The 2010 DRaysBay Annual
by R.J. Anderson on Feb 18, 2010 12:00 PM EST
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PrintHere's what you're getting:
The Intro by Carson Cistulli
Garza's Flame by Graham MacAree
The Efficient Rotation by Tommy Rancel
Hope for Price's Slider? by RZ
SLGCON Meltdown by Andy Hellickstone
The Managing Atheist by R.J. Anderson
Prospects in the Outfield by Tommy Rancel
A Primer on Attendance by Steve Slowinski
Deserved Wins by Andy Hellickstone
The Value of Rafael Soriano by Eno Sarris
The Rays & The Dow by Tommy Bennett
The Buchholz High Missile Crisis by R.J. Anderson
Ace of the Rays by Tommy Rancel
A Divisional Preview by Marc Normandin
The Fantasy Section by Jason Collette
Cult Classics by Steve Slowinski
What LaMar Left by Free Zorilla
Revisiting Crawford/Clemente by Tommy Rancel
Carlos Pena :) by R.J. Anderson
The Outro by R.J. Anderson
Best of DRB: 2009-2010
Meet the Rays' Front Office
Andrew Friedman (VP of Baseball Ops)
Dan Feinstein (Director of Baseball Ops)
Matt Arnold (Director of Pro Scouting)
James Click (Coordinator of Baseball Operations)
Erik Neander (Baseball Operations Assistant)
Index
Here's where you get it: drbannual2010 (Right-click, save as)
Here's the cost:
I'd like to thank all the contributors as well as EminenceFront for the cover. Somehow we turned a 26,000 word publication from last year into a 52,000 word publication without losing quality. Unlike the profiles, we did edit these pieces as best as humanly possible. It's 52,000 words. Typos are going to sneak in no matter if it's Hahmann reading or Rob Neyer. Also, any formatting issues are my fault.
As for the printing question: we went ravenously after a book deal, it just didn't work out. Maybe next year, or maybe we'll just keep this thing all within our control. I don't know.
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Your work was too good for the index.
You shoulda been in the glossary.
Sign lady must die.
by EminenceFront on Feb 18, 2010 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
New (correct) version up.
Sorry about that.
by R.J. Anderson on Feb 18, 2010 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
You didn't use my agreed title
What happened to “Graham ‘Super-Awesome’ MacAree, Esq.”?
by Graham MacAree on Feb 18, 2010 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
Consider yourself hazed
Follow Me on Twitter @FreeZorilla
by FreeZorilla on Feb 18, 2010 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
Boom goes the dynamite.
First of all, I appreciate the amount of time and effort it went into the annual this year (and last). There is no money to be made from it and it takes a lot of commitment and pride to pull something of this magnitude off. Tommy, Erik, R.J, FreeZo and all the others have enough to fill the Valdez and then some.
The thanks for the profiles and the cover has been mentioned and I know it’s in earnest. But in reality, I did nowhere near the amount of work that these guys did. All the credit goes to them.
Congrats, fellas. You did great.
Now get back to being productive.
Sign lady must die.
D;M;A
Didn’t miss anything, other than Draysbay makes Florida less of a hick state. Rest of the stuff is great so far (at pg ~40 now).
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by CubFanRaysaddict on Feb 18, 2010 2:50 PM EST up reply actions
Uh-ma-zing.
Sorry to hear it couldn’t be a book. Seems like if you charged people a few bucks to download it, you’d find tons of willing readers. This is great stuff.
awesome job to everyone involved
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at FanGraphs.
Can't get enough of me? Check out my Twitter feed.
I'm doing the same thing I did last year when this came out...
I’m taking the rest of the day off and reading up. Thanks again and next year I’ll try to pressure you for more.
Representin' the West Side of Mulberry!
This looks very badass. Can't wait to read it.
I love how RJ’s article titles are so much more ideological than anyone elses.
Mira Sorvino...Paul Walker...T-Pain...Fall 2010...HEADSTONE MAFIA, A LOVE STORY OF REVENGE. "5/5 stars!!!" - DRB User "Andy Hellicksonstine"
AND GAVE YOURSELF THE ONES OF HIGHEST FALUTE.
Mira Sorvino...Paul Walker...T-Pain...Fall 2010...HEADSTONE MAFIA, A LOVE STORY OF REVENGE. "5/5 stars!!!" - DRB User "Andy Hellicksonstine"
Everyone always disparages the voice of the allegedly insane
until the owls with the clocks for eyes really do march on town square with burning olive branches in theirs beaks.
THEN WHAT?
Mira Sorvino...Paul Walker...T-Pain...Fall 2010...HEADSTONE MAFIA, A LOVE STORY OF REVENGE. "5/5 stars!!!" - DRB User "Andy Hellicksonstine"
It's what we do
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
by Andy Hellicksonstine on Feb 18, 2010 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
That was an awesome read
Fantastic info and takes from everyone involved. A huge thanks to all who took part in contributing to the annual.
this is amazing
and that you guys put it out there for free is even more amazing.
I look forward to reading it! Thanks.
by proveyrdifferent on Feb 18, 2010 1:51 PM EST reply actions
side note
I can’t believe Free Zorilla and Andy Hellicksonstine are their real names. Talk about a coincidence
Shop-Vac
Yeah, I was pretty shocked too.
Naw, they’re just hiding the fact that they are our only two female bloggers. They don’t want to be outed.
on Twitter @BradleyWoodrum and @CubsStats23
After seeing what my dad (the John Lennon) went through, I would prefer some of you nuts to not know my real name
Though I’ve used it before on here.
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
by Andy Hellicksonstine on Feb 18, 2010 2:19 PM EST up reply actions
Google is evil like that
Stopped going by my real name as soon as I walked into a job interview, and one of the questions they asked me was “so, you’re a big fan of the Devil Rays?”
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
So...you like older women and
have several gang affiliations in St. Louis?
http://citrusjuicing.com/ An SRQ focused-Tampa Bay area sports blog
by CubFanRaysaddict on Feb 18, 2010 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
A thank you from the U.K.
This is an amazing effort that is thoroughly appreciated from across the pond, great job guys.
Thank you from Tunisia (North Africa)
Awesome job guys: Although I’m a Red Sox fan, it’s always good to have a smart, educating read. Mille merci!
"That was a lot of fun… You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." Jeff Francoeur
This is awesome.
Do other SBN sites have something similar to this or is it DRB only?
One more year Brett. One more year.
by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Feb 18, 2010 3:46 PM EST reply actions
LL and USSM did something for Maple Street Press.
Amazin’ Avenue is doing an annual as well.
I think the Cubs have a MSP deal too.
by R.J. Anderson on Feb 18, 2010 3:49 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I'm working on some work stuff, but I'll get that over to you before Monday.
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
by Andy Hellicksonstine on Feb 18, 2010 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
That Carson cat has a few screws loose.
In a good way.
One more year Brett. One more year.
by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Feb 18, 2010 3:51 PM EST reply actions
I'm walking 60 miles in 3 days to raise money to fight breast cancer
I have to raise at least $2,300 to do this. If you want to donate then let me know and I’ll email you.
If this is against SBN rules then hide it AND CHALK ONE UP FOR BREAST CANCER!
One more year Brett. One more year.
by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Feb 18, 2010 3:56 PM EST reply actions
Will do.
One more year Brett. One more year.
by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Feb 18, 2010 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
Put me down for $50, e-mail me your address and I'll send you a check.
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
by Andy Hellicksonstine on Feb 18, 2010 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
Joking aside, I absolutely abhor, detest, loathe, and hate breast cancer
$50 isn’t much for a great cause.
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
by Andy Hellicksonstine on Feb 18, 2010 4:25 PM EST up reply actions
F.J MALHOULAHAN
FTW!!!
Official head of the Eric Berry bandship while it grows and grows and grows.
Buc'em- Your source for everything buccaneer.
In all seriousness,
Carson wrote a nice intro, Nice job Mr. Cistulli errgh.. “C-Dizzy”
Official head of the Eric Berry bandship while it grows and grows and grows.
Buc'em- Your source for everything buccaneer.
Wonderful work guys. I look forward to reading it.
/auto-defenestrates
Dear Internet,
Please fire Brian Sabean.
Signed,
Me
FREE KEVIN FRANDSEN!!! Member of the Frandsen 5% Club.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Feb 18, 2010 5:56 PM EST reply actions
A minor detail
It says in here that Shields and Doc are the only two AL pitchers to put up 4 WAR seasons from 07-09, and I’ve seen this said somewhere else too, but unless I’m missing something, Beckett’s done that too (6.5, 5.0, and 5.3)
by benderbrodriguez on Feb 18, 2010 6:19 PM EST reply actions
I wonder if FG tweaked something because at the time of research they were the only two.
Or I just missed it.
www.draysbay.com, www.beyondtheboxscore.com, Twitter @trancel
by Tommy Rancel on Feb 18, 2010 9:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
There is no DRB payroll.
Rancel gets enough per month for a week of groceries and nobody else receives a dollar.
by R.J. Anderson on Feb 18, 2010 9:35 PM EST up reply actions
A weeks worth of groceries is like a day and a half for sutree
Hes fat
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
by Andy Hellicksonstine on Feb 18, 2010 11:06 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Rec'd it
Follow Me on Twitter @FreeZorilla
by FreeZorilla on Feb 18, 2010 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
Did you take my post down for that reason?
Official head of the Eric Berry bandship while it grows and grows and grows.
Buc'em- Your source for everything buccaneer.
Incredible work
Well done, gentlemen.
You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. In *St. Louis* his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well, *Steven Jackson* was the best.
Great publication
Thanks a lot!
Maybe I’m just an old fashioned BJ suck-off-er. (Good call Sandy)
by Lurch's Lobbyists on Feb 19, 2010 7:36 AM EST reply actions
Thanks guys!
This is great stuff, it really is.
Finished reading today
I finished the Annual today. It was great. You all did a great job. Thanks for not charging for something you could have easily made a profit off of.
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