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Aug 16

[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Typical Hellboy, Playoff Chances And Naimoli’s Next Move

Carlos Pena, Jeremy Hellickson, Joe Maddon, Jose Canseco, Pat Burell, Rocco Baldelli, Vince Naimoli Cork Gaines 4 Comments »

The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe.

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THE GOOD: Ho Hum Hellboy. Another brilliant start for Jeremy Hellickson. His fastball did not have the same pinpoint control as only 28 of 47 were thrown for strikes. But the changeup and curve were great. He got 6 swinging strikes on changeups and another 2 on the curveball. And in the end, it was 1 run on 3 hits. He struck out 5 and walked 1…Rafael Soriano. MFIKY hasn’t been his normal dominating self in the second-half. And the last thing in the world the Rays needed at this point was a blown 9th inning lead to the Orioles. Soriano came in and sat the O’s down 1-2-3 to close out the game…Carl Crawford. Three more hits, including his 13th home run to get the Rays off to a good start in the first.

THE BAD: Young Arms.Jeremy Hellickson might only make one more start before the injured pitchers return. But is there any doubt that Hellickson is one of the Rays 2 or 3 best starting pitchers right now?

THE TELLING: Carlos Pena is expected to be back in the lineup tonight…According to CoolStandings.com the Rays have an 85.9% chance of making the playoffs. The Red Sox are at 15.3%…If the Rays go 23-22 in their final 45 games, the Red Sox would have to go 27-16 in their final 43 just to tie.

WHERE THEY STAND: The Rays are 71-46, 1 game behind the Yankees and 5 games ahead of the Red Sox in the Wild Card (6 in the loss column). After 117 games in 2008, the Rays were 71-46.

THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA…

Jan 11

[PAT THE BAT] With Pat Burrell, Life With The Rays Just Got A Little Less Boring

Pat Burell Cork Gaines 24 Comments »

We don’t watch “MTV Cribs” enough to know if the video below is from that show or a knock-off. Either way, we are blessed with a 5 minute look inside Pat Burrell’s Clearwater Beach condo and more importantly, we learn a little more about who Pat the Bat really is.

Our favorite parts:

  • When asked if he has ever sat at the desk in his office, Burrell responds “Yeah, I used to have a laptop. I used to play solitaire.”
  • Much like his time playing for the Phillies, there is not a glove in sight.
  • When asked about why he wanted to get a telescope, Burrell claims it is not for the senior citizen’s water aerobics class held at his building.
  • Burrell puts his pants on just like us, one leg at a time. But after his pants are on, his refrigerator has nothing but Bud Light and water.