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Josh Q. Public: Big time. I'm on my way, I'm making it. Big time. I've got to make it show, yeah. Big time. So much larger than life. -Peter Gabriel Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go! Eighty-one games in the books. Time to do this. Like we always knew this. I do the Smurf, the Popeye, and the Jerry Lewis. I also hand out awards. Midseason awards. If you...

The Scores Report ranks the top baseball players 24 years old and younger at each position. Shortstop: Hanley Ramirez, 24, Florida Marlins This position haunted me last year and it's going to do so again this year. Both Ramirez and the Mets' Jose Reyes are five-tool players who can hit for average, steal bases and score runs. But Ramirez has a little more pop and his...

One of the things the Tampa Bay Rays can expect in 2009 after their trip to the World Series in 2008 is a lot more attention. They started to get a taste of it towards the end of last season and in the playoffs when they noticed they were no longer playing in front of 10,000 fans but full houses. This season the Rays will be playing in front of large crowds all season, and they're going to be

Photo © Charles Krupa / AP In preparation for the season-opening series against the newly-renamed Tampa Bay Rays, myself and R.J. Anderson of DRays Bay and Beyond the Boxscore exchanged five questions apiece. Here's some scoop on the Rays. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 1. You k...

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder B.J. Upton may not be ready by Opening Day. Upton underwent surgery on his left shoulder during the offseason to repair a torn labrum. It has been questionable throughout this spring whether Upton would be ready by Opening Day or not. In a minor league spring training game on Saturday, the question was basically answered. Upton was hit in the hand by a pitch...

Tampa Bay Rays (21 days until pitchers and catchers report)Yesterday the Tampa Bay Rays announced that they had reached an agreement with James Shields on a contract that could be for as long as seven years and worth just under $38 million. With incentives the deal could reach as much as $44 million....

I want to thank Matt Bishoff from DRays Bay for joining me on the podcast this week. We covered all things Tampa Bay Rays, from Barry Bonds to this week's Sports Illustrated articles to the future of the franchise.You can check out Matt's new website as well at www.nobiasbaseball.com.Enjoy!Dan's Tak...

Everbody loves fireworks. The question is, will we get to see some this weekend when the Tampa Bay Rays visit the Yankees. You’ll recall all the spring training fireworks. Elliott Johnson breaking Francisco Cervelli’s wrist in a home-plate collision. Shelley Duncan’s unnecessary sli...

The rich get rich, and the poor get poor. Yes, even in baseball it happens. Just compare the Yankees to the Tampa Bay Rays and you'll know what I'm talking about. 1. N.Y. Yankees $218,311,394 2. Boston 155,402,595 3. Los...

Sports Law Blog reader Scott Timmerick checks in with an interesting question (between the asterisks):* * *I just started playing MLB 2K8 on PlayStation 2. Facing off against the great Tampa Bay Rays and their ace Scott Kazmir, seven innings later I found myself taking pitches from Gary Glover, a (un...

We call him The Dirtbag because of how he plays and because he played college ball at Long Beach State whose baseball team has the coolest mascot in sports...The Dirtbags.The biggest question mark for the Tampa Bay Rays in Spring Training is whether or not Evan Longoria will be named the opening day ...

The Yankees begin a two-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field tonight. The pitching matchups are:Monday, April 14 - 7:10 p.m., YESIan Kennedy - RHP (0-1, 13.50 ERA) vs. span<span style="...

So I heard about this literally two days ago in the rumor mill about the Red Sox unveiling a new logo and a third team jersey. At first I ignored the proposperous rumors, but today while I was watching Globe 10.0 on NESN at the bottom of the screen where the NESN Edge bar is, there is came scrolling from right to left "The Boston Red Sox will unveil a new logo tomorrow at...

Last year was definitely a phase. They Rays will not make it back to the post season and will have to wait an extra year for players like David Price, Jeff Niemann, Andy Sonnanstine, and Evan Longoria to fully meet their potential. All I'm saying is last year was a fluke.Keep an Eye on: Grant Balfour, rpBalfour is a good reliever that could go for those long innings when...

The Cleveland Indians stomp the Tampa Bay Rays with two big innings.