John Jaso

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  [DOWN ON THE FARM] Three Biscuits To Start In All-Star Game

  July 4, 2008 at 12:30 pm 0 comments

  Charlotte 7, Durham 3. Mississippi 7, Montgomery 5. Palm Beach @ Vero Beach (ppd) Columbus 10, Hickory 4. Batavia 5, Hudson Valley 2. Bluefield 6, Princeton 2. NOTES FROM DOWN ON THE FARM… Three of the Biscuits named to the All-Star team will be starters including John Jaso, Wade Davis […]

   
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  [DOWN ON THE FARM] 10 Rays’ Prospects Named To AAA And AA All-Star Squads

  July 3, 2008 at 7:32 am 0 comments

  Durham 7, Charlotte 1. Jeff Niemann may have used the motivation of Mitch Talbot’s promotion to fuel his best start of the year, a complete game effort in which he allowed 1 run while striking out 12 and walking only 1 batter. Niemann threw 107 pitches, 74 for strikes…Justin Ruggiano […]

   
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  THE SUNDAY MORNING REVOLUTION: Scott Kazmir Rediscovers His Confidence

  May 11, 2008 at 11:01 am 5 comments

  DRG here again to get you through the weekend. I can be reached here.. The Good: The 2nd inning was Scott Kazmir’s coming out party. In the 1st inning, Kid K’d fastball was only 88-89, much like it was in his first start off the DL. However, in the 2nd […]

   
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  [DOWN ON THE FARM] Eduardo Morlan To DL; Former Twins Now 3-For-3 With Injuries

  April 26, 2008 at 10:46 am 0 comments

  Charlotte 5, Durham 2. Mith Talbot gave up 5 runs in 6 innings. Montgomery 8, Birmingham 3. Wade Davis held Birmingham to 2 hits and no runs in 7 innings. He struck out 4, walked 1. Thanks to two double plays, he faced 1 over the minimum…Ronnie Merril had 4 […]

   
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  [DOWN ON THE FARM] Scott Kazmir Pitches For First Time In ’08

  April 19, 2008 at 1:00 pm 1 comment

  Durham 7, Columbus 3. Montgomery 8, Tennessee 5. Vero Beach 8, St. Lucie 3. Scott Kazmir pitched 3 innings, allowed 1 hit, no walks, 1 unearned run. He struck out 3…In 4 plate appearances, Dioner Navarro walked twice, was hit by a pitch and flied out to center. He threw […]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] No Scott Kazmir Today, But Kid K Is On Track For Return

  March 31, 2008 at 8:12 am 2 comments

  Tampa Bay Rays (Opening Day) DEVIL RAYS WEBTOPIA… Obligatory Public Service Announcement: We will be hosting the 2nd Annual Opening Day Tampa Bay Rays Live Blog TODAY here at RI. So feel free to stop by and join in on the shenanigans as participation is certainly welcome. We have once […]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Jason Hammel Makes Strong Case For Jeff Niemann

  March 11, 2008 at 7:56 am 2 comments

  Tampa Bay Rays (20 days until Opening Day) Yesterday: Indians 12, Tampa Bay Rays 10. Jason Hammel did not help himself in an effort to make the Rays roster giving up 9 runs in 3+ innings. At one point after giving up 2 runs in the first inning Hammel retired […]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Another Rain-Shortened Game Means Less Work For Pitchers

  March 7, 2008 at 10:45 am 0 comments

  Tampa Bay Rays (24 days until Opening Day) Yesterday: Tampa Bay Rays 6, Philies 4. Akinori Iwamura and Carlos Pena went deep. James Shields started, going three innings. He allowed 6 hits and 2 runs, both on a home run. Willy Aybar came on late and played first base making […]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] David Price Goes Live

  February 22, 2008 at 9:53 am 6 comments

  Tampa Bay Rays (38 days until Opening Day)These links are starting to get out of hand. Is it just us or does it seem like the amount of Rays coverage has gone through the roof this Spring? We may have to make an executive decision to break up “The Hangover” […]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Rays To Watch In Spring Training

  February 12, 2008 at 10:25 am 3 comments

  Tampa Bay Rays (2 days until pitchers and catchers report)The Tampa Tribune lists “Five Rays To Watch” in Spring Training. The list includes several obvious names, including Akinori Iwamura, Rocco Baldelli, Edwin Jackson, Dioner Navarro and Trever Miller. We are not sure Trever Miller needs to be on this list. […]