Quad stops Jeters

With the ascension of the Tampa Bay Rays into the upper echelon of baseball, it became apparent to me that I'm not going to have as much space on the bandwagon as I once did. And as much as I like to stretch out and put my feet up, I'm absolutely ecstatic to welcome new fans. But I'm going to make a distinction between Rays fans and Rays rooters in this blog. The Rays...

Paul Azinger, captain and Mensa extraordinaire of the 2008 Ryder Cup, has been picked from a LONG list of die-hard Tampa Bay Rays fans as one of the members to throw out the first pitch in their upcoming home playoff games. Since the Rays were struggling to find the perfect fan for such an event, Azinger seemed perfect since he's popular right and actually lives in Florida...

Steve Lombardi from WasWatching.com sent an email to former Yankee Mike Pagliarulo asking about Phil Hughes' velocity, and how he's gone from a guy who was supposed to throw 92-95 to someone who throws 89-92. Pags posted a response on his blog Dugout Central tonight, and here's what he thinks:............................

my column for this week's newspaper Kyle Busch is just driving away. Literally and figuratively. Busch won his sixth race of the season Saturday night, edging out Carl Edwards on the last lap as the caution flag flew. Busch not only leads the championship points but he also has a 40-point edge as of today headed into the Chase for the Sprint Cup in eight more weeks. Some...

57 games available in HD; coverage expands in JacksonvilleST. PETERSBURG, FL-A total of 144 regular season Tampa Bay Rays games will be televised regionally in 2008. The Rays TV Network and ION Television will televise 67 games, including 20 home games in 720p High Definition (HD), while FSN Florida ...

Original summaries of all 4 Yankee minor league games and box score "links" and recap "links" to all 4 Yankee minor league games that were held today on April 7th, 2008. The links are not original but the summaries are.

Lefthanders Jamie Moyer and J.A. Happ will be making their fourth Grapefruit League starts this afternoon in a World Series rematch against the Tampa Bay Rays. First pitch is 1:05 p.m. from Port Charlotte, Fla. Based on performance alone, Happ, who is among the Grapefruit League leaders in ERA and strikeouts, has started to separate from the pack in the race for fifth starter.

A-Rod likes his PR clean, and along comes Canseco....

Top 10 Player Rankings - 2009 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide Preview. Includes rankings, player profiles and projections for the 2009 season.

For the first time in a decade, four of the top big men in the country decided to return to college without even testing NBA draft waters. Hasheem Thabeet (cover athlete) of UCONN, Tyler Hansbrough of UNC, Luke Harangody of Notre Dame and Blake Griffin of Oklahoma all came back for another year, and will make outsized contributions to their teams. In the new issue of ESPN The Magazine...

Mike Mussina pitched beautifully last night but he acted ugly:

Jeff Borris, the agent of record for Barry Bonds, is nothing short of persistent. Even though Bonds has not received a Major League deal from any teams, Borris continues to put his client's name in the paper and has no problem expressing his displeasure in the lack of interest in Bonds. Borris most recently attempted to get Bonds a deal with the Tampa Bay Rays. The team seemed...

Cleveland Indians spot starter Matt Ginter shuts down the Tampa Bay Rays as Ryan Garko has a big night in response to losing his manhood to Andy Marte.

Not only did he become a statistical legend with the Tampa Bay Rays in his seven seasons with the club, but he also was forced to live in Tampa Bay, a city more known for classic episodes of C.O.P.S. and being much more of the horsesh*t variety then Baltimore could ever aspire to be.

As the Mets worry about Johan Santana's elbow, and feel pretty good about John Maine, Mike Pelfrey and Ollie Perez in the middle, there are too many guys who can't seem to win that fifth starter's role. A fifth starter is a luxury until May 1, but not if someone gets hurt (or is already ...