Flickr The Rays head to Clearwater today to face the Phillies in a World Series rematch. One of the biggest storylines, other than the fact that it is the rematch, is Pat Burrell is heading back to face his former team. I thought this would be the best time to write about Pat the Bat. [...]
Archive for February, 2009
We’ve got a tough one here. I don’t really know much about Jason Cromer, other than he dominated the Red Sox in his two innings. He struck out five and only allowed one hit. He will likely take the roll of a lefty specialist for the Bulls or the Biscuits. Cromer is not a high level [...]
Flickr So, for the second day in a row, the Rays showed little offense and came away with a loss. Not to be discouraged. The Rays have not put out good lineups. We look to the person who started the game pitching for the second day in a row. Wade Davis wowed Rays fans with [...]
Over the Spring Training, I will run down the newcomers to the Rays and the players you don’t know yet but you may know soon in the new Rise of the Rays series, Get to Know the Rays. We will start with yesterday’s only bright point, Carlos Hernandez. Hernandez pitched two innings in the opener [...]
Since the Rays lost 7-0 in the opener and there is not much to talk about there, here is another story. As you may know, the final 28 man rosters for the WBC came out the other day. We already knew that Howell and Aki would be on the list. There was one suprise. Willy [...]
Ah, the spring is upon us once again and it is even more special this year. The Rays have the privilage to open the Spring Training season at a state-of-the-art new facility in Port Charlotte, Florida. We also enter the spring with the highest expectations for a Rays team ever, as the Rays are the [...]
Flickr Raysbaseball.com The Rays have signed former All-Star and St. Louis closer Jason Isringhausen to a minor league deal. This is a steal and great insurance. Izzy had a terrible year last year but a phenomenal 2007 season. If he can return to his form that would be great. If not, he can retire or [...]
Crawford Feels “Better Than I Have In a Long Time”
Posted: 19th February 2009 by Devon Rogers in UncategorizedFlickr MLB.com Carl Crawford reported to camp on Wednesday in best shape we’ve seen from him in a while. One difference? He practiced on natural turf in Houston this offseason to make his hamstrings stronger and make him faster. Does this mean he will be better than he was two to three years ago? Who [...]
Flickr From the Heater The Rays have signed Adam Kennedy to a minor league deal and have given him an invite to spring training. The Cardinals still owe him $4 million so there really is no risk to the signing. Flickr The Heater Kaz is officially out of he WBC. This is the best news [...]
Top 5: Why the Rays will top the American League
Posted: 14th February 2009 by Jeff Booth in UncategorizedTonight, I will come up with five reasons why the Rays will be the top team in the American League in 2009: (Sorry if that was short, I’m not good at long-winded, grandiose introductions.) 1) The Starting Rotation — Last year, we had one of the best all-around starting rotations in the American League. All [...]