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 be displayed permanently in the sidebar. The goal of the Confidence Graph is to get a feeling of how Rays fans feel about the team and the franchise and track how that level of confidence changes through time. Thanks!

Raysiverse events of the past week that could impact confidence levels...

• The Rays are 79-50, 4.5 games up in the AL East over the Red Sox and 9.5 games ahead of the Yankees...In the past week the Rays went 4-2, winning 2 of 3 at home against the first-place Angels and 2 of 3 on the road against the first-place White Sox.
• The Rays are 12-4 in Evan Longoria's absence.
  
• The Rays were at the colon-end of two of the most atrocious calls one will ever see on a baseball field. It pains us to say this, but the Rays were Lucky to only lose one of those games.
• Dan Johnson keeps adding new positions to his repertoire hoping to increase his value for a potential call-up.
• David Price's workload is being limited in triple-A. Does this foretell a September call-up?
• Joe Maddon will no longer keep a strict pitch-count on Scott Kazmir with the hope of easing the young hurler's mind while toeing the rubber.
• David Price is one of 5 finalists for Minor League Player of the Year.
• Joe Maddon may already have AL Manager of the Year locked up.

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The Rays Confidence Graph will appear every Wednesday and is a look at how much confidence Rays fans have in the Tampa Bay Rays. The graph is designed to give us a look at how our emotional bias as Rays fans fluctuates through time. The "confidence" in the team is an inexact measure of how fans feel about the team's current strength as well as how much confidence fans have in the franchise for the next 3-4 years. Notes on this weeks agida-level can be found after the graph..

Notes on the RI Confidence Graph...

• The most common response for "Confidence in 2008 Rays" was 9 (They are a lock to make the playoffs) with 47.7%.
  
• The most common response for "Confidence in future of franchise" was 10 with 60.0%.
  
• 100% of respondents feel the Rays have a shot at the playoffs in 2008. That number is up from 100% a week ago.
  
• 100% of respondents feel the Rays should be at least a .500 team in 2008. Last week that number was 100%.
  

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 be displayed permanently in the sidebar. The goal of the Confidence Graph is to get a feeling of how Rays fans feel about the team and the franchise and track how that level of confidence changes through time. Thanks!

Raysiverse events of the past week that could impact confidence levels...

• The Rays are 75-48, 4.5 games up in the AL East over the Red Sox and 9.5 games ahead of the Yankees...In the past week the Rays went 4-2, winning 2 of 3 in both Oakland and Texas.
• There has been a Wade Townsend sighting. Anything he ever produces for the Rays is a bonus.
• The Rays may be prepping Dan Johnson and/or Joel Guzman for a promotion.
• Matt Garza pitched his second shutout of the season, when the Rays needed it most.
• BJ Upton was benched for not running out a groundball.
• Troy Percival went on the DL...again.
• Carl Crawford had surgery on his finger.
• Anybody still hoping that the Rays would sign Barry Bonds...that move got the "kiss of death".
• David Price was shaky in his triple-A debut.
• Tim Beckham hit his first home run as a pro.
• Evan Longoria went on the DL, and Rocco Baldelli finally returned.
  

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The Rays Confidence Graph will appear every Wednesday and is a look at how much confidence Rays fans have in the Tampa Bay Rays. The graph is designed to give us a look at how our emotional bias as Rays fans fluctuates through time. The "confidence" in the team is an inexact measure of how fans feel about the team's current strength as well as how much confidence fans have in the franchise for the next 3-4 years. Notes on this weeks agida-level can be found after the graph..

Notes on the RI Confidence Graph...

• The most common response for "Confidence in 2008 Rays" was 8 (They will be in playoff contention all season) with 68.9%.
  
• The most common response for "Confidence in future of franchise" was 10 with 52.8%.
  
• 100% of respondents feel the Rays have a shot at the playoffs in 2008. That number is up from 96.0% a week ago.
  
• 100% of respondents feel the Rays should be at least a .500 team in 2008. Last week that number was 100%.
  

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 be displayed permanently in the sidebar. The goal of the Confidence Graph is to get a feeling of how Rays fans feel about the team and the franchise and track how that level of confidence changes through time. Thanks!

Raysiverse events of the past week that could impact confidence levels...

• The Rays are 66-44, 3 games up in the AL East over the Red Sox and 5.5 games ahead of the Yankees...In the past week the Rays went 5-1, winning 2 of 3 in Toronto and sweeping the Tigers at home.
• A Rocco Baldelli return appears imminent.
• John Jaso continues his hot hitting in triple-A after his recent promotion. The only question remains is if Jaso will develop into a major league-caliber catcher, defensively.
• Scott Kazmir once again has trouble with his pitch-counts.
• The Rays did not make a single trade at the trading deadline, refusing to part with their top prospects.
• Tim Beckham had his best game yet as a pro.
• Matt Garza pitched his best game as a major leaguer.
• Gary Glover designated for assignment.
  

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The Rays Confidence Graph will appear every Wednesday and is a look at how much confidence Rays fans have in the Tampa Bay Rays. The graph is designed to give us a look at how our emotional bias as Rays fans fluctuates through time. The "confidence" in the team is an inexact measure of how fans feel about the team's current strength as well as how much confidence fans have in the franchise for the next 3-4 years. Notes on this weeks agida-level can be found after the graph..

Notes on the RI Confidence Graph...

• The most common response for "Confidence in 2008 Rays" was 8 (They will be in playoff contention all season) with 57.3%.
  
• The most common response for "Confidence in future of franchise" was 10 with 36.2%.
  
• 96.0% of respondents feel the Rays have a shot at the playoffs in 2008. That number is down from 98.6% a week ago.
  
• 100% of respondents feel the Rays should be at least a .500 team in 2008. Last week that number was 100%.
  

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 be displayed permanently in the sidebar. The goal of the Confidence Graph is to get a feeling of how Rays fans feel about the team and the franchise and track how that level of confidence changes through time. Thanks!

Raysiverse events of the past week that could impact confidence levels...

• The Rays are 61-43, 1 game up in the AL East over the Red Sox and 3 games ahead of the Yankees...In the past week three Rays won 2 of 3 from the A's at home and split a 4-game series in Kansas City.
• The Rays are 6-11 in their last 17 games, but are 6-4 since the All-Star break.
• It appears as though Gary Glover is going to be DFA'd.
• There are lots of rumors concerning whether the Rays will or won't make any trades before Thursdays deadline.
• The Rays are closing in on the franchise record for wins in a season.
• Some are not very happy with BJ Upton's recent play. Ok, many are unhappy.
• Could Rocco Baldelli be the right-handed bat the Rays need?
• The Rays are making it clear that their top prospects are not available in any trades.
• Jason Bartlett came off the DL, Ben Zobrist was sent back to Durham.
• One writer says that the Rays have a better than 50% shot at making the playoffs.
  

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The Rays Confidence Graph will appear every Wednesday and is a look at how much confidence Rays fans have in the Tampa Bay Rays. The graph is designed to give us a look at how our emotional bias as Rays fans fluctuates through time. The "confidence" in the team is an inexact measure of how fans feel about the team's current strength as well as how much confidence fans have in the franchise for the next 3-4 years. Notes on this weeks agida-level can be found after the graph..

Notes on the RI Confidence Graph...

• The most common response for "Confidence in 2008 Rays" was 8 (They will be in playoff contention all season) with 61.4%.
  
• The most common response for "Confidence in future of franchise" was 10 with 42.4%.
  
• 98.6% of respondents feel the Rays have a shot at the playoffs in 2008. That number is up from 94.9% a week ago.
  
• 100% of respondents feel the Rays should be at least a .500 team in 2008. Last week that number was 100%.
  

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 be displayed permanently in the sidebar. The goal of the Confidence Graph is to get a feeling of how Rays fans feel about the team and the franchise and track how that level of confidence changes through time. Thanks!

Raysiverse events of the past week that could impact confidence levels...

• The Rays are 57-40, 1.5 games up in the AL East...In the past week three Rays participated in the All-Star game and the Tampa Bay took 2 of 3 from the Jays.
• Wade Davis was solid in his triple-A debut.
• Grant Balfour is looking like the Rays closer of the future.
• For the first time, we have an inkling that the Rays may promote Rocco Baldelli some time this season.
• Just don't expect to recognize him when he returns.
• Scott Kazmir made an unexpected appearance in the All-Star game and now he may make one less start in the second half.
• John Jaso was strong in his triple-A debut and David Price gave up his first professional home runs. Three of them.
• The Rays were only the 5th team in the last half-century to have 3 all-stars under the age of 25.
  

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The Rays Confidence Graph will appear every Wednesday and is a look at how much confidence Rays fans have in the Tampa Bay Rays. The graph is designed to give us a look at how our emotional bias as Rays fans fluctuates through time. The "confidence" in the team is an inexact measure of how fans feel about the team's current strength as well as how much confidence fans have in the franchise for the next 3-4 years. Notes on this weeks agida-level can be found after the graph..

Notes on the RI Confidence Graph...

• The most common response for "Confidence in 2008 Rays" was 8 (They will be in playoff contention all season) with 57.1%.
  
• The most common response for "Confidence in future of franchise" was 9 with 43.2%.
  
• 94.9% of respondents feel the Rays have a shot at the playoffs in 2008. That number is down from 97.6% a week ago.
  
• 100% of respondents feel the Rays should be at least a .500 team in 2008. Last week that number was 100%.
  

The Rays Confidence Graph will appear every Wednesday and is a look at how much confidence Rays fans have in the Tampa Bay Rays. The graph is designed to give us a look at how our emotional bias as Rays fans fluctuates through time. The "confidence" in the team is an inexact measure of how fans feel about the team's current strength as well as how much confidence fans have in the franchise for the next 3-4 years. Notes on this weeks agida-level can be found after the graph..

Notes on the RI Confidence Graph...

• The most common response for "Confidence in 2008 Rays" was 8 (They will be in playoff contention all season) with 57.8%.
  
• The most common response for "Confidence in future of franchise" was 10 with 47.5%.
  
• 97.6% of respondents feel the Rays have a shot at the playoffs in 2008. That number is down from 98.0% a week ago.
  
• 100% of respondents feel the Rays should be at least a .500 team in 2008. Last week that number was 99.0%.
  

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 be displayed permanently in the sidebar. The goal of the Confidence Graph is to get a feeling of how Rays fans feel about the team and the franchise and track how that level of confidence changes through time. Thanks!

Raysiverse events of the past week that could impact confidence levels...

• The Rays are 55-33, 4 games ahead of the Red Sox in the AL East and and 5.5 games ahead of the Twins in the wild card race. In the past week the Rays swept 3 games from the Red Sox and then won 3 of 4 from the Royals, all at home.

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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 be displayed permanently in the sidebar. The goal of the Confidence Graph is to get a feeling of how Rays fans feel about the team and the franchise and track how that level of confidence changes through time. Thanks!

Raysiverse events of the past week that could impact confidence levels...

• The Rays are 49-32, a half of a game ahead of the Red Sox in the AL East and and 4.5 games ahead of the Twins in the wild card race. In the past week the Rays swept 3 games at the Marlins and then won 2 of 3 at the Buccos.
• Matt Silverman may prefer a future in St. Pete but he would not commit in a recent interview.
• Matt Garza nearly threw a no-hitter.
• The Rays took a serious blow when they lost Jake McGee to Tommy John surgery.
  

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The Rays Confidence Graph will appear every Wednesday and is a look at how much confidence Rays fans have in the Tampa Bay Rays. The graph is designed to give us a look at how our emotional bias as Rays fans fluctuates through time. The "confidence" in the team is an inexact measure of how fans feel about the team's current strength as well as how much confidence fans have in the franchise for the next 3-4 years. Notes on this weeks agida-level can be found after the graph..

Notes on the RI Confidence Graph...

• The most common response for "Confidence in 2008 Rays" was 8 (They will be in playoff contention all season) with 59.6%.
  
• The most common response for "Confidence in future of franchise" was 10 with 40.2%.
  
• 96.7% of respondents feel the Rays have a shot at the playoffs in 2008. That number is down from 97.8% a week ago.
  
• 97.8% of respondents feel the Rays should be at least a .500 team in 2008. Last week that number was 98.9%.
  

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 be displayed permanently in the sidebar. The goal of the Confidence Graph is to get a feeling of how Rays fans feel about the team and the franchise and track how that level of confidence changes through time. Thanks!

Raysiverse events of the past week that could impact confidence levels...

• The Rays are 44-31, 1.5 games behind the Red Sox in the AL East and and 3 games ahead of the A's in the wild card race. In the past week the Rays swept 3 games from the Cubs and then lost 2 of 3 to the Astros.
• Stuart Sternberg made several telling comments about the Rays plans in '08 and about the future of the Rays in Tropicana Field.
• Jeremy Hellickson was promoted to double-A. And David Price was also promoted.
• Tim Beckham signs a record deal and will begin the year at Princeton.
• POWW is using dirty tactics to try and discredit the Rays stadium proposal.
  

Opinion Polls & Market Research

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The Rays Confidence Graph will appear every Wednesday and is a look at how much confidence Rays fans have in the Tampa Bay Rays. The graph is designed to give us a look at how our emotional bias as Rays fans fluctuates through time. The "confidence" in the team is an inexact measure of how fans feel about the team's current strength as well as how much confidence fans have in the franchise for the next 3-4 years. Notes on this weeks agida-level can be found after the graph..

Notes on the RI Confidence Graph...

• The most common response for "Confidence in 2008 Rays" was 8 (They will be in playoff contention all season) with 60.9%.
  
• The most common response for "Confidence in future of franchise" was 10 with 37.6%.
  
• 97.8% of respondents feel the Rays have a shot at the playoffs in 2008. That number is up from 95.7% a week ago.
  
• 98.9% of respondents feel the Rays should be at least a .500 team in 2008. Last week that number was 98.6%.
  

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 be displayed permanently in the sidebar. The goal of the Confidence Graph is to get a feeling of how Rays fans feel about the team and the franchise and track how that level of confidence changes through time. Thanks!

Raysiverse events of the past week that could impact confidence levels...

• The Rays are 40-29, 2.5 games behind the Red Sox in the AL East and and 2 games ahead of the A's in the wild card race. In the past week the Rays dropped 2 of 3 against the Angels and won 2 of 3 against the Marlins.
• The Rays lost their 1,000th game.
• Cliff Floyd may retire after the season and Ken Griffey Jr may want to play for the Rays.
• Wade Davis made his strongest start of the year for Montgomery.
• There were thoughts that his career was in jeopardy, but now it looks like we may actually see Rocco Baldelli in a Rays' uniform.
  

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Opinion Polls & Market Research

The Rays Confidence Graph will appear every Wednesday and is a look at how much confidence Rays fans have in the Tampa Bay Rays. The graph is designed to give us a look at how our emotional bias as Rays fans fluctuates through time. The "confidence" in the team is an inexact measure of how fans feel about the team's current strength as well as how much confidence fans have in the franchise for the next 3-4 years. Notes on this weeks agida-level can be found after the graph..

Notes on the RI Confidence Graph...

• The most common response for "Confidence in 2008 Rays" was 8 (They will be in playoff contention all season) with 55.7%.
  
• The most common response for "Confidence in future of franchise" was 9 with 50.7%.
  
• 95.7% of respondents feel the Rays have a shot at the playoffs in 2008. That number is up from 94.0% a week ago.
  
• 98.6% of respondents feel the Rays should be at least a .500 team in 2008. Last week that number was 98.7%.
  

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 be displayed permanently in the sidebar. The goal of the Confidence Graph is to get a feeling of how Rays fans feel about the team and the franchise and track how that level of confidence changes through time. Thanks!

Raysiverse events of the past week that could impact confidence levels...

• The Rays are 37-26, 1.5 games behind the Red Sox in the AL East and and 3 games ahead of the A's in the wild card race. In the past week the Rays were swept in 3 games in Boston and won 2 of 3 against the Rangers.
• We can now officially add Jeremy Hellickson to the list of the Rays top pitching prospects.
• Bud Selig promises the city of St. Pete an all-star game if they approve the waterfront stadium.
• The new "subrivalry" between the Rays and Red Sox took another twist.
• The Rays took Tim Beckham with the first pick in the draft.
• Scott Kazmir continues to not only dominate, but he seems to actually be getting better.
• Matt Garza is not.
  
• King David had his first rough outing as a pro, even if it was a bit unlucky.
  

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