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December - 2005

Lack of Activity
My Trop Wish List........
Jake's Take: "Waiting is the hardest part...."
Its a wonderful Franchise
News ReCap
Joe: we hardly knew ya
Baseball Blogging
Jake's Take: The Smart Choi-ce
Jake's Take: Cooking Ramen Noodles on the Hot Stove
Jake's Take: Call me crazy...Dueling Wishes
Gathright's time may finally be here
Olsen name floated
Give me a sign
Topix does Comments
Jake's Take: Same Ol' Rays?
Diamond in the Rough Free Agents
Transaction Report: Rays trade Brazelton for Burroughs
Year by Year on Executives
Jeers : Sandberg
Jake's Take:Hooray,One of my Conspiracy Theories is Right!
Good, Bad, Ugly
Tell me again why
Trade Splash
Three way fun once again
Hot Corner : Burroughs
Jake's Take: Joe Vs. The BS Volcano
Wall Street Traders
Over at the Devil Rays Suite
Hot Stove for Monday
Day Before the Rule V
Can Sports Survive in the Sunshine State?
Jake's Take: Seth McClung is the Rodney Dangerfield of the NDRO
Reading between the lines
Let the Games Begin

November - 2005

Jake's Take: I'm a GM in the Making.....
Florida Columnist outed
Jake's Take: Cajun Deja Vu
Maddon heads East
Jake's Take: Big Money for Small Parts or Small Money for Chemistry?.
Diamond Futures Top 10 Rays Prospects
Jake's Take: Are Rays Fans having offseason blues???
Top of Rotation choices
Rocco
Trading Prospects
Who will be the 1st Ray to go?
Petit Gone
An Interesting Quote
Chad Harville: a historic moment
A Tale of 2 Baseball Cities
Signing "Outside the Box"
A Call to Arms
Miami Minute
Great "Evers" Lasting Move
Breakout, gonna have a Breakout
Three thousand, eight hundred and seven days
That other South Florida team
Some work to do
Trimming Some Fat Off...
The Competition
Pitching and defense
Playing the Market
Super Tuesday (again)
To-Do List Update
Rebranding the Rays
We are the future
Will We Recognize This Team Next Year?
Joe Maddon is the new Devil Rays Manager
Pitchers review
Free Agent signing starts
Braves & Lugo
Work for Rays Now!
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
2006 Rays Closer
Cleveland
Rocco a Devil Ray staple
Future is so bright I gotta...
I am John McLaren
I am Joe Maddon
Raysball America(Vol. 1- Issue 2): Now we're cookin'
Infield of Dreams
The "BIG" Ray Debate of 2005-2006
Devil Rays Front office
This is what Joe Fan wants
This and that
Andrew and Gerry Show
Tracking the "ToDo" Lists
The Three Amigos
Hunsicker
GerRay
Manager
Type A Players
Quote of the Day No. 15; Tuesday (11/1)
Cut Down Day

October - 2005

Oh, How the Mighty Have Fallen
Al Lopez : Tampa Great
Alfonso Ramon Lopez 1908-2005
Quote of the Day No. 14; Sunday (10/30)
Saving Silverman
Clean Slate, Happy Fans
Stats man gone in Dodger Town
Star players rarely make Good managers
Quote of the Day No. 1; Saturday (10/29)
Quote of the Day No. 12; Friday (10/28)
RotoJunkie 2005 Rays prospects post mortem
Top 50 free agent
Design your Got Stu Button
Mr Blum
Fantasy Alert
Minor League Wrapups; Awards Show (10/24)
Sports Blurbs Farm Report
Scott Adams
Speaking of prospects
Quote of the Day No. 11; Monday (10/24)
Happy Birthday Jack!
He brought Bombers back
Bankston: big time in AFL
Best of Luck
Minor League Wrapups; Short Season Teams (10/17)
Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day No. 9; Saturday (10/22)
Voting
World Series Prediction Time
Bobby
Quote of the Day No. 8; Thursday (10/20)
Under Construction
Quote of the Day No. 7; Wednesday (10/19)
Thinking It Through....
Quote of the Day No. 6; Tuesday (10/18)
Name that player
CC development
Baseball Quote of the Day #5; Sunday (10/16)
Baseball Quote of the Day #4; Saturday (10/15)
Minor League Wrapups (10/10); A- Southwest Michigan
Baseball Quote No. 3; Friday (10/14)
Classy move
Raysball America: Vol. 1- Issue 1
Manager Search
A-Rod : Angels are like Tampa
NY double dip?
Quote of the Day #2 (10/9)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Instructional League Notes; Saturday (10/8)
Minor League Wrapups (10/3); A+ Visalia
Quote of the Day #1 (10/8)
Reached that point
Carter Gaddis Visits DRAY BAY
All right things were said
Surf Cigar City
Team President named
Open Thread: Franchise Facelift Day
Trifecta today
Super Thursday
Mom, I think that I've just been "STUNG"...
Lou's cuz
what an exciting time is ahead
The Odd Couple
Season is over : 90 feeds to check out
Yankees Rant
Time to turn page on Lou, but...
Tampa Bay Baseball Writers Association
Game Preview; Sunday (10/2) vs. Baltimore
Fan Friendliness? Bah! An Oxymoron
Instructional League Notes; Saturday (10/1)
Game Preview; Saturday (10/1) vs. Baltimore
Who

September - 2005

Game Preview; Friday (9/30) vs. Baltimore
Mission accomplished
Game Preview; Thursday (9/29) vs. Cleveland
SP Rays
Instructional League Roster
Game Preview; Wednesday (9/28) vs. Cleveland
Game Preview; Tuesday (9/27) vs. Cleveland
Minor League Wrapups: AA Montgomery Biscuits
2006 Season Schedule
Instructional League
Get out there, and pick up a copy of TBT*
The key to Atlanta's success
Game Preview; Sunday (9/25) vs. Anaheim
Game Preview; Saturday (9/24) vs. Anaheim
Linkage
Will Clark was right
What If
Game Preview; Friday (9/23) vs. Anaheim
Candidate #1
Hey Hey Tampa Bay
Piniella out
Game Preview; Wednesday (9/21) vs. Boston
I blog , do You?
Bossman firm on becoming SS, Delmon a no show
Game Preview; Tuesday (9/20) vs. Boston
Minor League Season Wrapups; AAA Durham (9/19)
Doctor K
Sir Speedy
Game Preview; Monday (9/19) vs. Boston
Nuggets
Game Preview; Sunday (9/18) vs. Baltimore
Link Day
Game Preview; Saturday (9/17) vs. Baltimore
fifteen games to go
Game Preview; Friday (9/16) vs. Baltimore
Delmon statement
Super 2
Game Preview; Thursday (9/15) vs. New York
LaMar is no communicator
Going Going Gomes!
Googlet
Game Preview; Wednesday (9/14) vs. New York
Delmon's maturity questioned
Game Preview; Tuesday (9/13) vs. New York
Delmon: Player of Year
Mark Hendrickson: 9 wins (stud or dud)...
Game Preview (9/11) vs. Toronto
Not mailing it in
Holy Middle Infielder
1-2 punch
142 games, 59 wins
Interview with Andy Freed
Game Preview; Saturday (9/10) vs.Toronto
Game Preview; Friday (9/9) vs.Toronto
Yankee Killers
They really like US
Game Preview; Thursday (9/8) vs. New York
Game Preview; Wednesday (9/7) vs. New York
Former GM Phillips: Save Upton, Young
Help the hurricane affected Animals
Game Preview (9/6) vs. New York
Road to Series goes through Tampa
The Fruits of Labor
Rays with minds on their family
Huff goes to Tampa
Curt Schilling was right
Revisited: The Rays Core 15
Game Preview, Sunday (9/4) vs. Toronto
Editor's Note
Game Preview, Saturday (9/3) vs. Toronto
You have got to be kidding me
Welcome Back Carter
Game Preview (9/2) at Toronto
Game Preview (9/1) vs. Boston
Joe Says he does not know

August - 2005

Changes coming
Rays leaders emerge
Game Preview (8/31) vs. Boston
Game Preview; Tuesday (8/30) vs. Boston
Piniella
Is this report for real
Game Preview (8/29) at Boston
Delmon: Tick, Tick
Gaddis: Has it right, just about
First Minor League Report Lost
No Delmon 2005
BTB: Rays 2006
General thoughts 8/24
Big Bird vs WestBrook
Rays callups
Game Preview (8/23) vs. Cleveland
First Person Game Report, Sunday (8/22) vs. Texas
Game Preview (8/22) vs. Texas
First Person Game Report, Saturday (8/21) vs. Texas
Arriving
Cantu, David Wright, ARod
Rays AAA
Gomesmania
Break Up the Rays
Poll: Piniella or Winn
Unit
Fossum vs Wright
Standridge
Spoiler, Spoliers, Spoilers
Mr Niemann has returned
Rays vs Tribe at 7:05
The Rays Act
Leaving
8/11 at Orioles
19 and life to go
Terrible umpiring
Rangers and Angels
8/9 at Orioles
Brazelton optioned to Durham
Farm systems do count
8/7 at Angels
8/6 at Angels
The Gomes cheering section
8/5 at Angels
ESPN muscle tactics
8/4 at Rangers
Wins Above Replacement
8/3 at Rangers
8/2 at Rangers
Gomes and Joey: Up and Down and Up
Lamar blows it
Rafael Palmeiro suspended

July - 2005

LaMar should be fired
Open Thread: Trade Deadline Edition
7/31 vs. Royals
An amazing night
7/30 vs. Royals
Rumor : Mega Deal
7/29 vs. Royals
I love this team
Jose Cruz DFA
2 ER
7/26 vs. Red Sox
The Durham Bulls mid season awards
7/25 vs. Boston
Brooms
Pitching!
7/24 vs. Orioles
Ponson start in Doubt
If At First
Jesus Colome: Where's Carter
Chuck Egg On Face Part 23
7/22 vs. Orioles
7/20 Richmond
7/20 at Boston
Fossum vs. Everyone Else
7/19 at Boston
Kaz does Boston
ESPN Stark Headline
A more likeable Lou
Not what it appears
7/18 at Boston
top 20 update from John Sickels
7/17 at Blue Jays
Is this Bucs Darnell?
Chuck is to blame
Yooouuuuu'rrrre OUTTA HERE!
7/16 at Blue Jays
Lineup Shakeup
The Franchise AAA Debut
7/15 at Blue Jays
Whoops!
7/14 at Blue Jays
A new season
Delmon Young promoted to Durham
Oust and Vince Must Go sighting
Its about time: MLB concern for Rays
Sheff Pay Day
Adjusted stat lines
Park factor post
DRays Win Shares from THT
Trade Winds Blowing
Orvella throws 58 pitches
7/10 vs. Tigers
Elation tonight but previous disappointments loom
Nomo at Home
Dear Lou and Chuck,
7/8 vs. Tigers
Olympics
1980s Q&A : How Money will affect Baseball
7/7 vs. les Tigres
7/7 Tigers Preview from Bless You Boys
Pitch well or get off the team!
Patience is a virtue
Rays Bullpen vs Jose A. Contreras
Politics and Baseball
Bullpen to start game
7/5 at White Sox
Aubrey Huff Phone Home Adventure
Inside the Numbers
Upton stays in Durham
Huff interest
Baez: DRay 2005 Allstar
Our savior has arrived!........oh wait, it's just Chris Singleton again
Top 10 Prospects
7/3 at Twins
7/2 at Twins
Email the Rays
Future so Bright, Ya Gotta
Getting what they deserved
7/1 vs Twins
One going up, one going down
Free Player X

June - 2005

Syracuse Skychiefs (TOR) at Durham Bulls
System Overview Tampa Bay
A trio of pitchers
Tropicana Field: Japanese Field of Dreams
6/29 Blue Jays
10 years later, Devil Rays have a sign
First Base Travis Lee
6/28 vs. Blue Jays
Team of the future
Nice confidence in Brazelton
6/27 vs. Blue Jays
In Print
6/26 vs. Florida
Bean Town
Brazelton is back
Open Thread: Battle of Florida Teams @ Trop
Away for the weekend
Where Piniella Ranks
Stupid
Alex Sanchez: landed
6/23 at Yankees
Big Unit of DRays Hudson Valley
Good moment in Rays history
Minor League Futures 2005
blame goes around
Travo
Gomes Ball
Hudson Valley Day 1
Ledger: Break up Rays
One last thing
Implosion
Listen to Bulls
6/21 at Yankees
Wade Davis to pitch opener
Fossum and Carter
Princeton Rays
Hudson Valley
6/20 at Yankees
SB Nation grows
Fossum for Cruz trade a winner for Rays
Second Basemen
Vicious Biscuits
Seth
6/19 vs. Cardinals
Piniella Link dump
Braves Young ones
I Ask You
Huff Rumor
Devil Rays vs Red Birds
A series of good pitching
An interesting but ultimately pointless article
Gaudin and Cash cross paths through the night
Judy Hill gets into the action
Off the field happenings
Cruz hurting
6/15 vs. Brewers
Yikes: Surgery looms for Baldelli
Cajun Star
nut-free zone
Who is this guy
NY, NY
Home Sweet Home
Mailbag question
Rays linkage for June 14
3 Visions
6/13 vs. Brewers
Wrong manager
An unheralded prospect
Roster Fungo
War of Words
Bullpen recovers, at least for today
6/12 at Pirates
lowest moment in Rays season
6/11 at Pirates
6/10 at Pirates
Rays player of personnel stocked the Pirates system
Weeks vs Delmon revisited
Wade Townsend signed
There is losing, and then there is...
Future star
Colome
AL VORP for DHs
6/9 at Reds
Outside The Lines
Draft Results
Gomes puzzled
Lets look at the positives
More on Mr Taylor
6/7 at Reds
In defense of........Rays management?
Taylor called up
DRays have some explaining to do
MLB Draft Round 1
Nick Green
Draft Watch
Braves calling Chuck?
The worst call I've ever seen....
6/4 Rays at Space Needles
Gomes on the road
Pitching Numbers
McClung down, Gardner up
Nothing new
Losing getting to our Manager
Orvella has an admirer
Open Thread: Rays vs Z-A's
Poetic Review
Brother vs Brother
Media Credentials to Blogger
How bad will Gaudin loss hurt organization

May - 2005

2005 Minors Callups
Chuck's Report Card is In
Long game, bad loss
Open Thread: Rays vs A's
Orvella!
Lou blows it
Rome was right
Should have been better
Bell struggles in extended spring training
Open Thread: Fossum vs Sele
Tom Terrific
Harper's undeserved ERA
Piniella: I'll be back
A day in the life of the Benson clan
Seattle Newspaper Blog asks the question
5/27 Cigar City vs Space Needles
We want Stu
Perez or Cantu?
Reflection time
Nomo gets it done
5/26 vs. Oakland
Dewon : silence ending soon
Open Thread: A's vs Rays
It's a note report!
Beane vs LaMar
Battle of failed draft picks
Naimoli radio interview
Bizarre
Tick, Tick, Tick
Toby has arrived
5/22 at Marlins, avoid the sweep!
Josh Sighting
5/21 at Marlins
A surprising possibility.
5/20 at Marlins
InterLeague Champs 2004: Rays
We'll take Torre, You can have Piniella
Glad, someone agrees
At least it didn't take us 11 innings to lose it this time!
4/18 Rays at Tigers
Game Over
Fossum succeeds
Perfect game going in Washington
5/17: Series Opener at Detroit
MTSU coach: have not heard from Dewon
Should we of sold High on Huff?
%#$&$@
Spreadsheet Updates
May lack of hitting numbers
A Face to go with that Blog
Big Bird vs Kid Zack
Interesting
Tino mailbag revisited
Nomo vs Hernandez
More on that pitching
New beginning with pitchers
Zim
USA World Cup team
News&Observer on Upton
Next guy to be reduced to bench warmer
Kaz goes vs KC
Brain power
Sickels thread: Be the GM
What would you do
DRays pace
Demotion, Promotion, New Starter
Presented for your review
Brazelton has luck and Sanchez might not suck
Brazelton tries to find groove at home
Gomes Saga
Steve Blass disease?
Rays Hitting Saber-numbers
5/10 vs. White Sox
Lou's consistency
Give it up for Chuck
Joe Sheehan agrees with us
5/9 vs. White Sox
Some Future Rays Scouting
Two good choices
June Sweepstakes
Another bad game
Cantu sighting!
Dewon has got to go
Delmon: up to 11 stolen bases
5/6 vs. Twins
Cantu, Green, Gonzalez
Down in Durham
Open Thread: Rays go for series win against Yankees
Closer Inquiry
Open Thread: Rays up on Tino and George
No Surprise here
United States of Baseball
Kevin Brown cures all ills
Open Thread: Yankees at Rays
Obligatory small sample size warning
Gee, I'm so insulted
Good pitching!
We're bad, really really bad!
All In the Family
K-K-K-K-K-azmir: Yankees vs Rays
What I'd do as the GM
Lee to the DL
Looking good on the farm
Meeting of the minds
`Shell Schilling' event at the Trop
Book Time

April - 2005

GameDay: Rays at O's
McClung goes to Durham, but ...
Aaarggh
Open Thread: Rays at Os
Who do you hate : Yankees or Red Sox
OustNaimoli.com
Lou Piniella is a winner
A few things
Rays vs. Jays - 4/28
MLB Box Scores via RSS
I'm Unhappy
Open Thread : Kazmir vs Chacin
Schill vs Sweet Lou
Crawford
Replay: Red Sox game Kazmir deserved to win
Delmon Young
Open Thread: Rays at Jays
Mr Blum
Here is a surprise
Sanchez a miss despite what Lou thinks
Orvella featured by Baseball America (ESPN)
You can tell it's an off day....
Potential Suspensions
Upton bean count continues
Q&A with VinceMustoGo.com
A bad end to a good series
Open Thread: Nomomania!
Fantastic
Open Thread: BoSox at DRays
Vince in business to make money
Open Thread: Boston at Tampa
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Fan Club
Kazmir takes on Red Sox
JONNY GOMES!
Are we stuck with Vince?
Open Thread: Rangers at Rays
Jonny Gomes called up
Righty Hitting Outfielder
BJ Upton Interview
The wrong starter
Open Thread : Rangers (Lone Star Ball) @ Devil Rays (DRays Bay)
Dynamic Duo
Career backup Perez goes deep twice against Unit
Madden of NY Daily News on Rays
Sternberg Cool Aid
Victor Z
Like the cover of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy says...
Open Thread: Rays at Yanks @7:05
Vince's Other web site
Defense
Piniella and Sternberg plot their next move
DRays @ Yankees 7:05
Welcome SportsBLOGS Nation
Lou Vents, Aubrey Frustrated
Red Sox Series
Team Leaders
Vince's Mug
Gaddis agrees with Joey demotion
Disaster
Open thread: Rays at BoSox
Park Factor Progression
BJ Upton and fielding
Um, about that starting pitching...
Rays at Fenway Tonight 7:05
Baez
Earning his keep
Unforgivable
Bad luck and a bad decision
Red October
Huff Daddy
DRay Minor League Scores
Sternberg - come on down!
Pitching Stats spreadsheet
We are Wired
Game Thoughts Random Firings
DRay Minor League Scores
We have a crappy manager
More heat on Vince
Open Thread: 4/12 vs. Baltimore
The Bill Pulispher Story
DRay owner Vince Must Go
Single A Ball Update: Pridie on shelf
New AL East Kid on the block
who am I ?
Week 1 DRays numbers
A better finish would have been nice
Game Talk: Rays defeat A's with all around play
On the road today
Solid performance
A's at the DRays Tonite 7:15
AL East Chat
Hendrickson
Team Walks
Bull Durham quote
Jorge "Mongolian Beef" Cantu
CJ to retire?
That was unpleasant
Open Thread : Jays at DRays @ 4:15
Game Recap
.....Interesting AL East preview
Yes, I'm talking about steroids
Former DRay minority owner goes on record
Open Thread: Chacin vs Kazmir @ 7:15
Steroids in Major League Baseball
CJ a DRay
Games Notes: Opening Day vs. Toronto
Nine-Inning flu tommorow
Season Preview
Opening Day Open Thread : Blue Jays vs DRays
Steroid Freak
Give this man a promotion!
2005 Previews
LaMar wisely dodges Soriano deal
Devil Rays 25 + CJ
Game Notes: 4/2 vs. Washington
Who's Next?
Let the Moves begin
Upton and Wright reunited
Crawford inks six-year deal with Rays

March - 2005

Welcome Nick Green
Baseball Prospectus AL Predictions
Here I am!
Gomes in Stereo
CC an advocate for continuous improvement
Mets pass on CJ
Q & A with Sarasota Herald Tribune Beat Reporter
I only report the rumors: Soriano
Carl's bat returns with move back to left field
Durham Bulls roster beginning to take shape
More Rays Doom
Delmon Young to Tropicana (Yes/No)
05 DRays bats are a problem
sperts DRays Preview
Sosa
Baez, Miller, Colome, Sosa available, huh?
Classic "Ray Of Hope" quote
Neagle, we hardly knew ya
Bobby Higginson and Tigers
Waechter has bad outing
O's take pounding by Rays
Seth McClung Watch
Very Interesting
DRAYS BAY endorses Rob Mackowiak
Backup catcher
xDRAY Jared Sandberg
Back from St. Pete
Subtractions
Open Thread: DRays Friday Night Under the lights
Great Guy and a Competitor
Travis Lee The Glove
2003 vs 2005
DRays Bay Award Categories for 2005
Seth & Jeff
Pitching Future is Now!
AL/NL Sickels Report Cards
hey, hey, Tampa Bay!
Neagle out of running, but will do minors
Bob Andelman Responses
Rocco2004 : lucky batter
Former Devil Ray Exec Jennings
Day off on Monday for some
BTF Devil Rays Preview
Interview with John Sickels of Minor League Ball
Two Years from today
Alomar had back problems in winter ball
Kid Kazmir
Brazelton's Peaks and Valleys
This much we know
Rays Business
Open Thread: Devil Rays at Twins
Investment 101
Lou Speak
No Respect
Open Thread : Pirates @ Devil Rays
Joshua
DRays MLB Cartoons from Korea
Open Thread : Devil Rays @ Blue Jays
Rays Postcard
Open Thread : Devil Rays @ Reds
Family additions
Future is later
Rays win opener
Navy Day
Gil Hodges on the clock...
DRays Familiarity Game
CJ Update

February - 2005

Kazmir and Niemann
No Pitching abuse here
Interview with Lucy Morales of The Snorting Bull
2002 Draft Debate on Upton
Seth McClung: 2003 Spring all over again?
Former DRays radio voice moves on
Matt Diaz signs
Matt Diaz Part IV
Mr. Orvella
Tony Conigliaro Award
Niemann sighting
Did it take this long in Seattle...
Huff wants to stay put
Spring Training watch
Huffville 2005
Who should be opening day starter?
Lou's Dad
The Bullpen
Hey Jose and Pete
Day 1
Naimoli's comments on Josh Hamilton
Report Cards are in
An Interview With Renegades Beat Reporter
DRays offseason critical decisions
Has Beens
Things that are going through my head
what mighta been
Pitchers and Catchers...
DRays Blogger Round Table Part Three
Baseball America's Top 10 pitching prospects
Chris Thomas
Different takes on Lou
33 pitchers , 10 spots
40 Man Roster On the Bubble List
CC Version 3
Welcome Mr Sickels
DRays do Radio
DRays Blogger Round Table Part Two
Baldelli Rehab Update
DRays Blogger Round Table Part One
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Evan Longoria wins the Silver Slugger Award
09 Minor Leaguers File for Free Agency
Longoria on the MLB 2k10 cover?

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VPs of Baseball Operations

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Ticket Account Executive

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