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If You Want To Guarantee An Evan Longoria Autograph At FanFest, It Will Cost You
For a pretty steep price, you can now guarantee yourself the autograph of your favorite player at FanFest.
The Rays are calling it an “Exclusive Signing Opportunity.” And for $400, yes $400, fans can meet the player of their choice, without waiting in line, and have an object (that the fan provides) autographed. The Rays are only selling 15 of these per player, and it...
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18 days ago
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Ben Zobrist On The Cover Of Eastbay
We are not sure if this particular issue is out yet, but it appears that Ben Zobrist is on the cover of the latest Eastbay magazine. Here is the cover. And below, you can see a video of Zorilla talking about being on the cover…
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[MOONEY OVER MY-HAMMY] SI Cover Not A Hit Among Rays; Mooney Won...
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18 days ago
Matt Moore Is MLB.com’s Top Prospect; Six Rays In Top 100
Matt Moore is the top prospect in baseball according to MLB.com. And overall, the Rays are well-represented on the first top prospects list of the year, with six players total.
Joining Moore on the list are Hak-Ju Lee (46), Chris Archer (74), Tim Beckham (92), Mike Mahtook (96) Taylor Guerrieri (99). Lee and Archer came over to the Rays organization via the Matt Garza deal. Tim Beckham...
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18 days ago
The One Where We Discuss Spring Invites, CC As Fielder, And Owing The State Some Money
The Rays have extended Spring Training invitations (has a player ever declined a spring training “invitation”?) to shortstops Tim Beckham and Hak-Ju Lee, catchers Nevin Ashley and Craig Albernaz, and pitchers Ricky Orta, Ryan Reid, Bryan Augenstein and Marquis Fleming.
We’re glad the Rays are more patient than we are. Because if it were up to us, Beckham would be the opening...
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18 days ago
Rays Sign Keppinger
The Rays added the extra bat they were looking for tonight when they signed Jeff Keppinger to a one-year deal.
The agreement is a major league contract, so it would seem that Elliot Johnson’s chances of making the team just took a big hit. Keppinger can play both middle infield spots as well as both corner outfield spots.
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18 days ago
Barring A Trade, Rays Payroll Will Be More Than $60 Million In 2012
We will update the 25-man roster projection tomorrow, but first, let’s take a look at the payroll projection…
With the addition of Carlos Pena, the 2012 payroll projects to be approximately $63.6 million, an increase of 54.7 percent over last season. This is based on raises already built into existing contracts, and projected salaries for arbitration-eligible players and players...
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19 days ago
The ‘Raymond’ Fired By The Rays In 2008, Was Just Fired By The Lightning After Altercation With A Fan
Back in 2008, the Rays fired Kelly Frank, the woman inside the Raymond costume at The Trop for the previous five seasons. And now, four years later, it looks like she has been fired again, this time as the Tampa Bay Lightning mascot “Thunderbug.”
Late last week we showed you video of Raymond being assaulted by a Bruins fan. That video went viral. And well, it turns out the team...
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19 days ago
VIDEO: Evan Longoria’s Latest Commercial Is His Fred McGriff Moment
Evan Longoria’s latest commercial (video is below) is reminiscent of Fred McGriff’s “Tom Emansky” commercial.
Longoria is endorsing a product called the “Hitting Jack-It,” which appears to be a hitting doughnut that can be used during batting practice. Interestingly, this comes after recent research shows that batting doughnuts might actually reduce bat speed.
But what...
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19 days ago
The One Where We Discuss Pena’s Presser, Moving Ruggy, And Dickie V’s Bay Area Emotions
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The Rays officially announced the signing of Carlos Pena [video of the press conference via Tampa Bay Times is below]. And the Rays posted billboards throughout the area welcoming El Gato back to the team.
But more importantly, as we have been speculating for weeks, Justin Ruggiano has been designated for assignment.
THE JUNKYARD...
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19 days ago
VIDEO: Sternberg Jokes That Awards Will Be Up For Auction At ‘WeNeedMoneyForPena.com’
Stuart Sternberg was on hand Saturday night to accept Joe Maddon’s Manager of the Year award and Jeremy Hellickson’s Rookie of the Year award. Sternberg, showing his lighter side, joked that he drove down from posh Westchester County because the team couldn’t afford airfare for Maddon and Hellickson. He also said that the awards would later be put up for auction...
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20 days ago
Jeremy Hellickson May Be Ready To Unleash A New Weapon
Jeremy Hellickson joined the folks at his hometown paper in Des Moines and took some questions from fans. You can see a complete transcript at USA Today.
The biggest news from the chat was when Hellboy was asked about his favorite pitch…
my favorite pitch is the cutter ive been working on for a few years now that will start working here soon… and that is also the hardest...
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20 days ago
Names Surface As Rays Now Turn Focus To Adding A Bench Player
Jeff Keppinger
It is starting to look more and more like the Rays opening day lineup will consist of players currently on the roster. But that won’t stop the Rays from adding a player to bolster the bench.
According to Jerry Crasnick, the Rays have “expressed interest” in Jeff Keppinger. And Marc Topkin says the Rays have “had talks with” Ryan Theriot. Edgar Renteria...
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20 days ago
The One Where We Discuss Farm Life, Johnny’s Desires, And Maddon’s Grand Gesture
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We are back from our little mini-vacation and find that John Sickels of Minor League Ball ranks the Rays farm system as just the seventh-best in baseball...
Impact depth behind Matt Moore has slipped but this is still a robust organization.
Although, we would point out that Moore is pretty damn good. And depending on who you talk...
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20 days ago
Rays Re-Sign Pena
According to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com, the Rays have brought back Carlos Pena on a 1-year, $7.25 million deal.
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[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Pena Signing With The Cubs
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24 days ago
Rays Sign Three Former Big Leaguers To Minor League Deals
According to Matt Eddy of Baseball America (via MLB Trade Rumors), the Rays have signed Jesus Feliciano, Will Rhymes, and Romulo Sanchez to minor league deals. It is not mentioned in the report, but we assume all three will be invited to spring training.
Rhymes, a second baseman, has played parts of the last two seasons with the Detroit Tigers, hitting .283 with a .341 OBP and a...
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25 days ago
Let’s Speculate On Compensation For The City Of St. Pete To Ease The Pain Of Losing The Rays
Getting out of the contract with the city of St. Pete is going to cost the Rays a lot of money. Remember, the Rays have a “use agreement” contract, not a lease. So it is more complicated than just “buying out” what is left. The city of St. Pete is also going to want to be compensated for any dent in the local economy that is caused by losing a Major League Baseball team....
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25 days ago
Will Jeff Vinik Be The Next Owner Of The Tampa Bay Rays?
Jeff Harrington of the Tampa Bay Times wrote an interesting column on Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and the possibility that he might invest in the Channelside entertainment complex near the Tampa Bay Times forum.
And in his column, Harrington brings up an old rumor with a new twist…
One recurring rumor is that a dual sports deal could occur, whereby Tampa Bay Rays principal...
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25 days ago
One Year Ago On Rays Index
One year ago on Rays Index we explained why David Price might not be as strong in 2011.
Why David Price Might Regress In 2011 [Rays Index]
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25 days ago
Jeremy Hellickson And The Red Flag Above His Head
Last week we expressed some concern over Jeremy Hellickson and the 24 percent increase in innings pitched he had last season over the year before. When young pitchers show that large of an increase in workload, there is some evidence to suggest that they are more at risk for a down season or even injury.
And now Tom Verducci confirms our concerns.
Verducci lists Hellboy as one of...
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25 days ago
VIDEO: Bruins Fan Ejected After Attacking Bolts Mascot
We don’t normally venture too deep into the business of the Tampa Bay Lightning, but it involves a Boston fan being an idiot, and that is something we can all enjoy. ThunderBug, the Bolts mascot went after a Bruins fan with some silly string. And that’s when the Bruins fan lost his goddamned mind.
The entire scene reminds us of THIS INCIDENT at the Trop back in 2010....
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25 days ago
Sternberg May Be Concerned That The Tampa Bay Region Can’t Support Three Pro Sports Teams
Yesterday we discussed why we should be worried about the future of the Rays after the meeting between Stuart Sternberg and Mayor Bill Foster. Now we have a reason to be worried about Mayor Foster’s sanity.
In an exclusive interview with BayNews9.com, Mayor Foster now thinks the Rays will stay in the Trop through the end of the contract in 2027…
Foster said he came out of the...
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25 days ago
The One Where We Discuss Pregame Shows, Ashley Ashley’s Husband, And CC’s Wrist
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Apparently Fox Sports Florida and Sun Sports have new studios.
And one person close to the situation, who asked not to be mentioned by name, says this could mean pre-game shows for all 150 Rays games on those networks this season. Previously, only the home games would have a pre-game show.
THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA…
As expected...
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25 days ago
Why Yesterday’s Meeting Between Sternberg And Foster Should Scare You
Yesterday’s meeting between owner Stuart Sternberg and St. Pete Mayor Bill Foster was supposed to be a big moment in the progress towards a new stadium. While nobody expected any major developments, it was just good that the two sides finally decided to sit down and talk about the subject. But did they?
Based on the report by Michael Sasso of the Tampa Tribune, it doesn’t sound...
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26 days ago
Jeff Niemann Asking For $3.2 Million Through Arbitration
Earlier today, the Rays reached agreements on one-year deals with three of their four remaining arbitration-eligible players. The fourth, Jeff Niemann, will have his 2012 salary determined by an arbitrator.
Jon Heyman of CBS Sports is reporting that Niemann is asking for $3.2 million. The Rays are offering $2.75 million, a difference of just $450,000. And while not many teams would...
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27 days ago
Rays Avoid Arbitration With Price, Upton, Badenhop
According to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (still weird typing that), the Rays have successfully avoided arbitration with one-year deals for David Price, BJ Upton, and Burke Badenhop. No deal was reached with Jeff Niemann, who will now have his 2012 salary determined by an arbitrator.
Price’s 2012 salary will be $4.35 million. He made $1.25 million in 2011 as the fifth...
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