Earlier in the season, he wripped out an ingrown toe nail with pliers. Now, Jose Guillen has done it again. He has put himself out up to 10 weeks by partially tearing his lateral collateral ligament in his right knee. He did this when he bent down to put on a shin guard as he [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Ex-Ray Injury of the Season
Posted: 24th July 2009 by Michael Emdeyar in Active Ex-RaysTags: Guillen
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No, Jim Parque is not a name that most people associate with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He made only five starts with Tampa Bay, resulting in a 1-1 record and a whopping 11.94 ERA. Chris DeLuca in the Chicago Sun-Times writes about Parque’s confession of how HGH was used by him to try to [...]
The Boston Red Sox have designated Julio Lugo for assignment today, ending his stay in Boston. As quoted in the Boston Globe, Lugo could only speak in metaphors: “When you see a good looking girl, you get married and sometimes things don’t work out,” Lugo said. “I gave it my best and unfortunately things didn’t [...]
Jason Beck of MLB.com has a good article about Edwin Jackson and his past with the Tampa Bay Rays. As Rays fans know, the Edwin Jackson we watched most times out to the mound was a little less sucessful than the one that is currently pitching for the Detroit Tigers. That isn’t lost on Edwin as well. Joe [...]
Quite a June for Jason Hammel
Posted: 12th July 2009 by Michael Emdeyar in Active Ex-RaysTags: Hammel, Jackson
Jason Hammel is 5-4 with a 4.07 ERA so far this season with the Colorado Rockies. Better than that, he’s coming off a June where he was 4-0 with a 3.40 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP. These are pretty impressive numbers from someone who could rarely manage more than a spot-start with the Tampa Bay [...]
Jonny Gomes – A Hit Wherever He Goes
Posted: 9th July 2009 by Michael Emdeyar in Active Ex-RaysTags: Gomes
Jonny Gomes seems to have latched onto the Cincinnatti Reds roster, putting up decent numbers in limited amount of playing time since being recalled from Triple-A Lousville. He’s hitting .313 with five HR and 16 RBI in 83 at bats. It would also appear that the Reds fans have latched on to Jonny Gomes, much [...]
Does Josh Hamilton Deserve the All-Star Nod?
Posted: 5th July 2009 by Michael Emdeyar in Active Ex-RaysTags: Hamilton
In the final results of All-Star voting, Josh Hamilton has been selected as the third starter in this year’s game in St. Louis. Clearly, this selection is based on last year’s performance and not on what he has done this year. Last year, Josh hit .304 with 32 home runs and 13o RBI. Clearly a [...]
Winston Abreu Finds a Way to Stay in the Bigs
Posted: 2nd July 2009 by Michael Emdeyar in Transactions NewsTags: Abreu
The Rays traded Winston Abreu today to the Cleveland Indians for minor league relief pitcher John Meloan. Abreu is expected to join the Indians’ bullpen in the next few days after a corresponding move can be made with the big league club. The Indians are desperately trying to improve a bullpen that has a 12-17 [...]
Lou Piniella – Mr. Unpopular
Posted: 1st July 2009 by Michael Emdeyar in Active Ex-RaysTags: Maddon, Piniella
According to a Sports Illustrated poll of current major league players, Lou Piniella is the manager players would least want to play for. Piniella told the Chicago Tribune “I take that as a compliment,” Piniella said. “We demand things and we want to win. There are some pretty good names on that list.” Piniella received 26% [...]
Elijah Dukes Goes Backwards
Posted: 1st July 2009 by Michael Emdeyar in Transactions NewsTags: Dukes
The Washington Nationals optioned Elijah Dukes to Triple-A Syracuse today. According to the Washington Post, the Nationals don’t consider Dukes a “finished product” and want him in a lineup everyday, as long as it’s not the Nationals’ lineup. “I didn’t see the consistent at-bats I wanted Elijah to have,” (Acting General Manager Mike) Rizzo said. [...]