The Undercards/Rays Notes: Bankston Homer Not Nearly Enough, Shields Says Goodbye
This winter, as our desire to see some actual baseball being played has reached a tipping point, we’ve been covering ex-Rays who have been playing in the various Caribbean Winter Leagues. On Saturday…Read More
The Undercards: Jon Weber’s Struggles Continue in MPL Playoffs
Jon Weber had an excellent regular season in the Mexican Pacific League, posting a .325 batting average with 35 RBIs. For a while, he was a mainstay in the headlines in this segment. However, he has struggled…Read More
The Undercards: Jon Weber Homers in Mexicali Loss
It had been a while since Jon Weber had appeared as a part of the headline for the Undercards segment. Perhaps with this in mind, he made his presence felt Saturday night for Mexicali in their semi-final…Read More
The Undercards: Carlos Zambrano Flirts With No-No, Edgar Gonzalez Blows Away Mexicali
They say that the fans like high-scoring games. But especially after watching the Rays over the course of a season, you grow to appreciate dominant pitching more and more. The start of the regular season…Read More
The Undercards: Cesar Suarez Homers as Anzoategui Comes Away With A Victory Vs. Lara
You know deep down that you’re not that player. You’ve never hit well enough to bat third in any lineup, let alone for a playoff team. You’ve been a second and third baseman your entire…Read More
The Undercards: Jon Weber Closes Series on High Note as Mexicali Wins Game 7 vs. Mazatlan
Sometimes it’s awfully hard to Game 7 to live up to its billing. For the victorious team, though,…Read More
The Undercards: Bankston Drills Clutch Homer, Weber Breaks Out as Mexicali Forces Game 7
Everyone wishes they could be that player who comes to the plate with 2 outs and their team down a run…Read More
The Undercards: Henry Mateo Notches 4 Hits as Mazatlan Shuts Out Mexicali
When you’re hitting .583 in the postseason, you’re doing pretty well. When you’re hitting…Read More
The Sad Professional Baseball Career of Jon Weber
In honor of New Year’s Day, there were no games played in any of the Winter Leagues, leaving a…Read More
The Undercards: Can Someone Explain This Jon Weber Phenomenon?
We’ve been using Jon Weber for the headline for just about every Rays Winter League recap of late.…Read More
The Undercards: Jon Weber Continues Hot Streak
Sometimes, a player just finds themselves in the midst of a hot streak where the hits keep rolling in.…Read More
The Undercards: Jon Weber, Wes Bankston, Humberto Cota All Slam 2-Run Homers
Why is the famous phrase “wait for the 3-run homer” and not any other kind of homer? Well,…Read More
The Undercards: Jon Weber’s 3 Hits, Homer Lead Mexicali Over Hermosillo in 12 Innings
It’s almost as though Jon Weber got the memo that the one thing missing from his outstanding performance…Read More
The Undercards: Iker Franco Homers, Ryan Reid Continues Fireballing Tendencies
What does it say about your team when you have a player who hit a homer earlier in the game put down…Read More
The Undercards: Joel, I Think You’ve Had Enough Baseball for One Year
How do they do it? It’s hard enough to survive a 162-game season and then to go to Winter Ball…Read More
The Undercards: Manny Notches 4 Hits in Cibaenas Victory, Jon Weber Extends Hitting Streak to 10
Is Manny Ramirez done? He’s going to turn 41 in May so conventional thought would think so. And…Read More
The Undercards: Estrellas Cannot Stop Hector Luna
Hector Luna had a hit in each of his last three games before heading into action on Friday. Yesterday,…Read More
The Undercards: Jorge Cantu Homers Twice, Almost Singlehandedly Leads Hermosillo Over Mazatlan
Jorge Cantu‘s professional baseball career has been a roller coaster ride. And lately, it has been…Read More
The Undercards: Manny Ramirez Notches 2 Hits in Cibaenas Win
There maybe something going on behind the scenes again. But if Winter Ball is any indication, Manny Ramirez…Read More
The Undercards: Jorge Cantu Slams Game-Winning Homer, Henry Wrigley Exits Early
Being an established big league player playing in Winter Ball would seem to a relaxing experience as…Read More


















