Archive for November, 2011

Urban Friedman?

Posted by Mark On November - 29 - 2011 3 Comments
Tim+Tebow+Urban+Meyer+ESPN+Weekend+Walt+Disney+e18g3x1oxPal

Late yesterday news broke that the Houston Astros have asked for, and received, permission to interview Andrew Friedman for their newly-vacant General Manager position. This caused some understandable consternation in The Ray Area.  After all, we have come to believe that Andrew Friedman’s brain is the factor separating our Rays from the days of Ryan  [ Read More ]

Categories: Featured, Slider

And so it begins

Posted by Mark On November - 28 - 2011 3 Comments
AP Photo/Chris O'Meara

As Jonathan pointed out last night, Andrew Friedman and Co. have launched the first volley of Roster Roulette 2012 by trading John Jaso to Seattle for RHP Josh Lueke and a PTBNL. This move is classic Friedman.  Somehow, he sold a part that was destined the 2012 Rays garage sale this spring.  Not only that,  [ Read More ]

Categories: Featured, Slider
Longo Walk Off September 2011

Last winter, when the prospect of expanded playoffs first arose, I wrote: Baseball’s postseason exclusivity is one of the few advantages baseball has on other major professional sports.  The NBA and NHL have expanded their playoff structure so far that the interminable regular season seems almost pointless.  (a baseball executive friend of mine once said  [ Read More ]

Categories: Featured, Slider

The Buds

Posted by Mark On November - 15 - 2011 2 Comments
Get it?  Pitching backwards?  See what I did there?

A random thought popped into my head yesterday when Jeremy Hellickson was named BBWA’s Rookie of the Year.  Why does baseball drag this out through poorly attended press conferences?  Why don’t they rent out the Kodak Theater and have an Oscar-style awards show?  For now, we’ll name the award after Commissioner Bud Selig. (You know  [ Read More ]

Categories: Featured, Slider

Cue 2012. Stage Right.

Posted by Mark On November - 7 - 2011 16 Comments
winter field

Fall is officially over and the long, hard, baseball winter is upon us.  (I can’t say that weather winter is upon us because, if you live in The Ray Area, you know that we have a month or two before it actually gets cold). Commenter Jonathan helped me finally close the book on 2011 by  [ Read More ]

Categories: Featured, Slider

Featured Posts

banner

The Concession Stand

Today is the day we have been waiting for since October.  The first day of ...

Yankees Rays Baseball 1

I'm so Excited

The Sweet Spot is running its first full Spring Training preview item today that will ...

Charlotte Sports Park

Baseball. Drama Free.

Thank goodness the Rays got Joe Maddon's deal done so efficiently.  Thank goodness it is ...

Rays Fans

Comment of the Week: Weekend a

Merrill is worried about me.  Somebody go poke Mark and make sure he’s still alive. I ...

devile-rays-manager-joe-maddon-ap

Get a Deal Done Already

I was just reading the latest turn in the Bucs' coaching search in the morning ...

Sponsors