Eric Hinske

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  [TRADE DEADLINE] What Do You Like Better..Christmas Or Trading Season?

  July 23, 2008 at 3:03 pm 9 comments

  Yesterday we presented our updated Trade Value Index (TVI). With a little over a week until next Thursday’s trade deadline, rather than take a look at the players the Rays may target we will take a look at the players most likely to be sent packing should Andrew Friedman and [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Rays Magic Number Is 69

  July 8, 2008 at 11:36 am 1 comment

  THE GOOD: Carlos Pena’s solo home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to tie the game. Could this be the moment that gets El Gato back on track? Prior to that at bat, Pena had left 2 runners on in the 1st inning, 3 in [...]

   
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  [BRIAN GILES] Jeff Moore Doesn’t Understand Why The Rays Are Successful

  June 4, 2008 at 11:40 am 1 comment

  Jeff Moore thinks the San Diego Padres should trade Brian Giles to a team that needs a right fielder and a leadoff hitter. Jeff Moore thinks that the Tampa Bay Rays make a perfect trade partner. Now 37, Giles is no longer a power threat, but he has emerged as [...]

   
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  [WHY RAYS COLUMNISTS SUCK] Oh Marc Lancaster, It Has Been Too Long

  May 28, 2008 at 10:53 am 2 comments

  Marc Lancaster. You picked the wrong day to try and unload this garbage on us. Willy Aybar is set to come off the DL in the next day or two. Aybar is being prepped on his rehab assignment to be a utility player upon his return, receiving playing time at [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Andy Sonnanstine Deserves All The Blame He Receives

  May 28, 2008 at 9:42 am 7 comments

  THE GOOD: The Rays deserved 3 losses for last night. Thank goodness they only get one in the standings. And because everybody else in the division lost except for the O’s, the Rays maintain their half-game lead in the division. THE BAD: DO NOT try to feed us this pile [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Scott Kazmir Is 5-6 MPH From Being Most Dominant Pitcher In Baseball

  May 27, 2008 at 10:01 am 9 comments

  THE GOOD: The Tampa Bay Rays have the best record in baseball and Scott Kazmir is just getting warmed up. Last night, the game was over in the first inning. He struck out all three batters in the first inning, with 2 coming on sliders in the dirt. He was [...]

   
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  [THE MONDAY MORNING REVOLUTION] Dirtbag Double Gives Rays Walk-Off Win And Lead In AL East

  May 26, 2008 at 11:14 am 1 comment

  DRG here again with bonus holiday Monday duty. I can be reached here, but expect today’s load to be light. The Good: Carlos Pena not only his 10th home run in the 3rd inning to give the Rays the lead 2-1, but he also walked 3 times. In the Orioles [...]

   
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  [SHOWER-SHOE FUNGUS] Playing A Little Pepper: Oakland A’s

  May 19, 2008 at 3:03 pm 5 comments

  TOSS UP Eric Hinske or Gabe Gross? On May 11th, Cliff Floyd came off the DL and rejoined the Rays for the first time in over a month. As long as Floyd is healthy (and the Rays are playing in an AL park) he will be the Rays starting DH [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The Baseball Gods Had Already Spoken…And They Said ‘Lose’

  May 8, 2008 at 9:23 am 1 comment

  THE GOOD: The Red Sox lost…The Yankees lost…The Orioles lost…So the only team that the Rays lost ground to last yesterday was the Jays. Oh and the O’s are now in their rightful place, last place… THE BAD: Shaun Marcum faced the minimum through the first 6.2 innings. The only [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] We Are Confused By All This Winning

  May 7, 2008 at 10:00 am 14 comments

  THE GOOD: Good game for Akinori Iwamura offensively. In the 3rd, Aki had an RBI single, but more impotantly, with 2 outs, he advanced to second base on Carl Crawford’s sac fly. That allowed Aki to score on BJ Upton’s single…Jason Bartlett made two amazing plays in the field. The [...]