The legacy of Manny Ramirez may be one of a goofball that was also one of the greatest hitters of all-time. But as Jon Heyman explains, Manny was a calculating individual that was also extremely selfish… He is the only player to have failed three drugs tests. He consistently quit [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Return Of Missing Bats, Lil’ Sammy Fuld, And Injury Timetables](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/12-150x150.jpg)
The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. click above image for boxscore THE GOOD: The Bats Were Due. The Rays scored a whopping 16 runs. That is the most scored by the Rays [...]
Now that we have had the weekend to soak in the Manny Ramirez retirement, and clear our heads and gain a proper perspective, there are a few things that I think need to be said… F*CK YOU MANNY! I’m sorry for the foul language, but this is horsepoop. I’m happy [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss A Great Catch, McGee’s Implosion, And The Manny Fallout](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/017-150x150.jpg)
The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. click above image for boxscore THE GOOD: Sam Fuld. This little sparkplug is becoming quite the fun player to watch. And nothing will be more fun [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss A Needed Win, More Manny Fallout, And Bongo Power!](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/016-150x150.jpg)
The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. click above image for boxscore THE GOOD: Bongo Power. We can talk about a lot of good things that happened last night, including Johnny Damon’s first [...]
MLB announced today that Manny Ramirez is retiring immediately after a failed drug test. Many was facing a 100-game suspension. The official statement from the Rays: “The Tampa Bay Rays were informed today by the Commissioner’s Office that Manny Ramirez has decided to retire after being informed of an issue [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Silver Linings, Making History, And Manny’s Absence](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/015-150x150.jpg)
The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. click above image for boxscore THE GOOD: Silver Lining. Let’s assume that the Wild Card will ultimately come from the AL East. And let’s assume that [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Bossman’s Bat, An Early Hole, And Booing Manny](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/357100518209_Indians_at_Rays-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. click above image for boxscore THE GOOD: BJ Upton. You gotta like what you see right now from Bossman Junior. In the first 4 games, Upton [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Russell’s Rebound, Manny’s Day Off, And Booing The Gov](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/357110217023_Rays_Spring_Training1-150x150.jpg)
The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. click above image for boxscore THE GOOD: Adam Russell. Russell pitched another scoreless outing, giving up just one hit. It is just two appearances, but he [...]
If you have read Jonah Keri’s new book on the Rays, The Extra 2%, you know the Rays business model is centered around exploiting “market inefficiencies.” That is, finding value where other teams don’t. And if Manny Ramirez thrives with the Rays, “clubhouse cancers” may be the Rays’ next “2%.” [...]
