3/11/10 GDT's: Blue Jays @ Rays, Rays @ Pirates
Time for a little split squad action. Joe Maddon will stay in Port Charlotte to manage the Rays home team while Dave Martinez will manage the road squad in Bradenton.
Both games start at 1:05 and neither will broadcast on TV or radio.
Here are the pitching probables:
Jays- RH Shaun Marcum, LH Brad Mills, RH Steven Register, RH Shawn Camp
Rays- RH Andy Sonnanstine, RH Dan Wheeler, LH Alex Torres, LH Jake McGee
And
Pirates-RH Kevin Hart, RH Jeff Karstens, LH Jack Taschner, LH Javier Lopez, LH Donnie Veal, RH Jean Machi, RH Evan Meek
Rays-RH Wade Davis, RH Heath Rollins, RH Jeff Bennett, RH Joe Bateman
Wade Davis, Alex Torres and Jake McGee are the highlights.
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Heading to Bradenton today...
I’ll try and tweet anything interesting.
Martinoz?
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by FreeZorilla on Mar 11, 2010 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
Per Topkin, Joyce has been scratched from the line-up and replaced with Kapler
No word on why, though.
I love Casey Fossum. Now try and take me seriously.
by Steve Slowinski on Mar 11, 2010 11:10 AM EST reply actions
sore throwing elbow
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by FreeZorilla on Mar 11, 2010 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
Conversion to relief ace is going poorly.
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by PlayOnWords on Mar 11, 2010 11:28 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm alive for this one
Mostly, anyway. Just took my temperature, came out to be 100.6, so no promises of lucidity.
Dang. Feel better.
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by PlayOnWords on Mar 11, 2010 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
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One more year Brett. One more year.
by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Mar 11, 2010 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
SteveSlow, if you are around
What was the reasoning behind counting off 24 catchers and then restarting the count in your table?
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Any chance you could hop on IM?
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by FreeZorilla on Mar 11, 2010 11:40 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, sounds good. I shall.
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by Steve Slowinski on Mar 11, 2010 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
is Jake McGee a starter still? or is that still to be determined?
Regressing to the mean streets of St. Pete
by stpetelawyer on Mar 11, 2010 11:38 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Current plan is to have him working as a starter to begin the season
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by FreeZorilla on Mar 11, 2010 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
lets hope he can hold up being a starter
But even if he can’t, a fireball throwing lefty out of the pen doesn’t suck
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by stpetelawyer on Mar 11, 2010 11:44 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
prediction
Sonny throws 8 innings of perfect ball today.
"It's good to have a little cushion. But it's not going to be easy."
by Andy Hellicksonstine on Mar 11, 2010 12:02 PM EST reply actions
Little League playing?
I like Sonny, but if he does good, he’ll better be traded. I really don’t see him playing again with the big team with our pitching depth and his parkinson disease control
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by I Believe-D on Mar 11, 2010 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
Quick google search leads to Cuban Baseball Players blog:
Leslie Anderson
Bat: Left
Throws: Left
Age: 27
Height: 6’1
Weight: 200 pounds
Leslie Anderson has been the best hitter for Camagüey. The versatile Anderson was used as a center fielder and then was moved to first base once Loidel Chapellí retired. Anderson has played RF for the national team. Anderson has gap power. He is not your typical slugger like Ryan Howard or Albert Pujols. Anderson could hit between 15-20 home runs at the Major League level if given the chance. He is a gold glove type first baseman, but I believe his value is in CF a position that requires less power than first base and in his overall versatility.
Anderson was part of the Cuban team in both WBC. Any team that is looking for a LF/RF/CF/1B should receive a good value by singing Anderson. Anderson often likes to work the count and takes lots of pitches. Anderson received 417 walks and struck out 376 times in Cuba.
In the last Cuban season, Anderson finished 5th in batting average with 381. He batted 379 against lefties and 382 against righties. Anderson connected 92 times to left field, 68 times to center and 105 times to right field.
by staplemaniac on Mar 11, 2010 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
will he play in Montgomery
I think Durham is good on 1B between Shealy, Richard, Johnson, and Blalock
It would be the suitable placement.
Matt Fields isn’t doing too much damage at Montgomery right now and as you mentioned, Durham is packed at 1st base.
According to Trance L's twitter it's for
4 years 3.75 mil
by staplemaniac on Mar 11, 2010 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
I just wanted to tell you both, good luck. We're all counting on you.
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by Orlando Rays on Mar 11, 2010 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
Just read a report that he is slow to first, has a noodle arm, and questionable power
http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/blog?name=arangure_jorge_jr&id=4924472
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Another scout who attended the workout said: "Leslie showed a below average arm while throwing from centerfield and first base. He ran badly from home to first base. During batting practice he hit several line drives, but showed no power. Defensively, he’ll need to play either first base or left field and hit with a very high average and lots of home runs, and right now I don’t project that he could. I’d have to think he needs to have another showcase since he didn’t hit against live pitching, but instead just had batting practice
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by FreeZorilla on Mar 11, 2010 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
not exactly a ringing endorsement
You have to trust the Rays FO though. They have earned it
Strapping Young Lads
Hopefully it was a Rays scout spreading disinformation to teams that did not attend
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by FreeZorilla on Mar 11, 2010 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
Things like that must make you miss being a writer round here...
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by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Mar 11, 2010 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
Here are the Rays lineups:
Vs. the Jays
Jason Bartlett SS
Ben Zobrist 2B
Evan Longoria 3B
Carlos Peña 1B
Willy Aybar DH
Gabe Kapler RF
John Jaso C
J.J. Furmaniak LF
Fernando Perez CF
Andy Sonnanstine P
Rays at Pirates
Sean Rodriguez SS
Carl Crawford LF
B.J. Upton CF
Pat Burrell RF
Dioner Navarro C
Dan Johnson 1B
Kelly Shoppach DH
Reid Brignac 2B
Elliot Johnson 3B
Wade Davis P
Furmaniak
Interesting
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by Orlando Rays on Mar 11, 2010 12:48 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Tyler was the one who said we didn't have enough last year
3/9 GDT
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by Orlando Rays on Mar 11, 2010 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
Needs garlic
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by FreeZorilla on Mar 11, 2010 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
More and more negative the closer the season gets.
I can feel it.
One more year Brett. One more year.
by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Mar 11, 2010 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
Not at all--very excited about this year's team
and actually no comparison to the ’08 version
My only negativity is if S-Rod and Hoyce don’t det PT and i’, all for McGee making the straff
"don’t det PT and i’, all for McGee making the straff"
I’d say so.
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by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Mar 11, 2010 1:14 PM EST up reply actions
closet Cub fan
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan since 1979
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by CubFanRaysaddict on Mar 11, 2010 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
I'm writing about Luke Hagerty, Bobby Brownlie, and Chadd Blasko for tonight.
by R.J. Anderson on Mar 11, 2010 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
On the bonus blog
or can us poor people read it?
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by CubFanRaysaddict on Mar 11, 2010 1:10 PM EST up reply actions
I was joking.
And I don’t know when my next ESPN piece is. Maybe never if they’ve sobered up.
by R.J. Anderson on Mar 11, 2010 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
They know they can just edit
things that make pieces less exciting (SSS,Regression). You’ll be on Mike and Mike in no time talking about clutch hitting, ESPN does that to people.
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by CubFanRaysaddict on Mar 11, 2010 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
S-Rod flies out to RF
3 steps in front of the warning track. Not taking advantage of the wind, that’s to LF.
PAT!!!
with the glove!
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by CubFanRaysaddict on Mar 11, 2010 1:16 PM EST reply actions
JB ground out, Ben K looking, Longo reached on error, Pena lined out
versus Shaun Marcum, according to game day.
Anyone feeling lucky?
@AdamWFoster I’ll gladly bet $100 that Tim Beckham never spends a MLB season as a SS. He’s a corner infielder or outfielder.
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That seems like a silly bet to make.
Mostly because he might have to wait until the end of his career to collect on it, and by then, $100 is going to be worth far less.
by R.J. Anderson on Mar 11, 2010 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
ATTENTION RJ
Join TGN1’s league, please.
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Well, we need two more teams.
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He is busy reading every archived DRB article so that he can jump right in the conversation in 2013.
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First post will be a fat joke about SRQ or "TWSS".
Officially now the head of the Lobstein bandwagon.
Go away
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by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Mar 11, 2010 1:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
mad harsh, brah
is that the warhawk way?
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Sorry, brah. I get cranky when I'm hungry.

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by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Mar 11, 2010 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
3/29 at 9pm
Should we do an in-person draft? Beers? Bukkake?
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Life needs to fire the Wilpons.
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by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Mar 11, 2010 1:35 PM EST up reply actions
Any word on the uniforms
for saint drunk day?
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by CubFanRaysaddict on Mar 11, 2010 1:38 PM EST reply actions
We're not aware of this RBI you speak of around these parts?
Can you fill us in?
Refer Blunts Inhaled?
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by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Mar 11, 2010 1:42 PM EST up reply actions
TORNADO WARRING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL FLORIDA.
WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!
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by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Mar 11, 2010 1:44 PM EST reply actions
We need a dome
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by CubFanRaysaddict on Mar 11, 2010 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
wuh
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Navarro is hurting
(Front page this lol) holding his left hand in ‘a lot of pain’ heading to the club house.
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by CubFanRaysaddict on Mar 11, 2010 2:03 PM EST reply actions
A pick off attempt clipped his hand
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by CubFanRaysaddict on Mar 11, 2010 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
Scalding hot baked apples.
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by P Brady on Mar 11, 2010 2:12 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Or...
possibly gripping that oblong buffet plate too tightly in left hand while piling an unstable and exorbitant amount of food with his right “scooping” hand.
by Passionate Apathy on Mar 11, 2010 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
Andy is going to be pissed, Syracuse about to lose.
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analogies
bartlett is the red panda : brignac is the doorknob.

in this one, Brignac is the red panda, the person is the starting SS job :

by daveh33 on Mar 11, 2010 2:06 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I wonder if there is any chance that Brignac/Rodriguez platoon 2B with Zo the everyday RF
and Joyce goes back to Durham
FAKE BEARS?
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by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Mar 11, 2010 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
Texas Tech is probably going to lose, but they are tough as hell.
Only down 5 to Kansas.
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So, I'm on the phone with this guy who applied for a job and he cuts me off mid-sentence and says...
“Oh my god, I just saw a guy on a bicycle get ran over by a dump truck.”
Big Gulps, eh?
One more year Brett. One more year.
by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Mar 11, 2010 2:15 PM EST reply actions
ONES THAT PAY WHOLE DOLLAR BILLS FOR SERVICES RENDERED.
One more year Brett. One more year.
by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Mar 11, 2010 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
Ted Williams' frozen severed head can take Shawn Camp deep
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by Orlando Rays on Mar 11, 2010 4:33 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'm a bit disturbed Kansas is only up two over the the last seed in the Big 12 tourney.
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Not the last seed, but they went 4-12 in conference
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How many teams you claimin' these days?
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by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Mar 11, 2010 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
He's got pink hats for every city he's driven through.
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The Meek will inherit the earth
And K Sean the Baptist in the process.
by Lurch's Lobbyists on Mar 11, 2010 2:33 PM EST reply actions
score?
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WE CAN NOT BE DEFEATED
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Back under the table, chap.
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little WAKE GRAD was getting a chill.
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8-7 now, 2 outs
Tabata tripled to RF. RBI groundout, Reid made a strong defensive play for the 2nd out.
The second half of the Yellow Submarine record is magic.
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Lol at Cuse
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by SRQman on Mar 11, 2010 3:17 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Lol at WAKE
From Yer Scurvy Dog SRQman
by SRQman on Mar 11, 2010 3:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
good UT sucks
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by SRQman on Mar 11, 2010 3:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Douche
I’ll ban you.
I told you they always break my heart. Fucking Charlie Brown never gets to kick the damn football.
Oh no!!!!!!
DW big guy I’m going to see the Bulls who are +12.5 and I am expecting a beating tonight
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by SRQman on Mar 11, 2010 3:42 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Wait a second
Since when are Reid Fronk and Emeel Salem in camp? They weren’t there a couple of weeks ago…
Split squad. I assume they just pulled them to fill out the benches.
by R.J. Anderson on Mar 11, 2010 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
In 2007, when the Rays hosted the Mets, they had Jackson Brennan pinch run in the final spring game.
I don’t think he plays anymore.
by R.J. Anderson on Mar 11, 2010 3:56 PM EST up reply actions
A lot of the guys from 2007
Shouldn’t be allowed near a field even
PIZZA?!?
by Transplanted on Mar 11, 2010 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
HE'S MELT IN YOUR MOUTH, GIRLS.
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Its spring
I don’t think anyone really cares.
Could Cevallos improve Pujols?
Or should we not open that box?
PIZZA?!?
by Transplanted on Mar 11, 2010 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
So what is the score?
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Salem and Fronk are one thing, but since when was Chris De La Cruz associated with this team?
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They're trying to solve unemployment
PIZZA?!?
by Transplanted on Mar 11, 2010 4:12 PM EST up reply actions
Hey the more options to replace Pena the better, something will stick
Who cares if he’s a 27-year old journeyman middle infielder with 50 PA beyond AA
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Should there be any concern regarding Davis so far
Or just don’t worry about it yet at this time?
PIZZA?!?
Just hasn't been Wade Davis like yet
PIZZA?!?
by Transplanted on Mar 11, 2010 4:23 PM EST up reply actions
It's ST. He's working out the kinks
It’s really early. Report on the field was that he was getting squeezed today. Some pitchers take a little longer to harness C/C in the spring.
It takes a long time
to score 26 combined runs…
Yeah of course
but doesn’t mean it’s getting long lol
PIZZA?!?
by Transplanted on Mar 11, 2010 4:29 PM EST up reply actions
Talbot update
@castrovince Mitch Talbot went three innings for the #Indians. He allowed a run on two hits with no walks, two K’s and a HBP. Lots of high fly balls.
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OT: Webb may start the season on the DL
I guess his career is just about over, pity it went down so fast.
PIZZA?!?
Ashley, TBex, and McGee reassigned to Minor League camp
Good run boys
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Minor League camp roster
http://stacylong.blogspot.com/2010/03/rays-minor-league-spring-roster.html
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TBORays jumped the gun decalring Rays victory
16-15 bottom of 9th 2 outs bases juiced, Rays out of pitchers
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31 runs? Jeepus Chreepers.
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I thought McGee would get more time in regular ST
I guess his chance of making the team was a 0
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