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If the Rays Sign James Loney, They’re Taking It Too Far

The other day in the Boston Globe, Nick Cafardo mentioned current Red Sox first baseman James Loney, who will be a free agent following the year, as an option for the Rays next season. It seems to make…Read More

Rays Notes: Joyce, Ex-Rays, TV Rating

After a series of downers, here’s a very positive tweet from Matt Joyce. I’m baaaaaaack!!Driving home from Daytona now, see u guys on the field tomorrow! — Matthew Joyce (@sweetswingin20) July…Read More

Game 86: Improbable Rally in 9th Ends Rays’ First Half On a Promising Note

It was not looking good at all. The first four innings were an utter disaster. Zach McAllister got the start for Cleveland was absolutely dominant, striking out 7 in the first four frames and allowing…Read More

Rays Reclamation Projects: Casey Kotchman

Casey Kotchman owes the Rays. They finally got his career back on track- at least for the moment. Casey Kotchman was always a great prospect. Kotchman was the 13th overall pick by the Angels in the 2001…Read More

Quantifying the Rays’ Hustle

The Rays are defined by how hard they run down to first every groundball. When a Rays player who isn’t coming off of an injury doesn’t bust it down the line, ti’s surprising. How does…Read More

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First Base Internal Options

As I have mentioned in many posts this offseason, the Rays biggest need for 2012 is first base. The…Read More

Offseason Preview Part One: The Contracts

With the Rays early exit from the playoffs on Tuesday, it’s now time to look ahead to what could…Read More

Rays Take Game One

There is nothing at all wrong with starting, what could be the most important series of the season, like…Read More

Rangers Take Series Finale

The only thing hotter than Jeff Niemann the last couple months has been the Texas weather. Sorry, Texans,…Read More

Damon the Only Offense in Rays Loss

Despite the continued dominance of Ricky Romero by Johnny Damon, the Rays came up short Monday in their…Read More

Hellickson is Brilliant, but Kotchman is the Hero Against the Royals

Jeremy Hellickson, given an extra day of rest by Joe Maddon, initially struggled in his start tonight.…Read More

Exciting See-Saw Game Sees Rays Win it in the Twelfth

Today’s early afternoon matinee between the Blue Jays and Rays was mostly a sleepy affair early…Read More

A Story of Long Balls and Bunt Hits

Tonight’s game got off to a bit of a testy start for James Shields and the Rays. In the top of…Read More

Featuring the Fan Debut – @Nossyn

Last week, I asked a random question on Twitter. Cyndi K. Harrington responded right away and I had an…Read More

Royals Beat Up on Rays

Tonight’s final ugly score was 10-4 Royals. The obvious question going in to tonight’s…Read More

Zobrist Leads Rays Past O’s in 11

June 11, 2011 A: Baltimore Orioles Attendance: 25,541 Rays (34-30) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 15 0 Orioles…Read More

Where’s the Love for Matt Joyce?

The initial All-Star voting results are in (as of June 1) and I’m not really surprised by any of…Read More

Rays Colored Glasses: What’s a Guy Gotta Do?

Ok, I’ll admit that I have a hard time arguing with the way the Rays’ management has put…Read More

Rays Sign Casey Kotchman, RP Rob Delaney

Just got a link sent to me by a friend. Marc Tompkin just blogged on TampaBay.com that the Rays signed…Read More