the Wild Card, tied with the Mariners for 3rd place…The Rays now how 3 rookies in [...]
Durham 5, Lehigh Valley 4. Chris Richard hit a 1 out, 2-run home run in the top of the 9th to rally the Bulls. It was his 11th of the season… Montgomery 4, Jacksonville 1. Heath Rollins improved to 5-2 after allowing 1 run in 6 innings. Ft. Myers 2, [...]
In the spring, with so many players in the lineup everyday, it is difficult to learn anything about playing time from the boxscores and statlines. What we really need to know is how much playing time each player gets at each position, and more importantly, when are they in the [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] 10 Rays’ Prospects Named To AAA And AA All-Star Squads](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-6284451321548113988.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Durham 7, Charlotte 1. Jeff Niemann may have used the motivation of Mitch Talbot’s promotion to fuel his best start of the year, a complete game effort in which he allowed 1 run while striking out 12 and walking only 1 batter. Niemann threw 107 pitches, 74 for strikes…Justin Ruggiano [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] Richard And Reid Named Players Of The Month](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-7765568326642586286.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Rochester 9, Durham 4. Mitch Talbot picked up his first loss since April, dropping to 6-4. He was 5-0 in his previous 8 starts. He gave up 7 runs (6 earned) in 5.1 innings…5 different Bulls had 2 hits apiece including Fernando Perez, who also stole his 18th base…Joel Guzman [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] Jeremy Hellickson Is Better Prepared In 2008](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-10164740324148359.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Durham 2, Scranton WB 0. With Jeff Niemann getting the call to Tampa Bay, Kevin Lynn made his first start for the Bulls and posted a strange line. In 4.2 innings, he only allowed 1 hit and no runs, but he did walk 4…Grant Balfour pitched the final 3 innings [...]
