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Get Your Baseball Publication Here

Posted in Around the Web, MLB, Projections, Rays, Sabermetrics on March 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Those of you who have been following my site for a while know I am big time into fantasy baseball. In past years, my favorite resource for getting ready for the draft and the baseball season is USA Today’s must see LABR draft issue. The LABR issue comes out in late March. Until then, there [...]

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First look at Rays 2009

Posted in American League, Rays on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A year after making it to the World Series, the Tampa Bay Rays end up in third place the AL East division with an 84-78 record. The Rays batters scored 754 runs in 2009, a number that was 20 less runs than the previous season. However, the alarming number was the 803 runs given up, [...]

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Joe Maddon Contract Extension

Posted in American League, Manager, Rays, Sabermetrics on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We already considered Joe Maddon as a new age, forward thinking, manager based on embracing of the sabertmetrics. Of course, there is also the infatuation with Malcom Gladwell’s Blink as suggested reading for all his players. It was last season Maddon stunned the baseball community in 2008 with his 9=8 math . The Tampa Rays [...]

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Gaudin Eyes Petco

Posted in Padres, Rays, Steroids on April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The Padres have signed former Rays farm hand Chad Gaudin to minor league contract. Gaudin made a wise move in selecting the Padres and Petco Park. As, it has given other pitchers a new lease on life. Take Scott Linebrink, who was released by Astros in Spring training as a starter all those years ago, [...]

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The Rays 2009 Preview Guide at DRAYS BAY

Posted in American League, Around the Web, Rays on February 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

At DRAYS BAY, you will find the preview for the 2009 season. This is the second season preview guide for DRAYS BAY. As a site I was originally part of (where I was the founding writer), I am proud to see have evolved over the years as a knowledgable community for Rays fans to [...]

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Stu wants Tampa to Pony Up

Posted in American League, MLB, Rays on November 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »

The new ownership of Stuart Sternberg & Co. have come in and said Tropicana field is no longer Under Construction. If baseball was ever to work in Tampa for the long term, you couldn’t have asked for better timing with a World Series appearance and a young talented team. But, Mr. Sternberg has made it [...]

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Some Raytopia Worth Discussing

Posted in American League, Around the Web, MLB, Mets, National League, Rays on November 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »

As a Rays fan who experienced the Cowbell in the first World Series game, I’ll be the first to say how annoying the sounds of those Bells can be. In fact, there was a woman in front of me who was shaking those Bells all night long. She was getting some dirty looks from even [...]

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Baseball Awards Starts Now

Posted in Cubs, MLB, ROY, Rays on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

After a dream season with the Rays in the World Series, it seems Rays Nation has already been rewarded. But, Baseball starts handing out its awards. Today the American and National League Rookie of the Year winners are announced. Tomorrow, the National League Cy Young winner is announced. This is followed this week by on [...]

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Roccomania Exit Seems Likely

Posted in American League, Around the Web, MLB, National League, Rays, RedSox, world series on November 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I can’t think of a better way for Tampa’s Rocco Baldelli to go out in his career with the team that drafted and developed him. The crack of Rocco Badelli’s bat sent the ball over the outfield wall in Citizen Park. This tied the game 3-3 and certainly had many of the Philly faithful ready [...]

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