![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Stirrup Power, JoeMa’s Entertaining Ejection And CC’s Sore Shoulder](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Hangover-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. RAYS 5, PADRES 3 THE GOOD: Stirrup Power! If you didn’t get to see yesterday’s game and if you missed our post last night, please go [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Duke’s Role, A Window For Hellboy And Rodriguez’ Brainfart](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hangover39-150x150.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: Andy Sonnanstine. The Duke has tossed 8 scoreless innings in his last 3 appearances and has retired 14 in a row helping to save [...]
Prior to today’s game, Gabe Kapler was placed on the DL with a hip flexor strain. Justin Ruggiano was recalled from Durham to take his place on the DL.
Earlier today, Joe Maddon raised some eyebrows by indicating that Hank Blalock now has a shot at making the opening day roster. With a decision on the final rotation spot expected tomorrow, and several key players still nursing injuries, let’s see what these decisions mean for the opening day roster [...]
Spring hitting statistics are fun to track, but often mean little or nothing, even when a player is battling for a position. So then how can we get an idea of which players may have an edge for a starting job or a roster spot? To get a better idea [...]
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 [...]
Yesterday, Joe Maddon indicated that Ben Zobrist will likely start the season platooning in both right field and at second base. Let’s take a look at what that means for the rest of the players competing for roster spots and playing time… Notes on the 25-man roster projection… If Gabe [...]
Ken Rosenthal has a new piece on how Mark McGwire “needs a do-over.” His apology was not enough. His tearful interview with Bob Costas on MLB Network was not enough. We couldn’t agree more. In fact, if McGwire really wants people to believe that steroids did not help him hit [...]
![[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 Rays announced today (via press release) that they have re-signed Gabe Kapler to a one-year deal. The deal is a major league contract for $1.05 million. He made $1.0 million last season. Kapler, who turned 34 in August, hit .239-8-32 with a 98 OPS+ and .334 wOBA as the [...]
