Edwin Jackson

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  [THE HANGOVER] The Rays Are Magilicious

  June 20, 2008 at 10:23 am 2 comments

  THE GOOD: Getting on base in the bottom of the 7th inning. The inning started with 2 walks and a hit-by-pitch. Another HBP with Aki Iwamura at the plate drove in a run. That was followed by Carl Crawford’s second career grand slam, making it 6-3 and effectively killing the [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Queue The Dramatic Music: Lou Piniella Returns To The Trop

  June 17, 2008 at 10:02 am 0 comments

  With the Red Sox loss last night, the Rays pull even with Pink Hat Nation in the loss column. The Rays still maintain their 2 game lead in the Wild Card race over the A’s. DEVIL RAYS WEBTOPIA… Don’t forget to VOTE for Carl Crawford to start the all-star game. [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose, Sometimes It Rains

  June 16, 2008 at 10:00 am 4 comments

  THE GOOD: Give us a second….hold on….nope. We got nothin’. THE BAD: Losing 2 hours and 55 minutes of our lives that we will never get back. THE TELLING: The Rays drew 79,393 fans for the 3-game series against the Marlins. Last year, the Rays drew only 56,123 for the [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Joe Maddon Ejected During Angels Series; In Other News, Water Is Wet

  June 12, 2008 at 12:39 pm 1 comment

  DEVIL RAYS WEBTOPIA… Don’t forget to VOTE for Carl Crawford to start the all-star game. If you haven’t voted yet today, go NOW! [MLB All-Star Voting] Why go against the odds? Before this series we predicted that Joe Maddon would not be ejected during this series despite having 3 of [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Dirtbag And The Fat Catcher Carry Rays Over Angels

  June 10, 2008 at 10:24 am 7 comments

  THE GOOD: Evan Longoria, Willy Aybar and Dioner Navarro. Not only did they hit back-to-back-to-back and belly-to-belly-to-belly home runs in the 2nd inning for the first time in franchise history, but the trio went a combined 9-13 with 3 doubles, 4 home runs and 9 RBI…The Rays managed only 2 [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Kazmir Keeps Pitch Count In Check, Wins 6th

  June 7, 2008 at 11:19 am 2 comments

  THE GOOD: 8, 13, 12, 13, 20, 14, 10. That is how many pitches Scott Kazmir threw in each of the first 7 innings for a total of 90. That allowed Kid K to come out for the 8th inning. Only one inning with 15 or more is a very [...]

   
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  [THE SATURDAY MORNING REVOLUTION] The Duke Was Dealing; Rays Win First Game Of Interleague

  May 17, 2008 at 11:25 am 1 comment

  DRG here again to get you through the weekend. I can be reached here.. The Good: Andy Sonnanstine scattered 8 hits over 8 innings and only allowed 1 run on a solo home run in the 8th. Sonny only had 2, 1-2-3 innings (1st/7th), but managed to avoid any serious [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Rays Maintain Spot At Top Of Standings Despite Loss

  May 15, 2008 at 10:30 am 0 comments

  Sorry guys…just the links today…Pulling double-duty over at MLB Trade Rumors. DEVIL RAYS WEBTOPIA… Don’t forget to VOTE for Carl Crawford to start the all-star game. If you haven’t voted yet today, go NOW! [MLB All-Star Voting] In case you missed it, the Rays have signed Scott Kazmir 3-year contract [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Rays Get To Mo Rivera In 11th, Take Over First Place

  May 14, 2008 at 9:41 am 8 comments

  THE GOOD: Andrew Friedman. Every single move this guy has made in the last year has been pure gold. Even the moves he did not make. There were lots of rumors this off-season of trading Edwin Jackson. In particular, the hope was to get a catcher back in return. Instead, [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Edwin Jackson Reverts Back To Nuke-Of-Old

  April 21, 2008 at 10:02 am 4 comments

  THE GOOD: The Bullpen? Are we the only ones that think a huge bullpen implosion is just waiting to happen? Yesterday, four relievers combined for 4.2 innings, 3 hits, 1 walk and no runs, while striking out 5. The bullpen now has an ERA of 2.70, a number that is [...]