On PED’s: A Childhood Stained or Whatever

Today, the MLB announced that one the Tampa Bay Rays’ top prospects, Alex Colome, was suspended for PED. use. This is following the whole Biogenesis stuff from last season, which followed, well, countless other times where you find out the players you grew up idolizing cheated their way to baseball history. As a lifelong baseball fan, it’s disappointing.

Adios, Brandon Allen

Brandon Allen, a folk hero of sorts for hitting a game winning walk-off homer in his first game as a Rays, is no longer with the Rays organization. Roger Mooney of the Tampa Tribune reported that the Rays have sold his rights to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. Allen appeared in seven games with the Rays …

Matt Joyce rehab stint: Game Número Uno redux

In Addendum: we may have spoken too soon. Matt Joyce asked to leave the game in the sixth inning after three plate appearances, with lower back tightness, according to the Harold Sun. How this effects Joyce’s rehab stint is unknown. Rays OF Matt Joyce went 0-2 with a walk in the first game of his …