JOE MADDON RUMORS & GOSSIP
Rays looking recipes for their lucky plantains
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Wanted: Plantain recipes.
The Tampa Bay Rays have a request. Plantains are the craze in their clubhouse these days joining an eclectic list that includes a DJ and a magician, a cockatoo, penguins and a Latin band and it appears the fruit will find residence at Tropicana Field for a while following a debut Tuesday.
So the Rays want to get creative with...
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Rays bring merengue band into clubhouse
YouTube If there is one thing that Joe Maddon does, it’s manage the heck out of his baseball team. Often in the bottom third of the Major League as far as team salaries go, Maddon’s Rays are annual troublemakers in the American League East. And there is no secret that the Rays are one of the loosest teams in the sport. It’s all Joe Maddon. On Tuesday, before the Rays...
Rays' clubhouse welcomes Latin band into mix
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. A DJ and a magician, a cockatoo and penguins now a Latin band plus plantains.
Yes, the Tampa Bay Rays keep surprising. Stop by Tropicana Fields home clubhouse on any given day, and you never know what youll find. The DJ, magician and feathered friends from the animal kingdom appeared during a six-game homestand in late April. Turns out those were just the...
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Rays enjoy Kenny Loggins' visit to Tropicana Field
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. There was a Footloose feel at Tropicana Field on Saturday night.
Soft rock singer Kenny Loggins, 65, performed after the Tampa Bay Rays 8-7 victory over the San Diego Padres, which drew a crowd of 18,587. Before the game, though, he received some face time with Rays manager Joe Maddon in the skippers office.
Maddons verdict: Approval.
The artist, who has...
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Joe Maddon brings penguins into clubhouse to get players to ‘chill out’ (pics/vid)
And the bizarre hits keep on coming related to and from Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon. Wednesday was “Joe Maddon Garden Gnome” giveaway night at Tropicana Field and perhaps in honor of the event — although it’s hard to figure out exactly how what Maddon did paid homage to him being depicted as a garden gnome — the Rays skipper invited some adorable penguins into the...
Joe Maddon Brings in Penguins to ‘Chill’ Rays Clubhouse Out (Video)
So, the Tampa Bay Rays, a trendy pick by many to win the AL East this season, have struggled through their first month. They came into Wednesday with a record of 9-11, good for fourth place in the division, and manager Joe Maddon thought the team needed to relax a bit. To “chill” out the vibe in the clubhouse — his words, not ours — Maddon brought in a pair of penguins for...
NOW THAT'S A GIVEAWAY
Behold, the Joe Maddon Garden Gnome
On Wednesday at Tropicana Field, the first 10.000 fans through the gates for the team’s game against the New York Yankees all will be the lucky recipients of a garden gnome figurine in the likeness of Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon. The Joe Maddon Garden Gnome joins the nightmare fuel that was ZimBear (a disturbing half-man, half-teddy bear figurine of team senior adviser Don...
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Joe Maddon brought cockatoo to clubhouse
Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon has a new friend. Her name is Mindy, an umbrella cockatoo. Maddon has been pushing all of the right buttons with the Rays lately, as they've won four straight. Including in that winning streak is a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics, who came to Tropicana Field with a 12-4 record. Maddon brought the cockatoo and her trainer into into the...
Maddon reflects on Boston Marathon tragedy
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Suddenly, to Joe Maddon, a baseball result turned more than small. In an instant, his day changed, thoughts turned deep, and travel out of Boston became a time to place life in perspective.
Maddon stood near the home dugout Friday at Tropicana Field, four days after he and the Tampa Bay Rays were at Fenway Park the afternoon three people were killed and more...
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April 19, 2013
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Joe Maddon livid over blown 9th-inning call
With a full count and the game on the line, the ump in the Rangers-Rays game called a strike on a terrible pitch. Understandably, Joe Maddon blew his top.
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