Yardbarker: Dan Wheeler

What About the Rays' Bullpen?

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:00:23 -0500

More photos » by Kathy Willens - AP .....we paid him $4.5M this year. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Browse more photos » The Rays' bullpen this year was quite the odyssey. There were times we loved it, but just as frequently, there were times we hated it. There were times it seemed invincible, but then again, there were times it imploded day in and day out. Heck, this was a bullpen th...

9/23 GDT: Seattle Mariners @ Tampa Bay Rays

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:00:24 -0500

Current Series 2 game series vs Mariners @ Tropicana Field --> Mariners lead the series 1-0 Tue 09/22 WP: Miguel Batista (7 - 4) SV: Mark Lowe LP: Dan Wheeler (4 - 5) 3 - 4 loss Seattle Mariners Lookout Landing @ Tampa Bay Rays DRaysBay Wednesday, Sep 23, 2009, 7:08 PM EDT Tropicana Field Brandon Morrow vs Wade Davis Complete Coverage >

The Curious Case of Dan Wheeler: HR/uBB > 1

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:00:39 -0500

More photos » by Bill Kostroun - AP Another Wheeler Solo Shot Browse more photos » The Curious Case of Dan Wheeler Dan Wheeler is on pace to join a very exclusive club this season. In the past 20 years there have only been four American League relievers with a minimum of 50 innings pitched who have allowed more home runs than walks in an in...

Dan Wheeler's Big City Slider Adventure

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:02:58 -0500

Dewayne Staats' favorite son-in-law. (Photo by Dennis Adair) View full size photo uploaded August 17, 2009 Dan Wheeler does not like things to be balanced or even. Since rejoining the Rays in late 2007, Wheeler has either been really good or really bad. His 2008 started out fantastically, but he traded good and bad months from there on out. He ended with three months with a FIP greater than 6.1 and three months with a FIP ...

Royals Announcer Compares Dan Wheeler To Fetus

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:16:07 -0500

Dan Wheeler is not only my favorite Devil Ray ever from the great state of Rhode Island and the 93rd greatest Devil Ray ever, he’s also the premier setup man in the sport. That’s why it was disappointing Saturday night to hear the Fox Sports Kansas City announcers mocking Wheeler’s mound routine in the middle game of a three-game Devil Rays sweep in KC. Here’s a photo illustration and a transcript of what was said by play-by-play man Ryan Lefebvre and commentator and ex-Royal Frank White: Lefebvre: Interesting setup for Dan Wheeler. After he gets the sign from the catcher he kinda coils himself in — I called it kind of a standing fetal postion. And kinda wiggling the ball in his glove,...

It's Dan Wheeler's World, We're Just Living In It

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:24:02 -0500

via www.homeruncards.com A couple of days ago I wrote about the improvement Dan Wheeler had showed over the last month or so. Wheeler had upped his slider usage tremendously and it seemed to be paying dividends as he hadn't allowed a run in his last 13 appearances. Today would be no different. With J.P. Howell not available to pitch the 9th inning, it would be Dan Wheeler who would get the call from Joe Maddon. Wheeler made quick work of the Blue Jay...

Dan Wheeler Slides Into Success

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:30:09 -0500

More photos » by Brian Blanco - AP about 8 hours ago: Tampa Bay Rays' Jason Bartlett is tagged out by the Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Lyle Overbay at first base in the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday July 7, 2009 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Tampa Bay won 3-1. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco) Browse more photos » When Dan Wheeler relieved J.P. Howell in the 11th inning of tonight's game ...

Dan Wheeler's Life is Boring

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:52:15 -0500

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Free Winston Abreu

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:55:28 -0500

Dan Wheeler's Imcompetence Allows Randy Choate To Save Rays Victory

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:10:10 -0500

More photos » by Jeff Zelevansky - AP There are no good pictures for this game, so enjoy Kate Hudson watching the Rays victory(AP Photo/Jeff Zelevansky) Browse more photos » This is really getting old. I'm not going to recap the bottom of the 9th inning, nor am I going to write a long vitriolic paragraph ripping Dan Wheeler to shreds. I've already done that too many times to count ...

5 Ways To Undermine Your Fantasy Baseball League

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:59:40 -0500

There are three general types of people that you are going to encounter in your average fantasy baseball (or any sport, really) league. There's the guy who got in over his head, didn't realize the amount of time necessary for fantasy baseball and now only makes appearances in the league a few times a month when the message board is filled with posts calling for his head for playing with a team full of DLs. There's the guy who checks his team frequently, but always has a bitch about how he's got a "REAL job" and he doesn't have time to sit up until waivers clear at 2:00AM or peruse the trading block all day from 8 to 5, therefore his team suffers and he harbors a grudge against everyone else with make believe jobs. Then, there's the guy who IS up until 2:00AM waiting for waivers to clear, he's the first to snatch up Dan Wheeler as he picks up his first save, and then declares everyone else in the league to be decidedly retarded for their inability to beat him to the punch. Sadly, it's very frequent that personality #3 is in contention. Also unfortunately, the majority of us fall under personality #2. So, what that means for us is that in order to compete in a league of the over zealous, we must fight dirty. We must take advantages where ever and whenever they may come. So, I preface this article by saying the following are despicable acts that will probably piss someone off, but as Steinbrenner could tell you if he wasn't quivering with demetia, is that the morally deficient can and will succeed. So, if you're up to fighting dirty, here's some ideas:

Pujols Lidges Dan Wheeler in the 10th

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:29:48 -0500

Albert Pujols, the Astro Killer, was at it again last night. This time taking the Dan Wheeler deep in extra innings. That makes back to back outings in which Wheeler has faced the Cardinals and given up three earned runs. He shouldn't be in any danger of losing his job, but as Astros Dugout indicates, right or wrong, you can already sense the Brad Lidge whispers coming. I really don't see that happening unless it's strictly to showcase him for another team and a future trade. Since Lidge is a free agent at the end of the year and Houston is struggling, it's a legitimate concern for Wheeler fantasy owners.

Lidge Out As Astros Closer

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:22:51 -0500

Just a week into the season, Brad Lidge has been demoted. The Houston Astros named Dan Wheeler their new closer Monday, one day after Lidge gave up five runs in just two thirds of an inning against the Cardinals ... (continued on our site)