My hopes for an underdog in the ALCS were dashed last night thanks to the O’s loss at the hands of those bloated, overpaid, primadonnas in the Bronx. Hooray, two teams with high payroll’s are going head-to-head with one-another! Sure sounds like compelling baseball to me. Furthermore, the NL side of the coin doesn’t look …
Category Archives: Hot-Stove
Hey Friedman…
How’s about you make this acquisition happen?! WARNING: The music in the video is horrible! Set the volume on your computer to mute, you’ll thank me later. In the end, with a band name like Skillet, the question begs: how good can they be? [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brljoUWAHUM]
Alfonso Soriano, A Ray? (Poll Included)
It hasn’t even been a whole week since game 162, and the Hot-Stove rumor mill is already cranking. Yesterday we heard tell of the possibility a deal for 13-year veteran, Alfonso Soriano, of the Cubs. Could Soriano, a utility middle infielder and outfielder, solve the DH problem that has plagued the Rays for some time now? If anything, …
The Return of the Hot-Stove
The Hot-Stove period between seasons officially starts for the Rays tonight after out number 27 goes down in the annals of baseball history. Suffice to say, none of us really thought that we’d be immediately thrust into that four-month black hole, conveniently nestled between the end of one season and the start of Spring Training. Sure, …
The Short-Stop Conundrum; have your opinions changed since the start of spring training (poll included)?
3/20/12 Update: I originally posted this piece back in January, and updated in February. We want to know if your opinions have changed since the start of spring training. The poll is still open, and by all means share your opinion. We’ll post the results within the next week. Going in to the 2011/12 …