Edwin Jackson

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  [HAPPY HOUR] Percival Likely Off Roster For ALDS

  October 1, 2008 at 4:28 pm 18 comments

  [Update: 7:05pm] The White Sox have set their rotation. After game 1 starter Javier Vazquez, the Sox will go with Mark Buehrle in game 2, John Danks in game 3 and Gavin Floyd in game 4, if necessary. Also, Carlos Quentin has been left off the White Sox roster. [Update: [...]

   
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  [HAPPY HOUR] Crawford To Start In Left Field In Game 1

  September 30, 2008 at 4:30 pm 6 comments

  [Update: 9:58pm] And the Rays opponent in the ALDS will be the Chicago White Sox after their 1-0 victory over the Twins. This season the Rays were 6-4 against the Sox, going 4-3 in two series at the Trop back in April and May and taking 2 of 3 in [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] What Is This October Baseball You Speak Of?

  September 29, 2008 at 10:01 am 7 comments

  Click on above images to be taken to full standings, boxscores or schedule… THE GOOD: With several pitching roles still up in the air, Troy Percival looked healthy in 1 inning of work and will likely be on the post-season roster. David Price looked solid coming in with the bases [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Jackson May Have Pitched Way Out Of A Post-Season Start

  September 25, 2008 at 9:19 am 0 comments

  Click on above images to be taken to full standings, boxscores or schedule… THE GOOD: 3 more bases loaded walks. This is starting to get ridiculous. That is now 24 on the season which leads all baseball, to go with 4 hit batters in the same situation. The Rays now [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Rays Have Unfinished Business

  September 21, 2008 at 11:08 am 1 comment

  Click on above images to be taken to full standings, boxscores or schedule… THE GOOD: New York Roadkills. According to EatMyShorts.com, the chances of the Yankees choking on the Rays’ champagne is now 100%…Champagne hangovers…With the Rays magic number to clinch the AL East now at 6, the odds of [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Rays Can Clinch Today On National Television

  September 20, 2008 at 9:48 am 5 comments

  Click on above images to be taken to full standings, boxscores or schedule… THE GOOD: Edwin Jackson. A steady diet of 95 mph fastballs and decent sliders. And maybe Jackson’s greatest trait is his endurance. His fastest pitch of the night was the last pitch of the 8th inning, a [...]

   
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  [KID K] Trading Kazmir Goes Against The Rays’ Business Model

  September 17, 2008 at 5:33 pm 12 comments

  Outs Per Swing takes a look at Scott Kazmir’s numbers and notes that almost all are regressing this season. This leads to the question: “Should The Rays Trade Scott Kazmir?” So why would you consider trading a 24 year old flame throwing left hander? Because his trade value has never [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Rays Sweep O’s; Magic Number Now 19

  September 1, 2008 at 10:10 am 3 comments

  THE GOOD: Jason Bartlett’s first home run with the Rays. We honestly wondered if he would ever hit an over-the-fence home run with the Rays. We have seen players with “warning track power” and Jason doesn’t even have that. And we wonder if Bartlett actually enjoyed getting plunked his next [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Crawford And Dirtbag To DL; Rays Magic Number Sits At 40

  August 12, 2008 at 11:01 am 3 comments

  THE GOOD: The loss of Carl Crawford and Evan Longoria to the DL was relieved a little on Sunday when Rocco Baldelli was activated from the DL and made the start in right field. He played the first 5 innings, before being replaced by Gabe Gross. It was Rocco’s first [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Kazmir May Now Make One Less Second-Half Start Due To All-Star Appearance

  July 18, 2008 at 11:13 am 4 comments

  THE TELLING: Noticed this during the home run derby, but forgot about it…All of the All-Stars had their team’s logo on the right sleeve of the All-Star jerseys (ie. Cubs). However, Evan Longoria’s jersey had the Rays’ fish logo rather than the new sunburst logo. And yes, we are aware [...]