DRays Familiarity Game

by David Bloom on Mar 1, 2005 4:38 PM EST

You saw it first at Over the Monster, now lets do it Devil Rays style. Here's a game for everyone to get to know everyone else just a little better. Copy the template below, click the comment button, paste it in the box, and then fill in your answers.

First Name: David
Favorite Team: Devil Rays
How you became a Devil Rays fan: I grew up in Tampa as a Bucs fan, saw the area try to get a MLB team, and when I moved to NC, started following Bulls players who came through Durham. Got to see Huff play here.
Favorite current player: Aubrey Huff
Favorite former player: Dwight Gooden
Favorite Devil Ray Prospect : BJ Upton
Stats or Scouting: Stats
BJ Upton's Position : SS

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First Name:
Favorite Team:
How you became a Devil Rays fan:
Favorite current player:
Favorite former player:
Favorite Devil Ray Prospect :
Stats or Scouting:
BJ Upton's Position :

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adopted D-Ray fan

First Name: Brian

Favorite Team: Mariners

How you became a Devil Rays fan: I followed Lou over, then became hooked on the "ultimate underdog" team.

Favorite current player: Bobby Madritsch

Favorite former player: Jay Buhner

Favorite Devil Ray Prospect : Delmon Young

Stats or Scouting: mix (75% stats / 25% scout)

BJ Upton's Position : SS

by brian @ DRaysBay on Mar 1, 2005 6:34 PM EST reply actions

Yo ho ho and a bottle of Fanta Orange

First Name: Jim Favorite Team: Devil Rays How you became a Devil Rays fan: Turned on the game on Opening Day 2003 and never stopped watching Favorite current player: Greg Maddux Favorite former player: Jim Abbott Favorite Devil Ray Prospect : Jonny Gomes Stats or Scouting: Stats BJ Upton's Position : SS

by Jim Wisinski on Mar 1, 2005 7:07 PM EST reply actions

I suck

First Name: Jim

Favorite Team: Devil Rays

How you became a Devil Rays fan: Turned on the game on Opening Day 2003 and never stopped watching

Favorite current player: Greg Maddux

Favorite former player: Jim Abbott

Favorite Devil Ray Prospect : Jonny Gomes

Stats or Scouting: Stats

BJ Upton's Position : SS

by Jim Wisinski on Mar 1, 2005 7:09 PM EST up reply actions

Confusion (suckiness?)!

Are the current and former player questions supposed to be about current and former Rays or current/former players in baseball? My mind is spinning!

by Jim Wisinski on Mar 1, 2005 9:09 PM EST up reply actions

You do suck ;)

First Name: Jay
Favorite Team: Rays
How you became a Devil Rays fan: Living in Orlando when the came to life and tired of the Braves
Favorite current player: CC
Favorite former player: Chad Gaudin
Favorite Devil Ray Prospect : The darkhorses (Matthews, Jaso, etc...)
Stats or Scouting: 75% stats
BJ Upton's Position : Anywhere as long as he's in the lineup

by RaysBB on Mar 1, 2005 7:34 PM EST reply actions

Closet Rays Fan Here

What can I say, I like to root for the D-Rays when they aren't playing the Sox, and when especially when they are playing the Yanks.

First Name: Randy
Favorite Team: Red Sox
How you became a Devil Rays fan: I just like the youth that is in the team; something the Sox don't really have at this point.
Favorite current player: Sox: Bill Mueller -- DRays: Rocco Baldelli
Favorite former player: Ted Williams
Favorite Devil Ray Prospect: Scott Kazmir
Stats or Scouting: Scouting
BJ Upton's Position: Shortstop, if he can stop making errors.

by RBooth @ DRaysBay on Mar 1, 2005 8:22 PM EST reply actions

I own you all...

First Name: Jacob
Favorite Team: Rays
How you became a Devil Rays fan: Got caught in Rocco Mania in 2000.
Favorite current player: Rocco/Huff
Favorite former player: Bobby Abreu
Favorite Devil Ray Prospect : Wild guess? Reid
Stats or Scouting: Scouting
BJ Upton's Position : 3B

by Jacob Larsen on Mar 1, 2005 8:51 PM EST reply actions

Former players

I was thinking ex-players. But, if you prefer ex-Rays, then mine is Tino. Dave Magadan (Lou's nephew) is my second favorite ex-player. He was like a poor mans Wade Boggs.

by David Bloom on Mar 1, 2005 9:21 PM EST reply actions

Familiarity game

First Name: Matt
Favorite Team: Cubs/Rays tie. Is that allowed? ;)
How you became a Devil Rays fan: Moved to the area in '01, followed the team since
Favorite current player: Vlad Guerrero
Favorite former player: Ryne Sandberg
Favorite Devil Ray Prospect : Delmon Young
Stats or Scouting: Scouting
BJ Upton's Position : At the plate. The rest is secondary.

Blog: http://www.palmball.com

by Palmball on Mar 2, 2005 10:42 AM EST reply actions

dum dum dummmmmm

First Name: Dan
Favorite Team: Rays
How you became a Devil Rays fan: I was living in Tampa, the Rays came about, and Huizenga exploded the Marlins
Favorite current player: Carl Crawford
Favorite former player: Quentin McCracken
Favorite Devil Ray Prospect : Wes Bankston
Stats or Scouting: Both :-P
BJ Upton's Position : CF (sorry folks)

by Brickhaus on Mar 2, 2005 2:41 PM EST reply actions

Oops

I thought the players portion was Rays specific, so McCracken isn't really a former player...I guess Orestes Destrade (how's that for a weird choice?).

Madduz is probably my favorite current player overall - 100% class act.

by Brickhaus on Mar 2, 2005 2:47 PM EST reply actions

love da rays

First Name: POE
Favorite Team: Devil Rays
How you became a Devil Rays fan: We came real close to getting, the White Sox, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, Seattle Mariners and San Francisco Giants. If i also remember in the first round of expantion with the Rockies and Marlins, we were real close. I still hate Huizinga. Then in 1994/1995? we were given a franchise. Been following them ever since.
Favorite current player: CC
Favorite former player: Over the Wall Paul Sorrento, (FSU)
Favorite Devil Ray Prospect : is Kazmir still a prospect? if not, Toe Nash, i mean, BJ Upton
Stats or Scouting: Stats
BJ Upton's Position : SS

POE

by bpoe13 on Mar 2, 2005 4:06 PM EST reply actions

Gotta Love Da Rays

First Name: Bill
Favorite Team: I live and die with the Rays!
How you became a Devil Rays fan: I followed them from the very beginning .
Favorite current player: Aubrey Huff (he has the perfect left-handed swing).
Favorite former player: Dave Martinez
Favorite Devil Ray Prospect : Chad Orvella (I hope he makes the team this year)
Stats or Scouting: scouting
BJ Upton's Position : SS

by swflabill on Mar 2, 2005 10:33 PM EST reply actions

Da Rays

First Name: Jason
Favorite Team: Astros
How you became a Devil Rays fan: Huge Fred McGriff fan so I got on board when he became a Ray
Favorite current player: Carl Crawford
Favorite former player: Fred McGriff
Favorite Devil Ray Prospect : Joey Gathright - love that speed!
Stats or Scouting: 80% stats, 20% scouting
BJ Upton's Position : SS...now!

by UCFKnights on Mar 3, 2005 10:06 AM EST reply actions

My faves...

First Name: Lucy
Favorite Team: Red Sox/Devil Rays
How you became a Devil Rays fan: From FL, live in Durham, NC so I get to see all the guys before they become Rays
Favorite current player: Aubrey Huff
Favorite former player: Tino Martinez
Favorite Devil Ray Prospect : Jonny Gomes
Stats or Scouting: Both!
BJ Upton's Position : SS...but he should come back to Durham for a month or so to make sure all the kinks are gone

by Lucy Morales on Mar 3, 2005 12:53 PM EST reply actions

The Snorting Bull appears

So what is in the grape Kool-Aid?

by Jacob Larsen on Mar 3, 2005 12:59 PM EST reply actions

The punch

I've been told this by Lucy about the drink : "It's supposedly a blend of two different types of Kool-Aid and LOTS of sugar!!! But the real secret is the crushed ice."

by David Bloom on Mar 3, 2005 8:11 PM EST reply actions

Howdy.

First Name: Joel

Favorite Team: Rays/Brewers

How you became a Devil Rays fan: I was born in Milwaukee and moved to Sarasota at a young age where I grew up a Brewers fan...when the Rays got started, they became "my team" but I couldn't give up the Brewers either, esp. now that I'm in Chicago. I love them equally, like twin siblings...it's gonna be hard for me in June although I think I'll fly down for the series.

Favorite current player: Carl Crawford

Favorite former player: For the Rays, Quinton McCracken

Favorite Devil Ray Prospect : Scott Kazmir

Stats or Scouting: Scouting

BJ Upton's Position : SS, but in Durham.

by OneThatGotAway on Mar 4, 2005 12:04 PM EST reply actions