tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28120596981834241322024-03-19T03:20:06.453-07:00Cowbell Possefor all fans of the Tampa Bay Rays, Tropicana Field, St Pete or St Petersburg Florida.Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-8239992669168991422012-05-27T06:19:00.002-07:002012-05-27T06:19:37.088-07:00<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Rays & Red Sox - Brawl History</h2>
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</h2>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-16326846225616300302012-03-18T09:04:00.000-07:002012-03-18T09:04:13.313-07:00<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rays' new nemesis</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNH-hvQwbLXellPvQBEA2K4DR4jHArrv3WArhOqPKc2aa5wIAQy1QUEsq8KsSo_wIgyXmxL1FeKmGsFqV1bLsR4WV1hlwnZXR0jxoQ_TjsHQmt3BNhW7ppeE21BC-5TFCM6VK0DlpEyR4w/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNH-hvQwbLXellPvQBEA2K4DR4jHArrv3WArhOqPKc2aa5wIAQy1QUEsq8KsSo_wIgyXmxL1FeKmGsFqV1bLsR4WV1hlwnZXR0jxoQ_TjsHQmt3BNhW7ppeE21BC-5TFCM6VK0DlpEyR4w/s1600/images.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-21667552551283510552012-03-15T10:14:00.000-07:002012-03-15T10:14:36.353-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/eIKs4sNcuSA?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">Upton & Jennings okay despite collision. </div><div style="text-align: center;">More <a href="http://espn.go.com/mlb/spring2012/story/_/id/7687302/tampa-bay-rays-bj-upton-desmond-jennings-ok-nasty-collision" target="_blank">here</a></div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-81617313321189472222012-03-01T07:30:00.001-08:002012-03-01T07:31:06.405-08:00<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yankees take their team photos in the bathroom</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_UtWbwg635r7MWNpjhGjS2CZ0YOF5KGd6dqLni9ulWpvVxsWUe4JJl8rlGiS4O6I16s8vFnkmDdYKjeten3LZ5vQo8JaT-thjOxw2CrkQPScCLhYQIitm6xbsTcIue6GsJvOBisRdQA8/s1600/enhanced-buzz-wide-24333-1330459370-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_UtWbwg635r7MWNpjhGjS2CZ0YOF5KGd6dqLni9ulWpvVxsWUe4JJl8rlGiS4O6I16s8vFnkmDdYKjeten3LZ5vQo8JaT-thjOxw2CrkQPScCLhYQIitm6xbsTcIue6GsJvOBisRdQA8/s400/enhanced-buzz-wide-24333-1330459370-12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">More </span><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/jpmoore/the-yankees-take-their-team-portraits-in-the-bathr" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a></div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-66851028596298760872012-01-20T11:49:00.000-08:002012-01-20T11:49:32.993-08:00<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Peña</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Vu</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmWBeB2fMnyvgVWtohz2yInFyTK6OP2UxONZX9xw7p84NP0fWbDmKm5hiVo5uKI7b6nwBefQ5WHIQ0HTzWEsV8qHTlFH6-IRdG9RmxATNAgDwNGw5FbFYGdr1Gxy8ZFOy9Dtzw6Xo1D8F/s1600/AAAA9945_Carlos_Pe%25C3%25B1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmWBeB2fMnyvgVWtohz2yInFyTK6OP2UxONZX9xw7p84NP0fWbDmKm5hiVo5uKI7b6nwBefQ5WHIQ0HTzWEsV8qHTlFH6-IRdG9RmxATNAgDwNGw5FbFYGdr1Gxy8ZFOy9Dtzw6Xo1D8F/s400/AAAA9945_Carlos_Pe%25C3%25B1a.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Strikeout King brings his .239 career average and 258 HR's back to Tropicana Field.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Those were the days: Remember when Pena <i>only </i>struck out 142 times? </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">In other news, Derek Shelton is still the Rays <strike>Hitting </strike>Swinging & Missing coach.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-49128477641414261072011-10-06T08:45:00.001-07:002011-10-06T08:46:39.327-07:00<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/06/hank-williams-jr-ditched-espn-monday-night-football_n_998033.html?1317911514&ncid=webmail19">Hank Williams Fired! Or quits.</a></span></div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-64986094274931556832011-10-06T05:20:00.000-07:002011-10-06T05:35:32.589-07:00<div style="color: #3366ff; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 180%;">Way to keep it classy MLB...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">MLB posted this image on their Facebook page yesterday poking fun at the Rays early exit from the playoffs. Really MLB? I can see ESPN pulling such shenanigans but not MLB. Our showing in September didn't earn any respect? Last time I checked, lasting 4 games out of a 5 game series was nothing to be ashamed of. Again, way to keep it classy and thanks for all your support.</div>sweideman81http://www.blogger.com/profile/13034866821201582665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-75955347592073110482011-10-05T05:41:00.000-07:002011-10-05T07:19:11.940-07:00<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Its Deja vu as Rays get bounced by the Rangers again.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Stu (rightfully) complains about attendance <a href="http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7061072/tampa-bay-rays-owner-says-current-business-model-untenable">again</a>. </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">If we told you, back in April, that this team would be down 9 games in September, then come back to win the Wild Card and even win a playoff game, would you have believed us? </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-88770038265265419202011-09-30T09:42:00.001-07:002011-09-30T09:42:31.922-07:00Francona a ‘Great’ Manager? Really?<br />
With Red Sox manager Terry Francona on the verge of being “disretained” following his team’s effort in the 2011 Fall Classic Collapse, all that’s being heard from the myriad talking heads who claim to know baseball is how great he’s been as skipper of the Slippers.<br />
Really? Did we miss something? Isn’t a guy who runs a Major League Baseball team with a payroll double or triple that of most of the competition supposed to get his team into the playoffs? Your grandmother could have figured out which overpaid veteran sitting on the bench needs to pinch hit (what, twice a year in the AL?) — and, bless her heart, it’s likely that she never even played ball in her life.<br />
Did Terry Francona ever display the cojones it takes to intentionally walk the opposing cleanup batter with the bases loaded to preserve a precarious lead on the road — and win the game?<br />
Did Terry Francona ever demonstrate the prescience (known in some baseball circles simply as “savvy”) that prompted the reliance on a pinch-hitter batting .108 and hitless in his previous 21 MLB at-bats with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and down a run in the final game of the season in which a playoff spot was at stake — and win the game?<br />
Did Terry Francona see the potential of Carlos Pena (even after ‘Los batted .273 in for the BlowSox in 2006)?<br />
No? Really?<br />
Then what exactly did Terry Francona ever do that qualifies him as a great manager? What did he ever do that any mediocre manager couldn’t have done?<br />
Word on the streets is that the idiot-wannabes didn’t get along very well in the clubhouse (and by extension on the field). Boo hoo. Isn’t the job of a manager, by definition, to manage his players and mold their attitudes? A baseball manager has coaches to help manage the game: The pitching coach advises which reliever should be used; the bench coach is relied on to get the right pinch-hitter ready to step up to the plate. But it’s all on the manager’s shoulders when it comes to guiding his players off the field so that petty issues and heady personalities don’t disrupt his team’s chemistry.<br />
It appears to Sox Unnation that Terry Francona still has a way to go before he should be labeled a “great’ manager. So far he’s only accomplished what he should have. Nothing unexpected. Nothing great.Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-31671542803952022652011-09-30T09:20:00.001-07:002011-09-30T09:21:30.625-07:00<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>The Stat: </b>The Yankees had not squandered a lead that large that late in a game since 1953 (yeah, I know, they threw 11 pitchers, none of whom were elite, but still).</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="googqs-tidbit"><b>The Stat:</b> The Rays are the first AL team in history to make the</span> playoffs after starting 0-6. Two NL teams have accomplished that feat: the 1974 <b><a href="http://bleacherreport.com/pittsburgh-pirates" target="_blank" title="blocked::http://bleacherreport.com/pittsburgh-pirates"><b><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">Pirates</span></b></a> </b>and the 1995 <b><a href="http://bleacherreport.com/cincinnati-reds" target="_blank" title="blocked::http://bleacherreport.com/cincinnati-reds"><b><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">Reds</span></b></a></b>.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>The Stat:</b> The Rays' 91 wins are the most ever by a team that started the season 1-8. The previous mark of 87 was held by the 1921 Cardinals.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>The Stat:</b> Before Wednesday night, the Rays had only swept the Yankees in a series of three or more games in the final 10 days of the season once (September 26-28, 2000).</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>The Stat:</b> The Rays join the Yankees and the <b><a href="http://bleacherreport.com/philadelphia-phillies" target="_blank" title="blocked::http://bleacherreport.com/philadelphia-phillies"><b><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">Philadelphia Phillies</span></b></a></b> as the only teams in baseball to have made the postseason in three of the last four years.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>The Stat:</b> The Rays trailed the Sox in the AL East by 11.5 games on July 27. Since then, the Rays are 37-11 and the Sox are just three games over .500.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>The Stat: </b>Johnson was hitting just .108 in 2011 when he dropped the bomb that tied the game.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>The Stat:</b> The Red Sox were 76-0 in 2011 when leading after eight innings before Baltimore's 4-3 walk-off win. It was Jonathan Papelbon's third blown save of the season.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>The Stat: </b>Boston's 7-20 September record marks its worst September since 1952.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>The Stat:</b> Longoria is only the second player in baseball history to hit a walk-off home run to clinch a postseason berth on the final day of the season (Bobby Thomsons's "Shot Heard Round the World" in 1951).</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Thanks to John Tucker for sharing this with us. </span></div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-52789598018681026602011-09-29T05:40:00.000-07:002011-09-29T05:41:44.522-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EYQyJwz47_CVlcePbpiAUALU32zgqei8YB6tzrAmgfU1DdnEpB_tFLyVToHg5YOoScjSC5ZEMBC4DSyC-vMEghGwTH-hZQgrfyie9fCpt_vJGH2-Dct5ooP8xHmZ6x6wJBEqhmdkNR6Z/s1600/Nation2+single+image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EYQyJwz47_CVlcePbpiAUALU32zgqei8YB6tzrAmgfU1DdnEpB_tFLyVToHg5YOoScjSC5ZEMBC4DSyC-vMEghGwTH-hZQgrfyie9fCpt_vJGH2-Dct5ooP8xHmZ6x6wJBEqhmdkNR6Z/s400/Nation2+single+image.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-5751636672819082622011-09-16T05:41:00.000-07:002011-09-16T05:41:24.995-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTpwSEYste-kjaL9vdoZt6WKk_Gab52q1fyZGopZTAe7ghnHgLfPPfxdTGg-HbIzCXXfxQxghhRXorEmi-yDIpUul-wAXkik1HO01nF5ZFv6G3QkDWEhTEYvDGIZIQJsqnWqEv0jH0zUw/s1600/soxsurrender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTpwSEYste-kjaL9vdoZt6WKk_Gab52q1fyZGopZTAe7ghnHgLfPPfxdTGg-HbIzCXXfxQxghhRXorEmi-yDIpUul-wAXkik1HO01nF5ZFv6G3QkDWEhTEYvDGIZIQJsqnWqEv0jH0zUw/s320/soxsurrender.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rays now 10-5 against the Sox this season, 6-0 in their last 6 games</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wild Card is within reach (again)</div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-25468475652123434962011-09-13T09:12:00.000-07:002011-09-13T09:12:34.502-07:00<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Rays wobble but they don't fall down</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZV9ozvx271S7lNTZhiaEnHlSU14vzVImFSEX8gMNnCLTTEuz9zFtZ9gtXM795tquEj8DspT9F0sE-hH-hyTGf_zymSnFqGtWPtaGcGUHO4pOUIGmL2_GBFr5G8g4vS6qRi9jx4DyLksLX/s1600/rays_weeble.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZV9ozvx271S7lNTZhiaEnHlSU14vzVImFSEX8gMNnCLTTEuz9zFtZ9gtXM795tquEj8DspT9F0sE-hH-hyTGf_zymSnFqGtWPtaGcGUHO4pOUIGmL2_GBFr5G8g4vS6qRi9jx4DyLksLX/s400/rays_weeble.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Wild card down to 3</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Good thing Manny Ramirez isn't a distraction</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-43665588696936761652011-09-11T16:05:00.000-07:002011-09-11T16:05:16.530-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI876B_7316RUuZa6DRlMc7vOjHXiytWVFwtG5ID1ZirKX62t2xBT1aTmaSLpK1CQLmMAzt317c5-Nn2ESPMn4xHBXvYmLYdLGdxRk4SzrKOmoT7VzkaFUxjCkvWSD4GzkTcwubUV8uL6V/s1600/RaysSweepSox_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI876B_7316RUuZa6DRlMc7vOjHXiytWVFwtG5ID1ZirKX62t2xBT1aTmaSLpK1CQLmMAzt317c5-Nn2ESPMn4xHBXvYmLYdLGdxRk4SzrKOmoT7VzkaFUxjCkvWSD4GzkTcwubUV8uL6V/s400/RaysSweepSox_2.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Rays sweep Sox, keep playoff dream alive. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Wild Card now 3 1/2 games away with 17 to play. </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-50865934887631801552011-09-09T14:55:00.000-07:002011-09-09T14:55:01.444-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUlLtDuNefJGBGc8ZAizhD_CU3Lyw35b1eUlMnJ3pwCuGaUW8cooEyzMZ34ucaHKdhsGaMObdlZCn511mm6gWFcQJTab2r_wo6IjHbqjsX1zrhzTy_0oSJcu0heq55qqw4edFA1SPOZT0/s1600/gnomes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUlLtDuNefJGBGc8ZAizhD_CU3Lyw35b1eUlMnJ3pwCuGaUW8cooEyzMZ34ucaHKdhsGaMObdlZCn511mm6gWFcQJTab2r_wo6IjHbqjsX1zrhzTy_0oSJcu0heq55qqw4edFA1SPOZT0/s400/gnomes.png" width="338" /></a></div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-502359447470233362011-08-28T18:17:00.000-07:002011-08-28T18:17:00.548-07:00<div style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>RECORD PRICE</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAEr9ufTvMSYff7V9MO72g56c1uJCnN8QnkZGUhnG5vqq1aUBj6MuojrT2N6qL8pe874Nmu0rgRVDAaLY75xo2as9yFo8byS2buiIiOpboI2hV_kVQF8bNxsmoCawjcoRNSVuaxutumic/s1600/Rays_Blue_Jays_Baseball_238935_team.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAEr9ufTvMSYff7V9MO72g56c1uJCnN8QnkZGUhnG5vqq1aUBj6MuojrT2N6qL8pe874Nmu0rgRVDAaLY75xo2as9yFo8byS2buiIiOpboI2hV_kVQF8bNxsmoCawjcoRNSVuaxutumic/s400/Rays_Blue_Jays_Baseball_238935_team.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Price fans Rays' record 14</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Jennings hits first lead-off HR of his career</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wild Card now within 6.5 games</span></div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-38101989935972090722011-08-16T12:58:00.000-07:002011-08-17T09:26:56.132-07:00<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">THE POT CORNER?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErbW_3wNF22QoldpqC4Lo-7oZojtKmjzRWfRu9w_aWz-mVt3qCEzxQzruwr__Pv6rpIVcm7-bgTBglDviRCBXPUBYmHAlvI3EO1S_69jg7mV9tWxtkbjEvUZpX5SNPLHjL-tXJbdcK2by/s1600/evan_rasta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErbW_3wNF22QoldpqC4Lo-7oZojtKmjzRWfRu9w_aWz-mVt3qCEzxQzruwr__Pv6rpIVcm7-bgTBglDviRCBXPUBYmHAlvI3EO1S_69jg7mV9tWxtkbjEvUZpX5SNPLHjL-tXJbdcK2by/s400/evan_rasta.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-29877223517318639142011-08-15T11:51:00.000-07:002011-08-15T11:52:03.696-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/claims-in-burglary-case-of-tampa-bay-rays-players-draw-interest-from-major/1185806?utm_source=bleacherreport.com&utm_medium=referral"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPudHMfCzgrswr4JEn9l_asLZwlKpirOTDnNcDd_fmtB9zFK3EaKIYh-j_dKcc7LblH9ajhP50tS2qJRxl2kZ0Q_Jq_2WfwcNljF8v-vhBLSgYnh-IN9HP1ncc6qB8iLDh2p1BJQ1wy7xJ/s400/longoria_swing_joint.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"We've decided, obviously the three of us as a group and the organization as a whole, to just let the police do their job and us to keep that to ourselves. We're just not going to make any comment. … What's been said is said and our only way to react to it is obviously not to go the wrong way and react negatively to it, just to not make a comment on it." - Rays' .233 Hitter Evan Longoria </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Bleacher Report: More on the <a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/801438-sam-fuld-top-4-plays-made-by-tampa-bay-rays-outfielder-in-2011#/articles/801438-sam-fuld-top-4-plays-made-by-tampa-bay-rays-outfielder-in-2011">Legend of Sam Fuld</a></div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-10745576265724570542011-08-14T13:35:00.000-07:002011-08-15T09:17:18.001-07:00<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sometimes you win.</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sometimes you lose.</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sometimes it rains.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqa9mh2S_dreTe-NFdW9uzDE9lVmrD_LIPyDuSBqiXOE87yyqxOXLUXHATcKsRgaNyUUyRwSkWIgpXyIU0NyoJBQrAaqbjV43fNFKvnfeqTNnN5aa43YsLg3A44hGclq6st0QkRuOXqZvd/s1600/bulldurham1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqa9mh2S_dreTe-NFdW9uzDE9lVmrD_LIPyDuSBqiXOE87yyqxOXLUXHATcKsRgaNyUUyRwSkWIgpXyIU0NyoJBQrAaqbjV43fNFKvnfeqTNnN5aa43YsLg3A44hGclq6st0QkRuOXqZvd/s1600/bulldurham1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Rays split mini series at New York</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Price continues dominance of Sabathia</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Team continues to tread water in standings</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Damon clears waivers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Performance Enhancers? <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/claims-in-burglary-case-of-tampa-bay-rays-players-draw-interest-from-major/1185806?utm_source=bleacherreport.com&utm_medium=referral">Nope</a>. Burglers stole dope along with the AK-47.</span></div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-23889776937514240602011-08-12T07:53:00.000-07:002011-08-12T11:26:11.501-07:00<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">HOW SWEEP IT IS! </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5bnkHH-qbarsPCJUrR4cG0nWtt09vACvh08M8xnLOd8XB_bJz0ywyvxmnwHs20sFUx80pZbhcFIDQm1RrvS7N3OJxAe025LUKls-bTDGyxpZBlWAQru981kuoqAJTRwY4cKZLQ0LpcZ5/s1600/sweep_home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5bnkHH-qbarsPCJUrR4cG0nWtt09vACvh08M8xnLOd8XB_bJz0ywyvxmnwHs20sFUx80pZbhcFIDQm1RrvS7N3OJxAe025LUKls-bTDGyxpZBlWAQru981kuoqAJTRwY4cKZLQ0LpcZ5/s320/sweep_home.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">First 4-game home sweep since 2005<br />
Only 46,514 showed up for the four games<br />
(That's 11629 per game)</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Tearing Niemann 6-0 in last 6 starts</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Team travels to New Yawk with momentum<br />
Wild Card only 8 1/2 games away </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Zo leads MLB in doubles, Kotch second in Average </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Damon Watch 2011: Now in 65th place on hit list</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rays </span><a href="http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/article1185533.ece" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">anger </a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">the Village People.</span></div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-83639164122338592692011-08-11T10:08:00.000-07:002011-08-12T08:38:40.962-07:00<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">BEST. COMEBACK. EVER.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxLwofFc8N1NR1WOYPh0TMHOb2CpCoB0gkjZIRo5MDmmh7b_JNa2aEpZWFLW1cV1AEX1gQWabj0VTAU3kgIAPaV23tWa4wjBP_8c3mhGFhZbZy-q_pQhffJottLGkkH5SWFrrAMviYZnd/s1600/Royals_Rays_Baseball_235366_team.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxLwofFc8N1NR1WOYPh0TMHOb2CpCoB0gkjZIRo5MDmmh7b_JNa2aEpZWFLW1cV1AEX1gQWabj0VTAU3kgIAPaV23tWa4wjBP_8c3mhGFhZbZy-q_pQhffJottLGkkH5SWFrrAMviYZnd/s400/Royals_Rays_Baseball_235366_team.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Biggest comeback in the history of the Rays</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">5 Runs in the 9th thanks to timely KC errors</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Legend of Sam Fuld gets bigger and bigger. </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Makes the 27th minute of SportsCenter</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Season ending surgery for Alex Cobb. Glad we didn't trade a pitcher for a bat now aren't you? </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/rays/content/second-arrest-made-spring-home-burglary">Arrests </a>made in burglary of Longo's rental home</div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-55653890860640477632011-08-10T06:29:00.000-07:002011-08-10T06:29:02.424-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0ol1xpgsKprKswgqsRoAlUILxVFjw0qtXtOJ6dkLunIAfV8-RIv9ZTN8aaKV-NHjGYrC6C7Sa2ZNSPpEttTxtHoRXNpCZACfePStpDcmm13Uie53hAFbdrPVCniVWTifBXDPC2HyZBHB/s1600/shoppach_shopvac.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0ol1xpgsKprKswgqsRoAlUILxVFjw0qtXtOJ6dkLunIAfV8-RIv9ZTN8aaKV-NHjGYrC6C7Sa2ZNSPpEttTxtHoRXNpCZACfePStpDcmm13Uie53hAFbdrPVCniVWTifBXDPC2HyZBHB/s320/shoppach_shopvac.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-35517637528675552722011-08-09T06:17:00.000-07:002011-08-10T06:29:40.459-07:00<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">KOTCHA!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hEh9miaisWNNma4LuIfXR9EKxcQ3yETIcI9iLbVHUacLD3hBcTWH3L0Sm8dGR45aKokd1Gji24eA7MQr9C8Vo8LP4rOEKdaobcvY8mD5wWbqR90m2pO3Z5AZ5rqG4RDsqBGkZpPOIALM/s1600/Royals_Rays_Baseball_234822_team.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hEh9miaisWNNma4LuIfXR9EKxcQ3yETIcI9iLbVHUacLD3hBcTWH3L0Sm8dGR45aKokd1Gji24eA7MQr9C8Vo8LP4rOEKdaobcvY8mD5wWbqR90m2pO3Z5AZ5rqG4RDsqBGkZpPOIALM/s400/Royals_Rays_Baseball_234822_team.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Casey Kotchman Doubles, Homers, and dodges the pie</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Home Town Hero now .341/.397/.872 with 7HR and 22Doubles</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Meanwhile, the <a href="http://www.bleachernation.com/2011/08/01/carlos-pena-says-the-cubs-just-need-chemistry/">First Baseman nobody wanted to see go</a> is hitting .221 for the Cubs. That's down in Evan Longoria / BJ Upton territory.</div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-80866135920001663982011-08-05T06:00:00.000-07:002011-08-05T06:00:10.789-07:00<div style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">CARL WHO?</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdH_6ae4sv6xdowz-RqSXJI71NvkVnlT55GYkErDUQKTjFPcPENfcTKnpR1DivJ5emATtV-g2rx-AuAdIp572U4KqbmPVadCdCprBIt3NHDpaA1KrOpEg26Sz6IL8oPwKd2CCg0U4QOaKT/s1600/Blue_Jays_Rays_Baseball_233987_team.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdH_6ae4sv6xdowz-RqSXJI71NvkVnlT55GYkErDUQKTjFPcPENfcTKnpR1DivJ5emATtV-g2rx-AuAdIp572U4KqbmPVadCdCprBIt3NHDpaA1KrOpEg26Sz6IL8oPwKd2CCg0U4QOaKT/s400/Blue_Jays_Rays_Baseball_233987_team.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Jennings ties the game in the 10th</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">3 Hits, Double, Homer, Avg up to .354</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Let's hope DJ doesn't Ruggiano himself back down to the minors again</div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812059698183424132.post-70866957821034151952011-08-04T08:55:00.000-07:002011-08-04T08:55:05.138-07:00<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">TRULY OFFENSIVE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNp1ALLh9i3YRTx4C0bKsdB5wwJkSuNHtjqx3t5zQWLO2Dze2tunsOGJMg8ouvpS6LnRJG-Y3NyFqiQ9sz3jWYbIMHiC5cULki21DMZ2qUG3c6z-8RxVH9_zuexK1Yh4N75KDYeju1K4Fx/s1600/Blue_Jays_Rays_Baseball_233896_team.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNp1ALLh9i3YRTx4C0bKsdB5wwJkSuNHtjqx3t5zQWLO2Dze2tunsOGJMg8ouvpS6LnRJG-Y3NyFqiQ9sz3jWYbIMHiC5cULki21DMZ2qUG3c6z-8RxVH9_zuexK1Yh4N75KDYeju1K4Fx/s400/Blue_Jays_Rays_Baseball_233896_team.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Rays offense has <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/article1184198.ece">rare outburst</a>, pounds Jays</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">12 hits in a game? Stop asking for Derek Shelton's head already</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Rays hang on in the race for 3rd place</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Chirinos is our new Dioner Navarro</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.tbo.com/news/rays/2011/aug/02/4/clutch-hitters-group-lobbying-to-break-rays-deadlo-ar-247836/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+tbo%2Frays+%28TBO+%3E+Rays%29" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Return </a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">of the Clutch Hitters</span></div>Dave Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664384345330879885noreply@blogger.com0