Archive for January 14th, 2011

  • Looking More Like Vlad Guerrero Will Be Rays’ DH In 2011

    January 14, 2011 at 4:28 pm 50 comments

    Jon Heyman has this nugget buried at the bottom of his most recent column… The Rays are looking or a DH and seem to like Vladimir Guerrero best, followed by Manny Ramirez. This is interesting because Manny is represented by Scott Boras and it is well-known that Heyman is Boras’ […]

     
  • Yankees Bullpen Now Costs More Than Rays Entire Roster

    January 14, 2011 at 12:43 pm 5 comments

    The Yankees will pay Rafael Soriano $11.5 million in 2011. And with that addition, the Bombers are now projected to pay their seven relief pitchers more than the Rays will pay their ENTIRE ROSTER. But hey, at least the Charlotte Stone Crabs are better than the Tampa Yankees. [Business Insider] Likes(0)Dislikes(0)

     
  • David Price, Braves Fan

    January 14, 2011 at 12:00 pm 1 comment

    Somebody posted this on Twitter yesterday. It is apparently a questionnaire somebody gave David Price while he was in college (it was verified by Price). You can click on the image for a larger version… Likes(0)Dislikes(0)

     
  • Fernando Perez Announces His Presence With Authority

    Fernando Perez Announces His Presence With Authority

    January 14, 2011 at 10:00 am 5 comments

    Fernando Perez may have been the other player going to the Cubs in the Matt Garza trade, but that doesn’t mean he is going to let Cubs fans to mock him. At least not without being creative and funny. The Cubs Brickyard wrote a post making fun of ‘Nando that […]

     
  • The Rays Index Confidence Graph

    The Rays Index Confidence Graph

    January 14, 2011 at 9:00 am 6 comments

    The Rays Confidence Graph 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 […]

     
  • [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Soriano’s New (Pin)Stripes, Boras’ Clients And Top Prospects

    [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Soriano’s New (Pin)Stripes, Boras’ Clients And Top Prospects

    January 14, 2011 at 7:22 am 45 comments

    Are you sitting down? You will want to sit down for this. Rafael Soriano has agreed to a contract with the *gulp* Yankees. For a lot of money: Three years, $35 million. And with that, Soriano’s new nickname will be MFIKTRTFEM (Mother F***** I’ll Kill The Rays Too For Enough Money, […]