Just in case you hadn’t heard, Rays ace, David Price, won the 2012 AL Cy Young Award, narrowly edging out the 2011 Cy Young Award winner, Justin Verlander. According to the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, (BBWAA) “Price (20-5, 2.56 ERA) was named first on 14 of the 28 ballots cast by two writers in …
Continue reading “Congrats to Your AL Cy Young Award Winner, David Price!”
Notice I did not write South Florida. All of it. Rays’ owner Stu Sternberg was already less than sanguine about getting significant scratch from the state and local governments for a new ballpark that is absolutely essential to his survival in Tampa/St. Petersburg. If he had any hopes left after the disastrously low crowds for the free …
Continue reading “Oh Keith Olbermann, Don’t You Know When to Butt Out?”
The Rays just announced that the majority of their ticket prices have been reduced or will remain the same for next season. They will also continue the programs for limited free parking and allowing fans to bring in food. Dear fans that don’t go to games, as a good friend of the blog put it, “you’d …
Update: Here’s a tentative mock-up of the new design we’re working on. It’s still a little off the mark, but you get the idea. What do you think? Folks, I was wondering if there is anyone out there that could combine the classic Raymond Pettibon/Black Flag “My War” shirt design, WARp (wins against replacement), and …
Many of you are aware of that the Rays may be in the market to replace one Upton with the other. An acquisition of this caliber could give Rays some badly needed offense in the middle of their lineup, which is a plus. Overall, making a trade to Arizona for Justin Upton does seem intriguing, however …
Continue reading “A Bourgening Relationship with Another Upton?”
