Ken Griffey Jr

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  [THE HANGOVER] Rays Pitching Prospect Arrested

  January 5, 2009 at 11:01 am 0 comments

  How good is it to be Evan Longoria these days? Las Vegas Weekly reminds us… Tampa Bay Devil Rays third baseman Evan Longoria took Hugh Hefner’s VIP table at the Playboy Club with his eight friends for two hours atop the Palms and enjoyed several games of blackjack in between [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Pat Burrell And The Rays Could Be A Marriage Of Convenience

  December 22, 2008 at 11:25 am 5 comments

  Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe feels the Rays will add one of Jason Giambi, Milton Bradley, Pat Burrell or Adam Dunn. Seems as if the prices for these guys are dropping rapidly, and the Rays might be able to add a pretty good hitter to replace Cliff Floyd and/or [...]

   
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  [HOT STOVE] Tampa Bay Rays Tidbits And Rumor Updates

  December 11, 2008 at 2:46 pm 0 comments

  Let’s use this post for minor updates on previous rumors we have heard from the winter meetings and other minor tidbits. Unless something new or substantial comes along, we will continue to update this post the rest of the day. [Update: 1:46pm] Andrew Friedman says the Rays have not made [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Look At What The Edwin Jackson Trade Means For The Rays

  December 11, 2008 at 10:49 am 7 comments

  Last night the Rays acquired outfielder Matt Joyce from the Detroit Tigers for Edwin Jackson. What this trade means for the rotation…Since the end of the World Series it seemed obvious that the Rays were going to trade either Andy Sonnanstine or Edwin Jackson. To most, Jackson seemed to be [...]

   
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  [HOT STOVE] Milton Bradley Has Lunch With Andrew Friedman And Co.

  December 8, 2008 at 5:48 pm 4 comments

  Ken Rosenthal is reporting that Milton Bradley got off a plane in Las Vegas at the Winter Meetings and went straight to lunch with Rays officials. Jon Heyman adds that the Rays may be considering several of the top right field/DH free agents including Milton Bradley, Pat Burrell, Bobby Abreu, [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] If You Can ‘Belly Wiggle’ And Scare Children, The Rays Have A Job For You

  December 4, 2008 at 9:53 am 0 comments

  Last month the Rays let go the lady that played the part of the mascot, Raymond. Do you think you can fill his enormous shoes? Here is your chance. The Rays have released an official announcement seeking a new “Raymond”. Some of the key requirements… Play a pivotal role in [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Griffey Could Be Good Fit For Rays

  December 1, 2008 at 10:57 am 0 comments

  According to Jim Street, six American League teams are among the group that has contacted free agent Ken Griffey Jr.. Based on some comments from Griffey’s agent, you can be sure the Tampa Bay Rays are one of those teams. “Kenny realizes that he probably would be a middle-ground guy [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Evan Longoria Can Marry Our Daughter*

  June 18, 2008 at 10:06 am 5 comments

  THE GOOD: There is a video on YouTube in which Dwayne Staats compares Evan Longoria defensively, to Mike Schmidt, who won 10 gloves. But we wonder if Schmidt ever made a play to win a game the way Dirtbag did last night. Playing deep, with the tying run on third, [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose, Sometimes It Rains

  June 16, 2008 at 10:00 am 4 comments

  THE GOOD: Give us a second….hold on….nope. We got nothin’. THE BAD: Losing 2 hours and 55 minutes of our lives that we will never get back. THE TELLING: The Rays drew 79,393 fans for the 3-game series against the Marlins. Last year, the Rays drew only 56,123 for the [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Sonnanstine Survives Shaky First To Pick Up 7th Win

  June 14, 2008 at 1:46 pm 1 comment

  THE GOOD: Andy Sonnanstine was lucky he only gave up 2 runs in the first inning. A strike-’em-out-throw-’em-out, got the Rays out of the top of the first only down 2-0. And the Rays offense did exactly what they needed, scoring twice in the bottom half of the inning on [...]