[UPDATE] The Rays have placed Grant Balfour on the DL with a rib strain. Qualls will take Balfour’s spot on the roster. [UPDATE] The Rays just announced that Qualls will be in uniform tonight. They will announce a corresponding move prior to the game. [6:27am] The Rays have picked up relief pitcher [...]
Joe is so giddy over the Rays win he doesn’t know where to begin? It was the Holy Trinity of baseball tonight: pitching, defense and a key hit. * Wade Davis: Was this his best outing? Hard to argue. Once he got past the first, he was simply dominant. Joe [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Balfour’s New Giddy-Up, Not-So-Big Game James And Upton’s Latest Screw-Up](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hangover20-150x150.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: The Offense. If you asked us before the game if we would take 4 runs in a game that both CC Sabathia and Mariano [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss A Rare Leadoff, The Mad Australian And Garza’s Strange Repertoire](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hangover11-150x150.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: John Jaso And The Leadoff Spot. Sure you want speed at the top of the order, but it is more important to have a [...]
Here is a neat little video from ESPN on Grant Balfour…
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Good Signs For The Bats, Playoff Probabilities And Reaction To The Dude’s Injury](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/hangover21-150x150.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: Waking Up The Bats. The top 4 hitters in the lineup each had 2 hits. Evan Longoria’s 2-run triple in the 6th was the [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Navi’s Running Skillz, Pena’s Funk And The New Balfour](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/hangover6-150x150.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: Left-Handed Lineup. The Rays were 55-54 against lefties in 2008 and 2009 combined. And they started this season 1-3 against southpaws. Since then the [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Garza’s Control, Balfour’s Lack Of Control And BJ’s Off-Day Duties](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hangover35-150x150.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: Justin Ruggiano. We completely ignored Ruggy in our roster projection yesterday. But with 2 more hits yesterday he is now 17-38 with 7 extra-base [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Another Walk-Off Win, Hank’s New Deal And The Rays #1 Picks](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hangover13-150x150.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: Clutch Hitting. Fernando Perez drove in the winning run with a single in the 10th. It was the Rays 3rd walk-off win and 4th [...]
Pitchers and catchers haven’t even reported for the 2010 season and the Rays are already on the offensive (or is it defensive) about Carl Crawford’s and Carlos Pena’s futures with the team as well as the 2011 payroll. First it was Matt Silverman… We extended last year, we’re over-extended heading [...]
