The Trop has some fan-friendly features like a pretty cool soaring atrium and the live ray tank in center field. But it’s tucked away in downtown St. Petersburg and it’s just too far from where most Tampa Bay folks live. Mike Harrington — buffalonews.com Most? I just wish I knew how many times Mike Harrington [...]
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The Sunday Papers – They’re Writing About Us in Buffalo
Posted: 27th June 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in The Sunday PapersTags: Buffalo News, Howard Frankland Bridge, Tropicana Field
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The Sunday Papers – Starting Pitching the Key
Posted: 30th May 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in The Sunday PapersTags: andrew friedman*, James Shields
[picappgallerysingle id="8869263"] With the Rays’ bats slumping in recent weeks, the attention is definitely on the Rays starting pitching rotation. Paul White of USA Today wrote about the staff, calling them the “Five-armed Monster”. Quoting Indians manager Manny Acta: “Pitching rules. They’re in first place because of their pitching.” So, how did the Rays [...]
The Sunday Papers – What Others are Saying About Baseball’s Best
Posted: 23rd May 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in The Sunday PapersTags: Carl Crawford, James Shields, Matt Garza
[picappgallerysingle id="8757221"]Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe devotes much of his column to the early success of the Rays. He points to the dominance of the starting pitching staff as being the key so far. Quoting James Shields: “We know as starters that we have to take the pressure off our bullpen. It’s not [...]
The Sunday Papers – Rocco Baldelli’s New Role
Posted: 9th May 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in The Sunday PapersTags: Levon Washington, Pat Burrell, rocco baldelli
[picappgallerysingle id="1552542"]Michael Compton of the Bowling Green Daily News has an extensive piece on Rocco Baldelli today, highlighting his new role with the Rays as a minor league roving instructor of baserunning and outfield defense. “I’m definitely happy and thankful to be back. It’s been fun so far. I like it. It’s definitely different [...]
The Sunday Papers – Attendance the Talk of America
Posted: 2nd May 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in The Sunday PapersTags: attendance
It seems, all of baseball is talking about the Rays attendance. One would have to wonder if all this talk, by itself, has a negative impact on attendance. Would attendance be better if everyone would stop talking about, and worrying about, attendance? *** Quote of the day: “It’s way too early to be concerned about [...]
The Sunday Papers – Attendance Woes Around the MLB
Posted: 18th April 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in The Sunday PapersTags: attendance, Juan Cruz, Red Sox
[picappgallerysingle id="8524987"] It’s worth pointing out that Larry Stone wrote about early attendance figures for the 2010 baseball season in the Seattle Times and there’s no mention of the Rays anywhere. Last week, Toronto, Cleveland and Baltimore all experienced their one-game attendance totals ever. Of course, Rays management would counter that none of these teams would be considered contenders, [...]
The Sunday Papers – A Crawford Prediction
Posted: 11th April 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in The Sunday PapersTags: Carl Crawford, carlos peña, Darin Downs, Desmond Jennings
An early assessment of the Carl Crawford sweepstakes provided by the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo: My dark horse candidate for Crawford’s services in free agency is the Angels. They have an older, immobile outfield and could use someone of his athleticism. Crawford also fits into the Angels style of play. He can steal bases and [...]
The Sunday Papers – The Season Previews
Posted: 28th March 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in The Sunday PapersTags: andrew friedman*, Joe Madden, Rafael Soriano
[picappgallerysingle id="4035917"]The 2010 season previews are starting to roll in and they’re pretty consistent. They suggest the Rays may have one of the best teams in all of baseball. But that might only get them third in the American League East. Tony Massarotti, Boston Globe – Good rotation, good lineup, good defense, good bench. [...]
The Sunday Papers – Back to Contender Status
Posted: 21st March 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in The Sunday PapersTags: Ben Zobrist, Carl Crawfod, carlos peña, Jim Rome
New York Daily News baseball writer Bill Madden has an article posted stating that the Rays are talented. And ready to contend again. It’s the typical Rays assessment of good young talent, a team that has another year’s experience. It’s the very first sentence that I enjoy the most. Everyone seems to agree the window [...]
The Sunday Papers – Branyan’s Snub is Cleveland’s Pain in the Back
Posted: 14th March 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in The Sunday PapersTags: Andy Sonnanstine, Hank Blalock
[picappgallerysingle id="4698897"]Remember a month or so ago when the Rays were courting Russell Branyan to bring him back to Tampa Bay, but ended up settling for Hank Blalock? Well, things aren’t going so well for Branyan in Cleveland. He has been rehabbing a herniated disc in his back, and has yet to play this [...]