He went 1-3 with a slam and a couple walks.  It seems as if the closer we get to the draft the closer we get to Posey going #1.

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He went 1-3 with a slam and a couple walks.  It seems as if the closer we get to the draft the closer we get to Posey going #1.

He went 1-3 with a slam and a couple walks.  It seems as if the closer we get to the draft the closer we get to Posey going #1.

Columbus, Georgia- Effective Thursday May 1st, the Columbus Catfish will be calling up right-handed pitchers Austin Hinkle and Jose Mejias from extended spring training.  Columbus will also be sending relief pitchers John Baird and Travis Risser to extended spring training.

 

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A minor point following this great effort but I would appreciate hearing everyone's opinion.

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The Rays are going to be 6 games above .500 for the first time in franchise history after today's ass whoopin of the Yankees tonite. But did anyone realize how well their numbers look against the rest of the league?

We are only 1 game now behind the Red Sux for 1st place in the AL East. However, we would be in 1st place in 2 other divisions in MLB (AL Central and NL Central). We would also be closing in on 1st place in every other division in MLB.

What the heck is going on? I feel like I'm going to wake up and we're going to be where we always are.....in last place. I know I know, it's only May, but by all the other blogs and national attention I see the Rays getting, it proves that my head isn't the only one that's turning!

GO RAYS! BEAT DEM DAMN YANKEES!

Which pleasant surprise from the first quarter of this season will turn out to be the most important for the long term success of the team?

A)  Navarro's hitting.

B)  Wheeler's pitching.

C) Hinske: looking pretty useful in his role.

D) Teams defense lately

E)  Other

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Jayson Stark does a chat on who will end the season with more wins, Rays or Marlins? Good Chat, read it all. Go ahead and look before it becomes only available to insiders.

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From RotoWorld.com

Alvarez was once thought of as a top prospect within the organization and received all kinds of love from Peter Gammons, but began this season at Triple-A for the fourth straight year, posting a 6.46 ERA and 8/11 K/BB ratio in 15 1/3 innings. He's still just 25 years old and figures to latch on somewhere, but has a 5.14 ERA in 378 career innings at Triple-A.

Is Alvarez worth picking up to put on the Durham Bulls roster? As a one-time top prospect you'd think he must have some skills worth taking at shot at salvaging.

First let me say how awesome it is too see the Rays be 5 games over .500.  Can't believe it.  Crawford was definitley a clutch guy yesterday afternoon, and bout time ESPN gave the man some love.

For the series with the Yankees I do hope we have a good attendance of Rays fans at the Trop tonight.  Chances are the Yankees fans will be obnoxious as hell and may outnumber us, but lets show some love to our beloved home town team and hopefully if the Rays are winning by the 7th inning the sfans start piling out.  The one person I feel the most sorry for when the Yankees and the Red Sox come to town is Raymond the mascot.  It must difficult as hell to dance and sing for the Rays when the packed house is mostly Red Sox or Yankees fans.  Anyways I know Sternbeg reads this, so Raymond if you read this as well keep up the good work.  You're the hardest working man in show business and don't think it goes unnoticed.  Keep shaking the belly and hopefully the Rays keep winning.

Now about the series.  I've been a Rays fan for a long time, but I have a bad feeling about this series with the Yankees.  Not an end all be all feeling about the Rays, were going to do great this season.  But I have a feeling in one of these games we might get blown up in our ERA department.  I could see one of the losses this series being a blow out like 13-5 or 14-9 Yankees.  I know it ain't going to be Scott Kazmir or Shields.  Both men play terrific at home.  My concern is with Edwin Jackson and Matt Garza.  Our bats will be terrific, but our pitching has to be lights out.  I know alot of you must be saying "Cooperstown Kid what are you thinking, the pitching has been great!" And yes it has, but this is the Yankees and lets face it we got swept by the Red Sox at Fenway, after we dramatically swept them at the Trop.  Also we need to be smart on the baspaths against the Yankees.  This ain't the Screw Jays or the Sporioles, this is the Yankees.  So becareful on the basebaths and play smart aggressive baseball. I want a sweep of the Yankees and I'll be praying to every known God of every religion so that it can happen. 

My prediction however for the series which I hope is wrong (since I want us to really sweep) is take 2 out of 2 from the series.  If we do that I think we've done a terrific job of holding back the bombers.  We'll gain two more wins, which honestly I'll take a win anytime.  Plus it will be two more losses for the Yankees, which would still dig their hole while A-Rod is absent. 

Anyways I'll be watching from MLB.TV so lets go Rays!!!

I was just wondering.....where the hell is everyone???? noone goes to these games and its getting pretty annoying. They are playing some unreal baseball right now and are competing. Im not from Florida and i became a fan of the Rays because of Kazmir. I loved watching him dominate the Red Sox ( im a Boston Native) and after i few times of watching him pitch i became a pretty die hard fan and parted ways with the RED SUX. I kno alot of you guys are from Florida and im just wondering where are all the fans...does baseball not just work in Florida, do people think this team is just going to roll over and die and hit rock bottom....someone tell me why noone is sitting in the trop watching this young talented competetive team play!!!!!!

hey did anyone else get this weeks espn the mag and flip through it and then all of a sudden boom! i see an article about elijah dukes! i mean i really liked the article last year about former devil ray josh hamilton because atleast josh has rebounded and is becoming a star now and is clean now and is an aspirination to never give up hope, but dukes is the dumbest player in the bigs and still hasnt done anything to right himself from the last couple of years here in the rays organization, i mean all of things that he did that were so violent they just threw to the side and ignored because he could become a star, but before then he could kill someone! i mean he needs a ex cop to follow him all around! who needs a babysitter at 23yrs old? i mean honestly if his wife wouldve showed up to their court meeting he couldve been throw in jail and he really pissed me off the last couple of years, i mean at least delmon young never got 4 girls pergnant and threatened to kill a couple of people!