![[THE HANGOVER] Gerry Hunsicker Signs Extension To Stay With Rays](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3273/3108232043_04e666a4eb.jpg)
Above image is of Stuart Sternberg arriving for the wedding of Florida Governor Charlie Crist (image from FragMob) Lots o’ goodies today from Marc Topkin, so we are giving him his first-ever Topkintopia (the regular webtopia is below)… We reported last week that it appeared Gerry Hunsicker, “Teller” to Andrew [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] Silent Gerry Appears To Be Staying Put](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3194/3082835288_fb0f42536c_o.jpg)
Back in September we heard rumblings that the Rangers might be interested in Gerry Hunsicker to be their new general manager. The feeling was that if the Rangers decided to make a change, team president Nolan Ryan, would look to Hunsicker, with whom he has worked in the past with [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] Time To Start Looking At 2009](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-7278891665086494283.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Online Surveys & Market Research DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA… Another day, another feature piece on the Rays in the New York Times. This time they take a look at the staying power of the team in the AL East, noting that core of the team could be unchanged in 2009 and [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] Rays Can Clinch Today On National Television](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3006/2871216657_a234bb8d8d_o.jpg)
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 [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] It Is September: Queue All The "Pennant Race Pressure" Stories](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/2820695047_3f38edc5eb_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: Admit it. You rolled your eyes like we did when Stuart Sternberg predicted 50 home wins for the Rays this season. The Rays are now 52-19 at home after sweeping the O’s. THE BAD: The Rays are only 5-7 against the Yankees this season, and 3-3 at home. [...]
![[GERRY HUNSICKER] Rays Biggest Loss This Off-Season Could Be Gerry Hunsicker](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-1331815294669956200.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
This is a week old, but we just found it while scouring for something else. We have heard previously that new Rangers’ president Nolan Ryan may have his sights on Gerry Hunsicker to be the Rangers’ GM. But this is the first time we heard anything about Hunsicker’s intentions. In [...]
![[TRADE DEADLINE] What Do You Like Better..Christmas Or Trading Season?](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-3745949446070883781.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
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 [...]
DRG here again to get you through the weekend. I can be reached here.. The Good: To quote a commenter from last night: Akinori Iwamura… you beautiful, beautiful small little Japanese man. Although I might worry a little for Aki’s safety today. He did a nice little bat flip and [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The Word "Commitment" Confuses Marc Topkin](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-7021668192764048411.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Tampa Bay Rays (23 days until pitchers and catchers report)We have other things to write about later today, so we won’t waste an entire post on Marc Topkin’s latest piece. Rather we will just bitch about it here. In the piece,”Rays paying it forward“, Topkin suggests that the recent contracts [...]
Tampa Bay Rays (23 days until pitchers and catchers report)We have other things to write about later today, so we won’t waste an entire post on Marc Topkin’s latest piece. Rather we will just bitch about it here. In the piece,”Rays paying it forward“, Topkin suggests that the recent contracts [...]
