Our correspondent and Afrologist, Jordi Scrubbings, is back with another sensible take on things that drive most of us nuts… During my time in the military, I could always tell how good a unit was by watching the interaction between the commanding officer and the non-commissioned officers (sergeants and the [...]
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What can only be described as “must see TV,” is this video report from JB Long of Bright House Sports. The clip includes a great sequence in which Joe Maddon is actually instructing Manny Ramirez on the art of hitting. And Manny seems receptive to it. Even more fun, JoeMa [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Dave’s Disappointment, Honors For Several Rays And A Book](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/357100813455_Orioles_at_Rays2-150x150.jpg)
Dave Martinez did not get the Blue Jays managerial job. He told Marc Topkin that it is a “little bit disappointing,” but that he may be still be a candidate for the Pirates and Brewers jobs. THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA… Evan Longoria, Carl Crawford and Rafael Soriano were named post-season [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss A Very Special Anniversary, Dave’s Next Gig and And An Invisible Sublimity](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/hangover3-150x150.jpg)
Today is the second anniversary of the greatest game in Rays history. Game 7 of the 2008 ALCS in which Matt Garza gave up just 2 hits and struck out 9 in 7 innings. And David Price earned his nickname by coming on to retire the final 4 outs, slaying [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Return Of Shelton, The Loss Of Dave And A 2011 Prediction](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/357100813455_Orioles_at_Rays-150x150.jpg)
Joe Maddon announced (via Marc Topkin) that he expects all of his coaches to be back in 2011. Of course, that includes hitting coach Derek Shelton. And we thought this week couldn’t get any worse. THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA… Ken Rosenthal reports that Dave Martinez will interview for the Blue [...]
Don Wakamatsu was fired yesterday in his second season as Mariners manager. What does this have to do with the Rays? The Mariners are a franchise that have embraced the Tampa Bay Rays model of pitching, defense, speed and sabermetrics. And when Seattle hired Wakamatsu prior to the 2009 season, [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Soriano’s Revenge, Shields Performance And The Return Of Shouse](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hangover31-150x150.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: Devil O’sian? With one out in the 8th with the potential tying run on second, Scott Moore broke for third despite a groundball being [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Joyce’s New Fire, Pat’s New Bat And CC’s New All-Star Role](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hangover24-150x150.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: Lighting A Fire. Maybe it is just a coincidence, but Matt Joyce had 3 more hits and 2 walks last night and is now [...]
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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: Stirrups! Yes, the top of today’s “Good” is a purely aesthetic observation. Take a look at Evan Longoria to the right. Perfect! And those [...]
Every team goes through “Picture Day” during spring training where all the players and coaches get all dolled up in their regular season uniforms and have their pictures taken by the professionals. Here is a link to Getty’s pics of the Rays. But before you go look at the entire [...]
