[picappgallerysingle id="9533670"]Post-season honors are starting to pour in for the deep and plentiful minor league system of the Tampa Bay Rays. The Durham Bulls have swept the main International League honors with Jeremy Hellickson taking the Pitcher of the Year honor, Dan Johnson getting the MVP award and Charlie Montoyo taking Manager of the [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Rays Farm Report — The All-Star Edition
Posted: 31st August 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays Farm ReportTags: Dan Johnson, Jeremy Hellickson, Joe Cruz, Matt Moore, Stephen Vogt, Zach Quate
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What’s Important Now: Rays Win Third Straight
Posted: 31st August 2010 by Devon Rogers in What's Important NowThe Rays picked up their third straight victory last night 6-2 over the Blue Jays. This was their 81st victory of the season, assuring at least a .500 season for the third time in franchise history and for the third straight year. Carlos Pena powered the Rays to victory with 4 RBIs on a sac [...]
Rays Farm Report for Monday, August 30
Posted: 31st August 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays Farm ReportTags: Brad Hawpe, Brian Shouse, Grant Balfour, Justin Ruggiano
Triple-A Durham Bulls (85-52, 1st place) – beaten by Charlotte 8-4 Brian Shouse did nothing to improve his chances of a September call-up as he allowed three runs on two hits and two walks over 2/3 inning to take the loss. His ERA now stands at 9.00 over seven appearances and nine innings. Justin Ruggiano [...]
What’s Important Now: Rays Win Again, Remain Tied At Top
Posted: 30th August 2010 by Devon Rogers in What's Important NowThe Rays were able to pick up the 5-3 victory over the Red Sox in Sunday Night Baseball. The Rays are now 80-50 for the season. Their next win will give the Rays their third straight winning season and third in franchise history. Carl Crawford was the star for the game, going 2 for 4 [...]
Rays Farm Report for Sunday, August 29
Posted: 30th August 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays Farm ReportTags: Alexander Torres, Braulio Lara, Chris Richard, Nevin Ashley
Triple-A Durham Bulls (85-51, 1st place) – beat Charlotte 8-5 Chris Richard had a big game, going 4-5 with his 17th home run and four RBI. Nevin Ashley, playing his second game in Durham since his promotion, homered. Justin Ruggiano was 2 for 3 with a double and three runs scored. Richard De Los Santos [...]
What’s Important Now: Dan Johnson, Hero Again
Posted: 29th August 2010 by Devon Rogers in What's Important NowDan Johnson steps up to the plate with a chance to win the game for the Rays on a homer against the Red Sox. Sounds familiar, right? Just like in 2008, Dan Johnson blasted a homer to right field to win the game for the Rays and once again be a hero. For a short [...]
Rays Farm Report for Saturday, August 28
Posted: 29th August 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays Farm ReportTags: Brad Hawpe, Enny Romero, Grant Balfour, Jose Ruiz
Triple-A Durham Bulls (83-51, 1st place) – lost to Charlotte 3-1 in 11 innings The Bulls have followed a nine-game winning streak with a four-game losing streak as they score only one run despite 11 hits in this one. Starter Aneury Rodriguez went 6 1/3, allowing one run on four hits. Darin Downs was the [...]
What’s Important Now: Tough Loss to Take
Posted: 28th August 2010 by Devon Rogers in What's Important NowThe Rays were unable to come through on any of their chances to get a run in. The Rays could’ve easily tied the Red Sox with 3 runs. David Price pitched well, but he has still not gotten back into the grove he was in before the All Star break. The Rays need him to [...]
Rays Farm Report for Friday, August 27
Posted: 28th August 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays Farm ReportTags: Aaron Dott, Jake McGee, Leslie Anderson, Nicholas Schwaner
Triple-A Durham Bulls (83-50, 1st place) – lost to Gwinnett 4-3 Starter Bobby Livingston had a solid start, allowing just one run on five hits over six innings. Jake McGee continues to make a bid for a September call-up, throwing two shutout innings in relief, allowing no hits and striking out one. Winston Abreu allowed [...]
The Rays – Freakish on Fridays
Posted: 28th August 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays NewsTags: evan longoria, Friday
How can you explain a 3-17 record on any given day? 3 wins out of 20 games. That’s how the Rays finished August on Fridays. For the record, the Rays will not play any Friday games in September. They will need to come up with some other name for that day that happily ends the [...]