Uncategorized – Page 541

It’s Waaaaaay Back!

I stayed up late last night sipping (*cough* guzzling) some really nice scotch, and as I do many late evenings whilst imbibing the sweet water of life, I turned on the MLB Network to see what fine programming they had in store. Turns out that they were chronicling the biggest home runs of the 2011 …

Continue reading “It’s Waaaaaay Back!”

Hickey on the Starting Rotation (radio interview) and Other Bits of Starting Pitcher Ephemera

In an on air interview this morning (linked below) with Mike Pepper and Justin Pawlowski, Rays pitching coach, Jim Hickey, quickly shot down the idea of a six man rotation. Tampa Bay has a copious amount of pitchers in spring training, 38 to be exact. Of them, you have seven pitchers (Shields, Price, Hellickson, Davis, Niemann, …

Continue reading “Hickey on the Starting Rotation (radio interview) and Other Bits of Starting Pitcher Ephemera”

Poll: Who Should Get the Starting SS Spot On the Roster?

With the recent acquisition of former Tigers infielder, Will Rhymes, the Rays find themselves in an interesting position. Going into Spring Training, the Rays will effectively have four infielders, or outright short stops, battling it out for a spot on the roster. We’re diligently writing about the battle for shortstop at the moment. However, we’d …

Continue reading “Poll: Who Should Get the Starting SS Spot On the Roster?”

Lions, Tigers, and Zimmer Bears

The Rays released their 2012 promotional schedule today. Granted there are lots of cool little knickknacks interspersed with a few crappier items on the list…what else is new, right? Among the list is what could arguably be the coolest freebie ever: the Don Zimmer teddy-bear. The Zim Bear (seen below, on the left) rolls out on the …

Continue reading “Lions, Tigers, and Zimmer Bears”

Baseball America Top Prospects Released; Moore, Archer, Lee, and Guerrieri Crack the Top 100

Baseball America released its “2012 Top 100 Prospects” today, finding four Ray prospects making the list: LHP phenom Matt Moore, RHP Chris Archer, SS Hak-Ju Lee, and RHP Taylor Guerrieri. Moore leads the list of Rays at number two, only behind Bryce Harper of the Washinton Nationals. Rounding the list off are Hak-Ju Lee is …

Continue reading “Baseball America Top Prospects Released; Moore, Archer, Lee, and Guerrieri Crack the Top 100”