DRB Season Preview Guide
by R.J. Anderson on Feb 27, 2008 6:41 PM EST
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PrintBefore the link, some disclaimers:
- Dan Wheeler, Scott Dohmann, and Grant Balfour's profiles didn't make it into the guide, that's on me, I didn't copy and paste them in and at this point it's just as easy to give you the summary here: nothing you didn't know.
- In light of recent events - namely Alvarez breaking his hand - we pulled the draft feature, it was outdated and certainly the injury changes the draft outlook.
- The stadium stuff, well, ask Patrick, if you can find him.
- The cover image came out blurry, again my fault, I tried making the file as small as possible, I put it in as a watermark and naturally it came out blurry. That's my fault, not Downie's.
Overview of the guide, in order:
Happiness is a Thing Called Joe (E.Y. Harburg) by Bob Rittner
Smell That? Smells Like Change by Matt Bishoff
From Hell: The 2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays by R.J. Anderson
R.A.Y.S: A Projections System by R.J. Anderson
Player Profiles by the DRB staff
About the Staff
Acknowledgments
So here it is. Click here and enjoy
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That was outstanding analysis, and I happen to agree with pretty much all of it. It's an interesting observation that Maddon has never had a winning record in a full season as a manager. And yet the analysis put this fact in context...it will indeed be interesting to see how things change once the Rays turn the corner toward being competitive (which will happen). Based on my own observations and knowledge, he will adapt his approach appropriately, and in subtle ways not intended to call attention to himself, but rather toward putting his team in the best position to win. For that he will be labeled weak by some. And that criticism will not bother him.
I suggest this article should be mandatory reading for not only Rays fans, but for sports analysts in general. Great job.
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Hey Bishoff, do you know where you are going for law school?
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