WORST DEVIL RAYS/RAYS

by Cooperstown Kid on May 10, 2008 2:47 AM EDT

A couple of days ago I wrote a blog about whose your favorite Devil Ray/Ray, and I got alot of great comments and answers. So I thought I'd follow it up Rays fans with whose the worst Devil Ray/Ray. It's very hard for me to choose who could be the worst Devil Ray/Ray (cough Elijah Dukes) since I love this team like a child, but I know some of you out there have an opinion, and honestly Rays fans are really the smartest baseball fans I know, so lets hear your answers.

Anyways I know who could NOT be on this list and that is James Shields... that man is a BAMF. GO RAYS!

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Where to begin...

Everyone has their own favorite… to dislike, hate, hiss, or just thrown random objects at.

I have different re3asons for disliking each person.

There is Roberto Alomar who signed a contract only to retire but stay under contract.

There is Ben Grieve who came in on one of the worst three-way trades I have ever seen. It was the trade that Sent Johnny Daemon to Boston.

Kevin Stocker is a good one, he blames Tampa Bay for ending career. To think the price was a nobody named Bobby Abreu. Go figure right?

Jesus Colome is another one. Mainly because he quit on the Rays in few games, during the inning. Case in point, the Rays were playing the Reds in Cinci and getting killed. Colome acted like his leg was bothering him. I did not like that guy.

Juan Guzman is another guy who took the money and ran. Speak of which Vinny Cash-stealer… or Castilla.

That pretty much sums up my list of the wall of shame….

In the Name of Shinji Mori, we shall win!

by thebaddancingraysfan on May 10, 2008 3:52 AM EDT reply actions

Actually, that trade sent Damon to the A’s.. then he became a free agent at the end of the year and signed with Boston.

In retrospect, the A’s won that trade in a landslide in that they got Damon for the stretch run and playoffs, as well as Mark Ellis (Royals) and Cory Lidle (D’Rays). But at the time, we were able to dump the large contract of Roberto Hernandez on the Royals and get what had been a quality hitter and former ROY who many thought would be even better away from Oakland’s stadium. Grieve was certainly very disappointing, but not the terrible scapegoat most (apparently including Piniella) made him out to be.

Longlorious.

by RATW on May 10, 2008 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions

Ben Grieve is up there...

...but I truly came to loathe last year’s bullpen, as no matter whose name was called I considered them one crappy entity.

Jamie DeLuca

by JDeLuca on May 10, 2008 9:26 AM EDT reply actions

I got a good one

Shinji Mori come to mind?

by Matt C on May 10, 2008 10:29 AM EDT reply actions

Worst of all

Has to be Jose Guillen, hands down. The D’Rays should’ve sued him for impersonating an athlete.

by gkhh on May 10, 2008 10:45 AM EDT reply actions

That reply my man is what we here at D RAYS BAY call...

ROFLONGORIA

by Cooperstown Kid on May 10, 2008 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions

ORLY?!

Top Josh Paul Pornos- Big Navi Stroking, 2pitchers1cup, BJ to the Balls

by SRQman on May 10, 2008 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions

For me it is a tie between...

The incomparable Travis Lee

and

Casey Fossum

what a year that was.

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on May 10, 2008 3:55 PM EDT reply actions

Bobby Abreau

The Kevin Stocker trade was arranged before the expansion draft. The Rays weren’t interested in Bobby Abreau so Philly’s offer of a serviceable shortstop to begin the inaugural season made perfect sense. Stocker was the D-Rays best option at the time.

by dbeforera on May 10, 2008 4:08 PM EDT reply actions

Anyone that pitched in our Bullpen before last year

I know we had several reliable relievers in the past but it got to the point for me that when the starters we done pitching, the tv went off unless we were up by 3 or more.

Ben Grieve was also worthless.

by amart on May 10, 2008 5:43 PM EDT reply actions

Man, nobody likes Grieve.

He wasn’t that bad.

"I've seen many, many blue skies turn gray, but the sun will eventually return, and so will I. So will I." - Carlos Pena

by R.J. Anderson on May 10, 2008 5:55 PM EDT reply actions

I tried.

Longlorious.

by RATW on May 10, 2008 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Um

Dewhale Brazelton

He was nothing even close to what he was hyped to be, never won on the road(very little at home, either) and SWEATED ALOT!!!

by Jacob Larsen on May 10, 2008 9:11 PM EDT reply actions

and, for positional player

I’d say Sean Burroughs…

Ugh, ugly turned into different ugly.

by Jacob Larsen on May 10, 2008 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions

The Hit Show!

Either Vinny Castilla or Greg Vaughn…

Ben Grieve isn’t far behind along with Wilson Alvarez.

by rglass44 on May 10, 2008 10:39 PM EDT reply actions

I have to agree

Dewon Brazelton was awful…...probably the worst ever in MLB

by Matt C on May 11, 2008 12:53 AM EDT reply actions

remember this guy

...Al Martin and his squished face

-Biggest Rays fan in PA

by tjp26tf on May 11, 2008 10:46 PM EDT reply actions

greg vaughn

i remember this guy went .099 into june wow did this guy really suck! elijah dukes also because i really hate him alot and anyone see that epsn the mag article about this future mike vick cell mate!

by RaysOfHope on May 12, 2008 12:20 AM EDT reply actions