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The Power of the Plantain – The Legend of the Fruit Continues to Grow

Give Joe Maddon credit for riding the hot hand….or, in this case, fruit. Following his May 9th performance when Fernando Rodney appeared to have regained his form from 2012, he revealed that he had…Read More

With Self-Imposed Safety to End It, John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens Make Mockery of Super Bowl

It had been a hard-fought game, one as crazy and captivating as anyone had ever seen, but the Baltimore Ravens were just 11 seconds away from victory holding a five-point lead with 4th down oncoming. They…Read More

Random Rays Connections to the Super Bowl

With the Super Bowl hours away from kickoff, most of the attention of the sports world is likely focused upon New Orleans. In all likelihood, the Rays, like most of us, will be watching as the San Francisco…Read More

Mixed Emotions for Reid Brignac With Super Bowl Happening Close to Home

There are mixed emotions right now for Reid Brignac with the Super Bowl set to played in just a few hours at the Louisiana Superdome just an hour from St. Amant, Louisiana, where he grew up. It has to…Read More

Enjoy Vogting This Election Day

Election Day is an exciting time across the country. One thing we know is that neither Barack Obama nor Mitt Romney aren’t going to go 0 for 25 tonight like Stephen Vogt did in 2012 for the Rays,…Read More

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Matt Moore Loses Miami Dolphins’ Quarterback Job

Despite his great pitching of late, including a 5-1 record and a 1.64 ERA in his last 7 starts, Matt…Read More

Reviewing Out Of The Park Baseball 13

The folks at Out Of The Park Developments were kind enough to send me a copy of their new baseball simulator…Read More

Carlos Pena Is Thankful for His Mom, and So Should You

Carlos Pena’s parents were working professionals in the Dominican Republic when he was growing…Read More

Shout-Out to the Bucs on NFL Draft Night

Today worked out perfectly for Tampa Bay sports fans. The Rays had a great walk-off win this afternoon…Read More

RCG Gets New Look

As some of you may have noticed, we now have a featured post section as well as popular posts. One of…Read More

The Post That Never Was

Often I will sit down and start composing my thoughts while I’m watching a game. I write about it as…Read More

Did Erik Bedard Intentionally Lose to the Rays?

There were rumors flying about a few different starting pitchers last week. The Red Sox were one of the…Read More

Bloggers Wanted

We here at Rays Colored Glasses are interested in expanding our ranks and are looking for additional…Read More

Odds and Ends Before Another Late Night of Baseball

Tonight, the Rays begin their last west coast series of 2011. It is their second trip to Seattle and…Read More

Some Off Beat Thoughts From the Most Boring Day of the Year

Today is officially the most boring day of the year. It is one of the few days on the calendar that one…Read More

Rays Colored Glasses Seeking Writers/Bloggers

We here at Rays Colored Glasses are interested in expanding our ranks and are looking for additional…Read More

James Shields Will Not Pitch in the All-Star Game

James Shields might have had one of the best first halves of any pitcher and definitely deserves a starting…Read More

My Sincere Apologies to Jeremy Hellickson

I am not superstitious. Well, not normally. My rational mind knows that no matter how many times I eat…Read More

Rays Colored Glasses: The Ugly Side of an Ugly Opener

I want to start this by saying that this story is second hand…it was told to me by a person I know…Read More

Rays Colored Glasses: Where’s the Beef? This year, at the Trop

Where’s the Beef? This year, it’s at the Trop! Anyone who has attended a game at Tropicana…Read More