This weekend, Joe Maddon essentially benched Pat Burrell, saying Willy Aybar will be the DH versus lefties and against some righties. That leaves the Rays without a left-handed bat on the bench (the backup catcher is usually unavailable to pinch-hit in case the starter gets injured). Buster Olney recognized this [...]
Welcome to the 2nd Annual Tampa Bay Rays Trade Pool where members of the Rays blogosphere determine who is the best at predicting which members of the Rays organization will be traded this season (this contest is based loosely on the “Dead Pool“). The Rules: Each blogger submitted a list [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Big Night’s For Big Dub And Rodzilla, Playoff Probabilities And Bowling Green’s Anemic Offense](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/hangover32-150x150.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: Wade Davis. Big Dub’s control was better (55 strikes, 31 balls). And his curveball was great. If not for the weather and the 12-run [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Garza’s Dominance, CC’s Contractual Motivation And Benoit’s Big Step](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2406/4516228827_2ea00e4464_o.png)
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: Matt Garza. It is just two starts against the Orioles, but Gonzo is starting to look like he could be off to a magical [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Bullpen Options, JoeMa’s Overthinking And Another Blalock DNP](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/hangover16-150x150.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: Pat Burrell. Yep, 2 hits, including a cue-shot off of Mo Rivera in the 9th…Joaquin Benoit. After another strong outing (see below) Benoit has [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Longoria’s Thievery, The Opening Day Lineup And Blalock’s Opt-Out Updated](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/evan-longoria-150x150.jpg)
One fun story to watch this summer will be Evan Longoria’s stolen bases. Yes, we said stolen bases. Dirtbag is not known for his speed, but in his first two seasons, Longoria has stolen 16 bases without being caught. That is 11 shy of Tim Raines’ major league record of [...]
[Update] Roger Mooney reports that Blalock is now willing to accept a demotion to Durham if he is unable to find another big league job. Also, Joe Maddon says Reid Brignac will indeed start at 2B versus right-handed pitchers on most days. [Update] Blalock has until Sunday morning to decide [...]
Joe Maddon stated today that Hank Blalock will be in the lineup today and tomorrow. It sounds like the team will not make an announcement regarding Blalock’s future until tomorrow. However, quotes from Maddon suggest a decision has already been made… We pretty much know what we’ve got going on on [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Balfour’s Strong Outing, The Duke’s Shaky Outing And Blalock’s Ultimatum](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/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. THE GOOD: Wade Davis. Big Dub struggled with his control, walking 4, but otherwise looked good allowing 2 runs in 6 innings with 5 strikeouts…Grant Balfour. [...]
