Rays Notes: Joel Peralta, Dave Martinez, Coaching Staff
In 2011, Joel Peralta came to the Rays, his fourth organization in four years. And over the past two years in Tampa Bay, Peralta has had the best stretch of his career, posting a 3.27 ERA in 147 appearances…Read More
Pre-Game Rays Notes: Derek Shelton, Rays Interact With Fans
Your hitting coach always looks better after your team scores 13 runs. But prior to yesterday’s game, here’s what Joe Maddon had to say about Rays hitting coach Derek Shelton. “I don’t…Read More
Compared To His Stats, Derek Shelton Is Doing Pretty Good
Hitting coaches can only be so much better than they were as players. Is that true? Maybe, probably not. Whatever. The good news about Derek Shelton’s performance as Rays hitting coach this year…Read More
So what have we learned from the first two games of the World Series?
There is no reason to reopen this wound, but because the petty side of me that’s rooting against Texas is emerging more and more as the Giants continue to humiliate the recently de-antlered and de-clawed…Read More
Can we get rid of Derek Shelton?
The venting continues about what is wrong with the Rays and who needs to go continues and this time it is time to attack Derek Shelton, the wait, swing and miss, and watch some more strikes (also known…Read More





