Sunday, January 31, 2010

Remember when you were a kid and your favorite team had one cap?  Now the Rays have one for batting practice.  And it's just $26.99 of your hard-earned money.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Choose Your Buds Carefully, Baseball Fans

Okay, now that Bud Selig has announced his plans to step down from his commissioner’s throne, we all need to prepare for the new era due to begin sometime in 2012. No, it probably doesn’t matter who we, the fans, think should replace His Fugliness as commish, but it would matter if Bud decides to make himself available — a hired goon, as it were — for more than the inevitable “How I Saved Baseball” speech coming soon to a Lions Club near you.
So to help everyone who doesn’t necessarily agree that interleague play was the greatest invention since sliced stitches on a Whitey Ford mudball, the comparison test below is designed to help rate Bud as a prospect at various possible positions he may try out for in order to keep busy in his post-despot years. To keep these comparisons fair — something that will forever be lost to stats fanatics thanks to Mr. Selig’s “ignorance” of steroid use during his tension-filled tenure — he’s only stacked up against other Buds.

Which Bud would you rather go into business with, Bud Selig or Bud Bundy?
Bud Bundy, of course. Though both have been described as conniving little weasels, the Married with Children Bud still comes across as more trustworthy. Selig, remember, made his fortune primarily due to the fact that he inherited a car dealership.

Thursday, January 28, 2010



Would Johnny Damon's wife like living in Tampa Bay?  She seems to love bikinis.  Click here for more images.
Damon latest stupid unsubstantiated rumor regarding the Rays.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010



Meanwhile, down on the farm...
 

ESPN Insider Keith Law: Rays have #3 farm system in baseball.
"The Rays have graduated a fair amount of talent in recent years but continue to come up with arms, while using their stumble last year to flip Scott Kazmir and add three solid prospects to their system. They could easily graduate three more above-average or better prospects this year if openings arise at the big league level."
Those of you who shelled out the $40 to be an ESPN Insider, can click here.  The rest of you can piss off.


Free agent rumor of the day:  Jim Thome, Chan Ho Park, Orlando Hudson

Monday, January 25, 2010

RAYS Fans know how to have fun at the game.



Click the image above for the video of the fan "activity" at a Rays-Red Sox Game
Running out of time?




2010: The Carl Crawford Farewall Tour



Greenwich Rays?
Gammons says the Rays one of the best run organizations in the sport.
Then suggests they move to Connecticut.  Or New Jersey.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Friday, January 22, 2010





Hey,


Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York....  What about Tampa Bay?
ESPN creates local news sites, ignores 21st largest metro area in the United States

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Czech Mark? 



Rays sign 16-year-old European prodigy.  Rotoworld.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010



Rays sign Bartlett, Garza, Howell to 1 year deals to avoid arbitration
Upton heading to arbitration

Monday, January 18, 2010




Topkin: Pena taking swings, feeling "great".

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Friday, January 15, 2010

Spring Training Tickets

The four best words in the English Language?  "Pitchers and catchers report".  February 19, 2010.



Complete Rays Spring Schedule

Rays sign a power bat in ..... Dan Johnson?