With the recent acquisition of former Tigers infielder, Will Rhymes, the Rays find themselves in an interesting position. Going into Spring Training, the Rays will effectively have four infielders, or outright short stops, battling it out for a spot on the roster. We’re diligently writing about the battle for shortstop at the moment. However, we’d [...]
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Poll: Who Should Get the Starting SS Spot On the Roster?
Posted: February 23, 2012 by Schmitty in Hot-Stove, Tampa Bay Rays, Uncategorized0
Lions, Tigers, and Zimmer Bears
Posted: February 22, 2012 by Schmitty in Tampa Bay Rays, UncategorizedThe Rays released their 2012 promotional schedule today. Granted there are lots of cool little knickknacks interspersed with a few crappier items on the list…what else is new, right? Among the list is what could arguably be the coolest freebie ever: the Don Zimmer teddy-bear. The Zim Bear (seen below, on the left) rolls out on the [...]
Baseball America Top Prospects Released; Moore, Archer, Lee, and Guerrieri Crack the Top 100
Posted: February 21, 2012 by Schmitty in Tampa Bay Rays, UncategorizedBaseball America released its “2012 Top 100 Prospects” today, finding four Ray prospects making the list: LHP phenom Matt Moore, RHP Chris Archer, SS Hak-Ju Lee, and RHP Taylor Guerrieri. Moore leads the list of Rays at number two, only behind Bryce Harper of the Washinton Nationals. Rounding the list off are Hak-Ju Lee is [...]
Baseball is FINALLY Back, Now with An Annotated Checklist
Posted: February 21, 2012 by Schmitty in Tampa Bay Rays, UncategorizedLadies and gentlemen, boys and girls, spring training is upon us! The Hot-Stove period is over, the Rays have, presumably, made all of the off-season moves they’re going to make, and it’s time to turn our attention from the lesser sports like football (thank god that crap fest is over) and the atrocious NBA, back [...]
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Spring Training Is Only Hours Away!
Posted: February 19, 2012 by Schmitty in Tampa Bay Rays, UncategorizedThe four months of purgatory, between the end of one season and the beginning of another, is over! The flowers are blooming, the weather is beautiful, and there’s an extra bounce in my step. Yes folks, the official beginning to Spring Training is only hours away. Some players, like Sam Fuld, are already in Port [...]
I loooooove flan, that creamy, dreamy Mexican dessert! But let me “keep it real” for a second here. Monday marks the official beginning of Spring Training with Price, Shieldsy, and the rest of pitchers and catchers reporting for duty. Five days later the rest of the boys show up, along with new additions and we’re [...]
T-Minus less than two days until FanFest on Saturday! For those of you still thinking about whether to go or not, allow me to answer for you. YES, YOU SHOULD GO! I got to thinking, and I came up with an idea. I said, “Self, it’d be pretty damn sweet if we could meet up [...]
One of Our New Sticker Mock-Ups
Posted: February 13, 2012 by Schmitty in Tampa Bay Rays, Uncategorized, Yankees "Two Minute Hate"Like we’d mentioned before, we’re trying to make more people aware of this-here blog. One way we’re trying to do that, is by making stickers. Below is one of the designs that we’ve come up with. It’s, potentially, going to be an 8″ x 3″ sticker that, ideally, would look wonderful on your bumper, guitar [...]
2012 Rays ZiPS and PECOTA Projections Posted
Posted: February 9, 2012 by Schmitty in Tampa Bay Rays, UncategorizedThe folks over at the Baseball Think Factory have released their 2012 ZiPS Projections (computer-based projections of performance) for the Rays. They predict that Evan Longoria will be the overwhelming offensive producer, followed by Ben Zobrist and BJ Upton. Interestingly enough, they also predict that Bossman Jr. will have another 150+ strikeout season. You can [...]
