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  [RI CONFIDENCE GRAPH] The Tampa Bay Rays Confidence Survey

  May 27, 2008 at 11:37 am 0 comments

  Last week’s Rays Confidence Graph results. Below you will see two polls that ask about your confidence in the Tampa Bay Rays. Please take a moment to answer each question. We will present these same polls every Monday. The results will be presented in graphical form on Wednesday, and will […]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Scott Kazmir Is 5-6 MPH From Being Most Dominant Pitcher In Baseball

  May 27, 2008 at 10:01 am 9 comments

  THE GOOD: The Tampa Bay Rays have the best record in baseball and Scott Kazmir is just getting warmed up. Last night, the game was over in the first inning. He struck out all three batters in the first inning, with 2 coming on sliders in the dirt. He was […]

   
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  [DOWN ON THE FARM] Jeff Niemann And Jake McGee Pick Up Wins

  May 27, 2008 at 7:10 am 0 comments

  Durham 7, Norfolk 1 (gm 1). Jeff Niemann worked 5 innings but was pulled after 75 pitches. He did pick up the win allowing only 1 unearned run…Nathan Haynes lead off and went 2-3 with 2 RBI while Joel Guzman hit a home run in his 4th straight game and […]

   
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  [THE MONDAY MORNING REVOLUTION] Dirtbag Double Gives Rays Walk-Off Win And Lead In AL East

  May 26, 2008 at 11:14 am 1 comment

  DRG here again with bonus holiday Monday duty. I can be reached here, but expect today’s load to be light. The Good: Carlos Pena not only his 10th home run in the 3rd inning to give the Rays the lead 2-1, but he also walked 3 times. In the Orioles […]

   
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  [DOWN ON THE FARM] Joel Guzman Hits 10th Home Run

  May 26, 2008 at 7:05 am 0 comments

  Durham 6, Richmond 1. Chris Mason didn’t survive the 5th innings and did not pick up the win. He allowed 5 hits and 3 walks, but only 1 run…Reid Brignac was 1-4 with his 17th double. Joel Guzman was 2-4 with his 10th home run and he drove in 2. […]

   
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  [THE SUNDAY MORNING REVOLUTION] Dirtbag Goes Yard Twice For Rays’ 29th Win

  May 25, 2008 at 11:07 am 0 comments

  DRG here again to get you through the weekend. I can be reached here.. The Good: Evan Longoria’s first 2-home run game, including a 3-run shot in the 1st inning of the tape-measure variety…BJ Upton just-missed 2 home runs of his own, going 4-4 with 2 doubles that hit off […]

   
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  [DOWN ON THE FARM] Willy Aybar Gets Start At First Base In Durham

  May 25, 2008 at 7:06 am 0 comments

  Durham 7, Richmond 1. Ben Hendrickson picked up his 4th win in 5 innings. He held Richmond to 1 run on 2 hits, but walked 4. Scott Dohmann relieved and struck out 4 in 2 shutout innings, while Juan Salas pitched the last 2 innings and struck out 3. Reid […]

   
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  [SCREWED BY MUSIC] Tonight’s Game Is Blacked Out Due To Rays’ Saturday Night Concert Series

  May 24, 2008 at 2:35 pm 7 comments

  Tonight’s game at the Trop between the Rays and the Orioles will not be seen on the MLB’s “Extra Innings” package. Why? Because of The Commodores. Tonight is the first of several scheduled postgame concerts that the Rays will feature following Saturday home games. To accommodate the concerts, the Rays […]

   
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  [MOONEY OVER MY-HAMMY] SI Cover Not A Hit Among Rays; Mooney Won’t Tell Us Why

  May 24, 2008 at 1:02 pm 3 comments

  Earlier this week The Professor told you about the first ever Spots Illustrated cover to feature the Tampa Bay Rays (and it was not making fun of the Rays!). Yesterday, Roger Mooney of the Bradenton Herald got the reactions of a few of the Rays, and oh so subtly dropped […]

   
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  [THE ARCHIVES] One Year Ago On Rays Index

  May 24, 2008 at 11:49 am 0 comments

  One year ago on Rays Index we wrote an open letter to Elijah Dukes. [Rays Index] Likes(0)Dislikes(0)