For some reason, the idea that Tampa Bay Lightning owner, Jeff Vinik, is planning on building a stadium for the Rays in the Channelside district of downtown Tampa – or at least the possibility that he’d build a new facility for the Rays – keeps rearing its ugly head. Gee cough, I couldn’t imagine that …
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Rich Thompson and Wilking Rodriguez Outrighted to Triple-A Durham
MLB Trade Rumors reported that the Rays outrighted Chris Titus lookalike, Rich “I batted .091 in 23 games” Thompson, and RHP Wilking Rodriguez to Triple-A Durham in order to make room on the 40-man roster for Brandon Guyer and Robinson Chirinos. Rodriguez posted a 5.56 ERA with 7.7 K/9 and 4.0 BB/9 in seven starts. …
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Huge Congrats Go Out to Fernando Rodney
Fernando Rodney earned a pair of huge awards, being named the American League Comeback Player of the Year, and the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year. The Delivery Man award recognizes the most outstanding relief pitcher of the regular season, and is voted on by a panel from MLB. Rodney was quoted as …
Nate Silver; the Baseball and Political Parts of My Brain Have Now Found Serenity
Statistical guru and sabermetrician, Nate Silver, appeared on the Daily Show last night to promote his new book, The Signal and the Noise. Most known in baseball circles as the man who developed PECOTA, Silver has also used his statistical models as a means to explain the science behind effective political forecasting. Regardless of your political …
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Thanks, Noah!
Just a shout-out to Noah over at the Shadow of the Stadium blog. He name dropped us in one of his more recent pieces titled How Many Fans Do the Rays Need? regarding a piece I published earlier in response to Romano’s article in the Times. By all means, give Shadow of the Stadium some of your …