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• Here’s Evan Longoria And His Scruff Welcoming The Republicans To The Tampa Bay Area

  September 6, 2012 at 12:30 pm 13 comments

  The Republican National Convention welcome party was held at Tropicana Field last week and apparently Evan Longoria made a short video welcoming everybody. And It is probably just me, but with the odd camera angle, which is both looking up at Longo and zoomed in on his face (0:20 mark), [...]

   

• Matt Moore Is (Still) Tipping His Pitches [VIDEO]

  September 6, 2012 at 7:30 am 7 comments

  Word first came down during the game when somebody from ESPN announced that John Kruk had picked up on a pattern indicating that Matt Moore (although this has been a recurring problem for Moore since the minors). Apparently Kruk was successfully calling every pitch during the game. And as you [...]

   

• Somebody Felt The Need To Doodle On Alex Cobb During His Postgame Interview

  September 4, 2012 at 10:00 pm 0 comments

  Somebody at Sun Sports was having a little too much fun with the telestrator. And By “too much fun,” I mean they didn’t realize it was going live…  

   
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  Joe Maddon Took A Chance, And James Shields Unleashed His Fist-Pump Of Fury [VIDEO]

  September 4, 2012 at 9:30 am 1 comment

  With the score tied in the eighth inning, Joe Maddon showed some faith in James Shields by leaving him in to face Nick Swisher despite a lead-off walk to Derek Jeter and despite having already thrown 110 pitches. And Maddon’s move paid off when Shields induced a 3-6-3 double-play from Swisher. [...]

   
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  BJ Threw, Molina Blocked, Rodney Made The Call And Then Shot The Moon [VIDEO]

  September 1, 2012 at 8:57 pm 4 comments

  For the second straight game, the Rays and Blue Jays ended on a play at the plate. But this time, it was the Rays doing the glovin’ and lovin’ and the winnin’. But maybe the best part, outside of BJ Upton’s throw, and Jose Molina’s block, was watching Fernando Rodney [...]

   
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  Rays Lose In Painful Manner…Literally [VIDEO]

  August 31, 2012 at 9:01 pm 3 comments

  With two outs in the ninth inning, Elliot Johnson on second base and the Rays trailing by one. Carlos Pena drove a ball to right field. Johnson rounded third, darted for home. But the ball was there first. That left EJ with one option, to try to jack-up the catcher. [...]

   
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  Luke Scott Is A Weird Dude [VIDEO]

  August 27, 2012 at 3:41 pm 3 comments

  It seems like I have fallen in line with the feelings of most fans about Luke Scott. That is, he’s kind of a nut. He has done some questionable things in the past. But once you spend some time watching him, he seems like a generally nice fella that truly [...]

   

• Sean Rodriguez Hit The Durham Bull And Won A Steak [VIDEO]

  August 27, 2012 at 1:41 pm 0 comments

  We told you earlier that Sean Rodriguez hit a home run in his second game with the Durham Bulls. Well, now we have video, and it turns Hot Rod hit the famed Durham Bull sign which of course wins him a free steak (via Marc Topkin)…

   
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  Ever See A Wolverine Serve Ice Cream To A Lobatron? [VIDEO]

  August 22, 2012 at 3:01 pm 5 comments

  Earlier this season, Luke Scott served ice cream to Jose Lobatonin the dugout after the catcher hit his first home run of the season. The ice cream was a reward for Lobaton’s attempt to control his weight, something that Scott has been on his case about. Well, Lobatron hit his [...]

   

• Elliot Johnson Explains The Rays’ ‘Team Unity’ Hand Gesture [VIDEO]

  August 22, 2012 at 2:45 pm 0 comments

  If you were stuck at work this afternoon and did not see the game, Elliot Johnson explained the hand gesture that you see players use after they get a basehit. I’m not sure how many teams do this, but the concept is not exclusive to the Rays. Here’s the video [...]