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December - 2008

Does Payroll Have An Effect on Winning?
New Year's Eve Open Thread
Money In the Bank Pt. 2
Rays Sign Olmedo, Salinas, Sadler, Weber
Friedman: "I still think we’re in good position to end up with an impact bat"
Community Projections: Matt Joyce
A Short Post on Salary Caps and Baseball
Money In The Bank Pt. 1
Community Projections: Ben Zobrist
Community Projections: Willy Aybar
Garret Anderson != DH
Joe Nelson Roundup
Community Projections: Carl Crawford
Outliers
Post Christmas Thoughts on Troy Percival
"Big Underrated" James
Rays Sign Joe Nelson
WAR on FanGraphs
Community Projections: Jason Bartlett/Shawn Riggans
Rosenthal On Bradley, Burrell & Giambi.
Ghost of Greg Vaughn: Rays DH History By The Numbers
Community Projections: Evan Longoria
Radio Crew Staying, Other Notes
Community Projections: B.J. Upton
Community Projections: Akinori Iwamura
Topkin: Rays "cautiously optimistic" on getting big bat
A's and Giambi to Discuss Contract
Reds Pick Up Interest in Baldelli
Dan Johnson Sold to Japan
The Free Agent Relief Pitcher Market Round 2
Derrick Turnbow
Evaluating Pat Burrell
Update on the Baldelli news
The Free Agent Relief Pitcher Market
Signing a DH
Bullpen Bargains: Lance Cormier
Concerning The Misdiagnosed Rocco Rumors
Bullpen Bargains: Chris Britton
Processes > Results
Abreu's asking price? Reportedly, 3yr/48 million
The 10 Prospects Evaluated
Two Cents on Wil Ledezma
My Monthly Bid for John Rheinecker
Preliminary 2009 Rays Payroll Updated
The Bullpen Matrix
Dohmann To Japan; Garza out of WBC
Rays Contact Nelson, Proctor
Garret Anderson? No Thanks Pt. 2
Non-Tenders
Splitsville Pt. 3
ZOMG SPLITS!!!!
Matt Joyce and Platoons
The Winter Meetings Wrap-Up Thread
Meet Derek Rodriguez
The Rule 5 Draft/Day Four Thread
Matt Joyce is an Upgrade
Edwin Jackson to be traded to Detroit for Matthew Joyce!
Winter Meetings Day Four Open Thread
Winter Meetings Day Three Open Thread Pt 2
The Sabathia Deal
Winter Meetings Day Three Open Thread
Jason Giambi Meets With Rays
Winter Meetings Day Two Open Thread Pt. 2
Player Review: The Kaz
Winter Meetings Day Two Open Thread
Milton Bradley Meets with Rays
Ummm Ouch
Winter Meetings Day One Open Thread
The Evan Longoria Story
UZR Now on FanGraphs
What Definition of "Play" Are We Using?
Stadium/Ticket Tidbits
Young Rays to Benefit From A-Rod's WBC Choice?
Garret Anderson? No Thanks
Willy the Outfielder
Carl Crawford = Manny Ramirez
Rays Sign Jason Childers, Jeremy Cummings, and Chris Richards
On Bartlett's Defense
Player Review: Da. Price is Right
Friedman Speaks On Offseason Moves
This is Working Out Far Too Well
Money is Good
Rays Put Bradford On Trade Block; Yanks Interested In Rocco
Flooded market is just what the Rays need.
Friedman on Percival: "We expect he will be back to anchor our bullpen in 2009"
Rays Get $200k In Playoff Shares
Player Review: Longlorious
Books Post
MV-JB

November - 2008

Trivial Rays Note About Steals
This Rumor Stinks
Tufte-Silver Rays Chart
Smith: Rays May Hold Shields/Garza Back in Spring 09
2008 Player Reviews: Andrew Sonnanstine
That Was Easy
Fun Facts About Durham's Bullpen
2008 Player Reviews: Justin Ruggiano
More, Re: Giambi
Perspective on Rule 5 Protection from DePodesta
Happy Thanksgiving All
Player Review: Grant Balfour
Baldelli Wins Conigliaro Award
Good News on the Giambi Market
Sternberg on Radio
The Extensions Revisited
At This Point: Pitchers
At This Point: Position Players
The Rays Winning the ALE Was Insane
Player Review: Carl Crawford
Dear Omar,
Feeling Good About Crawford
2008 Player Reviews: Eric Hinske
More Rivera
Random Ramblings
Morlan/Rule 5 Draft
Player Reviews: Shawn Riggans
Player Review: JP Howell
Rays Add Three to 40 Man
Raul Ibanez Note
Beautiful World
Player Review: AKI AKI
2008 Player Reviews: James Shields
Cruel World
Our Team Has Lost Its Purpose
J.P. Ricciardi is Cruel
2008 Player Reviews: Nando
2008 Player Reviews: Jonny Gomes
More Fun With SQL
Jesus% Is Gold
Player Review: Ben Zobrist
Player Review: Wheels and Edwin Jackson
The Free Agent DH Market
Be Encouraged
Evaluating Joe Maddon
Gabe Gross Had an Odd Season
2008 Player Reviews: Carlos Pena
Player Review: M-V-P M-V-P M-V-P
DRaysBay Community Guidelines
Bullpen's Leveraged Runs Saved
Another Attendance Post
So, Austin Kearns Anyone?
Reminder: Vote for David Cameron
2008 Player Reviews: Trever Miller
Let's Play The Hiring Game
Player Review: Spitfire
Let's Talk About LOOGYs
Player Review: Willy Aybar
The Mets Are Amusing
2008 Player Reviews: Troy Percival
Player Review: Cliff Floyd
Rays Still Like Heilman
Shocker: Friedman Wins EOTY
We Just Lost a Piece of F.A.T.
2008 Player Reviews: Bossman Junior Upton.
Floyd/Miller's Options Declined
2008 Player Reviews: Chad Bradford
First Whore Post of November

October - 2008

Fielding Bible Awards
Minor League Bullpen Options
Rays + Milton Bradley = Happy Times?
Bill James 2009 Projections
Wild Card: Chad Orvella
Fun Fact
Would Edwin Jackson Work as a Reliever?
Rays Preparing to Re-Sign Rocco?
Just Say No to Griffey Jr.
Professing My Love of Probability
Leo Nunez for Mike Jacobs
Preliminary 2009 Rays Payroll
How to Sustain Success in 2009
Congrats to the Phillies
World Series Game 5.6: Rays @ Phillies
Rays in Sports Business Journal
Grant Balfour Needs to "Start" Game 5
Game Five Delayed Until Wednesday
In All Seriousness...Robots
Rays Apparently Interested in SP Kenshin Kawakami
That Just Happened
GDT Pt. Dos
The Post Where I Try to Be Poetic But Instead Fail
X = 0 When X = Pena's H + Longoria's H
GDT V: Even Joe Blanton Can Hit This.
GDT Pt. 4
GDT Pt. 3
GDT Pt. II
So, This Is Ugly
Recap: That sucked.
GDT Pt. 2
Garza v. Moyer
What to Do With Rocco?
Carlos Ruiz is Annoying and I Dislike Him
Also Visit...
If Game 2 was a dream and I was Sigmund Freud.
World Series Game 2: GDT 2
Upton, Pena, Longoria = 0-12, 0 TOB
Kazmir Threw Sliders Again
World Series GDT: 2
How Do Kazmir/Hamels Compare?
2008 World Series Preview: Rays vs. Phillies
Q&A with Peter Baker of The Good Phight
The Myth Known As
It's 1 o'clock in the afternoon the day after
The Morning After
The Velociraptor Hatched
WORLD SERIES HERE WE COME
ALCS Game Seven Ninth Inning
GDT Pt. 2
When In Doubt, Go With The Larger Sample Size
Coincidences Are Sometimes Hilarious
Recap: And now for something completely different
... Pt. 2
Silver Lining: Kazmir
Just to Clear the Air
...
GDT Pt. 3
ALCS GDT: 2
Pre-Game Thread
Rays making splash with international signings.
The Phillies Are NL Champions
Off-Day Prospecting
Pressure Pressure Pressure Pressure
GDT Pt. 3
GDT Pt. 2
"Boo Him Now" Wallpaper
Upton/Longoria Revisited
Recap: Jon Lester is the best pitcher in baseball.
ALCS Game 3 GDT: 2
Team Defense
Spittin' Hairs
Recap: David Price has more Postseason Wins than C.C. Sabathia, and I don't care.
ALCS Gamethread: Part 2
The Sun Also Rises
Recap: Thou Hath Wilted in The Pressure like Flower.
Q&A with Randy Booth of OverTheMonster
Umpire Check
Do Doooooo Doooooo
NLCS Open Thread
One Dollar Please Mr. VP
Fun Fact
Jason Bay in ALDS, part 2
Bay in the ALDS
Annoying Media Trend: Ignoring Andrew Friedman
Tampa Bay Rays v. Boston Red Sox ALCS Preview
The Rays Are Going to the American League Championship Series
Final Three Outs
ALDS Game Four: Rays @ White Sox
Matt Garza Was Okay
Aki's Day
Scott Kazmir's First Playoff Start Reviewed
Recap: Ozzie Guillen called This a Must-Win. Oops.
ALDS Game Two: White Sox @ Rays
James Shields' Performance
Evan Longoria Had a Really Good Day.
Grant Balfour Does Not Take Kindly to Orlando Cabrera's Trash Talk
Recap: 1-0, Longoria is a beast.
GDT Part Two:
Playoff Roster per The Heater
Keith Law is a Man's Man
On Newstands Tomorrow: SI with Joe Maddon Feature Story

September - 2008

Tampa Bay Rays v. Chicago White Sox ALDS Preview
AL Central Play-In Game
Rays Set Playoff Rotation; No Edwin
Thanks
So we officially have the 28th pick in the draft.
Crawford Plays in Instructional League
Another Day and Still No AL Central Champion
White Sox v. Tigers Open Thread
MLB Really Does Care About Their Ratings More Than Anything
The AL Central Champion Scenarios
Oh Dear Heavens
Recap: Durham Lost :(
What is Wrong with Scott Kazmir?
Elsewhere: ALE Champions Version
Your 2008 American League East Champions...The Tampa Bay Rays
Clinch Watch, '08
Lil Wayne Likes David Price
Ben Zobrist and PEDs
The Rays Starters' Pitch Breakdowns
Recap: That was not fun.
M# = 1
GDT Pt. 2
Know Your Pitchers
AL East Chart Update: 9/24
Recap
Game 1 Recap: Fun Times
David Price's First Start PitchFx Extravaganza
Recap: Walks = Wins
Price Check
Playoff Outcome Chart
Recap
Scott Kazmir v. Minnesota
Gabe Gross
Playoffs = Yes, Primary Directive = No.
Reviewing Edwin Jackson
Recap: I like it when we score runs.
Tons of Stuff
Recap: Well That Sucked
This Should Be Fun
All the M&Ms Are Yellow
Nando!
90 Wins as a List
Carlos Pena Makes Life Better
Rays Pull Back Into Sole Possession of First; Down Red Sox
Huhnske
J.P. and the Durham Bulls
Reviewing David Price
Elsewhere
GDT Expectations
9/13: RAYS (88-57) @ NYY (77-70)
Meet David Price
Fun with Leaderboards
Game Postponed
I Refuse to Use Swing, Swing Because Some Crappy Band is Famous for It
Who is the Rays MVP?
Injury Updates
In Case You Needed to be Reminded
Price Might Start Double Header
The Rays Starters Versus Boston: Velocity Breakdown
September is Just Another Month
GDT Part Trois: RUNS
GDT Part Deaux: Now it's personal
If Sonnanstine Were More of a Man, He Probably Wouldn't Be a Man
Rays Turn Tables With D.J., Win 5-4.
THIS ISN'T OVER
GDT Pt. 2
Meet Dan Johnson and Michel Hernandez
What.
Inside the Rays: Pie Charts of Thought Edition
Recap: Oh jeez
Series Preview: Rays @ Boston
Lame Pun About Shields Goes Here
The Implosion of Troy Percival
Recap: Greg Zaun? Seriously?
Consistency and Winning
Recap: A Hall-a-day(and bunting) keeps a Rays Win away.
This Isn't an Issue
Recap: Odd Start for Kazmir
When J.P. Met Jaso
SBN Whoring Post of the Month
Recap: That Sucked
GDT PT 2: Electric Boogaloo
Grant Balfour Is Good At Relief.
Recap: If you're happy and you know it, fold in september.
GDT Pt. 2
High Stakes for Kazmir
Thinking About Jason Hammel
The Depth of Pitching

August - 2008

Perez & Jaso Coming
Pick'Em
Recap: ROCCO
Standing Room Only
Recap: We're going to finish at least .500
Huh
New Prospect Site
Recap
Rays Likely to Claim Fuentes
GOD.
Recap: A Hall-a-day keeps a Rays Win away.
Remember This Guy?
BaseRuns, Luck, Ect.
Country of Origin?
Friedman on Upton.
Is Gabe Gross Overrated?
Recap: This game gives me a headache.
Recap: White Sox Pen Blows It. Again.
Recap: ROCCO!!!!!!!!
Paying Pena
Reminder: The 2008 Scouting Report
Double Plays
Donate to a Good Cause
Recap: Against All Odds, Rays Lose.
Percival = Hall of Fame?
Best Record in (American League) Baseball
GDT Pt. 2
Chicken or Egg
If We Don't Die...
My Post at Baseball Analysts
Recap: That was not fun.
GDT Pt. 3
GDT Pt. 2
Incredible Week Ahead
When Progression Strikes
Recap
Rally Thread
Concerning Attendance
This Needs to End
Recap: GO GO GADGET GARZA!
GDT Pt. 2
Draft Pick Signing Open Thread
Recap: Percival is Fragile
Percival to DL; The Juice is Loose
GDT Pt. 2
Best New Toy Ever
Recap: 72 reasons to be happy
GDT Pt. 2
Posnanski on the Rays
Recap: ARRRRRRGH
GDT Pt. 2
Scott Kazmir Shortens Stride
The Truth About B.J. Upton Part 2
The Season's Not Over
BERA Update
Rocco's Beard
Maddon in the New York Times
Rocco: Back in time to help break the wins record.
GDT Pt. 2
Recap: Tying the Franchise Win Record.
GDT Pt. 2
An Ode to El Asesino
Recap
I Got Nothing
GDT Pt. 2
Rays Acquire Chad Bradford for PTBNL
Open Stats Thread
Upton Responds to Benching
Recap
GDT Pt. 2
Recap
GDT Pt. 2
NO!
The David Price Quandary
Riggans in LF
GDT Pt. 2
The Truth About B.J. Upton
James Shields Loves Domes
Recap
Recap
Baldaily

July - 2008

Winning or losing the division
So, That Just Happened
Bay Apparently Not Going Anywhere
Baywatch
Trade Deadline Open Thread Part Two
Trade Deadline Open Thread Part One
Rumor Wrapup
When is the Question also the Answer?
A New Name to Ponder
When Perceptions Are Wrong
Topkin on Trades
Analyzing Rocco's Rehab
7/25: RAYS 5, Kansas City 3
Projecting With Marcel: Pitchers
Rays Connected to Sherrill
Recap
Tyler Walker May Return?
Blake Update
Minor League Whatever: 7/22
Rays Target: Casey Blake?
Alternate History Revisited?
Bartlett to Return Soon
2008 Draftees: How Are They Doing?
Rays The Favorites for Nady?
Sweet, Sweet Progress
Well, This is Somewhat Disappointing
Rauch, Friedman, Upton
Silly Season
7/18-7/20: Toronto Blue Jays
Captain Clutch
Price Watch
Little Weapon
ASG GDT pt 2
All-Star Game Open Thread
The Comprehensive Trade Post
Home Run Derby Open Thread
Derby Curse? Nah
First Half of the Schedule Ends
7/13: News & Notes
Really? B.J. a Disappointment?
Slumping Needs Busting
7/12: News & Notes
Street/Murton? Probably Not...
Rays Want Relievers
Short Post of the Day
7/9: RAYS (55-34) at NYY (48-42) Pt. 2
Updating the Kos: Batting Average
7/8: RAYS (55-33) at NYY (47-42) Pt. 2
Goner is no Misnomer
Blue Magic
GDT Spillover: Win Please?
Even More Trade Notes
Kazmir, Navarro All Stars, Vote for Evan
Fuentes to the Rays Might be a Near Reality
Bullpen MVP's
Thank You Yankees
Real Meets Real
Meet Reid Brignac
More Trade Notes
Brignac Era Starts Early as Bartlett Hits DL
Do We Need to Make a Move?
Fine, One More Sabathia Thread
Misc. Notes/Open Thread
LONGLORIOUS
GDT Spillover, Again
The Spotlight Burns
Silver on the Rays
More Fuentes
EqA and our Offense
Meet Mitch Talbot
Bloody Hell Mate
GDT Spillover
7/1: BOS (50-35) at RAYS (50-32)
Jake's Take: What the hell?

June - 2008

6/30: RAYS 5, Boston 4
As Expected: Rocco "Not There Yet"
First Place and Almost Entering July?
A Report on Tim Beckham
Open Thread
Good News, Bad News
That. Was. Garza.
About Those Offensive Numbers
Stadium plans and location issues
Rays Putting Stadium On Hold?
That Was Not Fun
Dear Baseball, Start Landing Better, Love Carl
Everyday There's a New Rumor
Ad/Plug Post of the Month
Posturing or Legit? C.C. Sabathia Rumors Begin
Sternberg Hints Rays Will Buy
Something Something Something
6/21: HOU (34-40) at RAYS (43-30)
Garza Rising
And Sometimes Myths Are Real
Minor Musings and Tidbits
Re-writing History, The Rays Way
6/19: RAYS 8, Chicago 3
Rays Interested in Freddy Garcia?
The Numbers Tell The Story
Beckham Could Sign Soon
6/17: RAYS 3, Chicago 2
Hudson Valley, Princeton Make Season Debuts Today
6/15: RAYS 3, Florida 9
6/15: News & Notes
6/15: Minor League Minute
Jake's Take: Getting Overlooked
Win #40
Ryan Morse Named FSL East Starter For All-Star Game
6/14: Minor League Minute
Mayor Baker Recommends Archstone-Madison for Trop Redevelopment
6/13: RAYS 7, Florida 3
Follow-up on contention
Glover Lives On
Oh Great, Here We Go
Griffey Jr. & Latin America
Write the Jokes for Us
So You Want to be a Closer, Eh?
6/11: LA Angels 4, RAYS 2
6/11: News & Notes
6/11: Minor League Minute
6/10: LA Angels 6, RAYS 1
We Like to Run
MGL on Edwin Jackson
6/10: Minor League Minute
6/10: News & Notes
6/9: RAYS 13, LA Angels 4
6/9: Minor League Minute
6/9: News & Notes
The Boss
6/8: Texas 6, RAYS 3
Official Draftee Signings
6/8: Minor League Minute
6/8: News & Notes
6/7: RAYS 5, Texas 4
6/7: Minor League Minute
6/7: News & Notes
6/6: RAYS 12, Texas 4
23 Player Games, I Hope It Was Worth It
Draft Thread: Day Two
6/6: Minor League Minute
The Brawl
Draft Thread: Rest of Day One
6/5: 2008 MLB Draft
Rays Will Select Tim Beckham
6/5: Minor League Minute
6/5: News & Notes
6/4: Boston 5, RAYS 1
Rays Still Undecided On #1 Pick?
6/3: Boston 7, RAYS 4
You're Not Hack Wilson
David Price Doesn't Like Your "A Ball"
BPIP Upate
The Vulture is a Gamer
Pre-Draft Poll and Such
Poll Numbers Skew Against Rays Stadium Proposal

May - 2008

Bring on June
Did R.J. Harrison Tip the Rays Hand?
This Hurts Me More Than It Hurts You
5/29: Chicago 5, RAYS 1
Percy to the DL; Aybar Back
Price for Pujols
5/29-6/1: Chicago White Sox
Balfour Might Be Back
This is (Hopefully) Garza
2 Myths of the POWW
Spot the Trend
Matchup of the Minor League Millennium
5/26: RAYS 7, Texas 3
Jake's Take: Movin' On
RIP Geremi Gonzalez
Our First Look at Tim Beckham
Is BJ's Lack of Power a Problem?
Tim Beckham Put on Show for Rays
First Place in May, Again
Contenders, after June 11th
BPIP and the Rays
Bobby Valentine Was Almost a Ray
Los and Longlorious
Rays Have Gained 86 Runs
Carlos Pena: This Close to Exploding
Garza Still Needs to Throw Strikes
Could Pedro Alvarez be the Pick?
Price Night
Going Slow in a Fast World
5/21: RAYS (27-19) at OAK (24-23)
Price Sighting and Hellickson Watching
Our Pitchers and Baserunners
You Can't Walk 10 And Win
Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast
Garza Needs to Throw Strikes
GDT Part 4: Win, Please?
GDT Part 3: Rally Rooster Time!
GDT Part 2, Electric Boogaloo
Jake's Take: An Outsider's View on the New Stadium
Organizational Pitching Report
Weakness = Strength
Interview with Aaron Sharockman
Promotion Time, Please?
Rays Financing Plan
Vote for Navi
Kazmir Signs 4/28.5 Million Deal
Kazmir Staying Long-Term?
Dohmann DFA, Reyes Activated
Pena/Longoria Will Be Fine
"I tell you what, it doesn't suck"
THIS. IS. GARZA.
The Bad News Rays
Gabe Gross needs another home run
Glover Back, Ugh...
MVP Voting
36 Games in, Our MVP(s) are...
22 Innings Without an ER
Trever Miller Needs to Face Less Righties
Shields is a God and the Rays are Longlorious
MVP Poll
Is Desmond Jennings Injury Prone?
Wheeler to Percival to Reruns
Leadoff Solution
Pirates Wish to Keep Meek
Prospect Odds & Ends
Relief Usage: 4/28-5/4
5/5: Minor League Minute
5/5: News & Notes
A Few Quick Notes
OBP: On Base Problems
Big Dreams
5/1: RAYS 4, Baltimore 2

April - 2008

4/30: RAYS 8, Baltimore 1
Raymond: EXPOSED!
Hunsicker: Rays Will Spend If In Playoff Hunt
4/29: Baltimore 7, RAYS 4
Jake's Take: Hellboy, Dunn and a look into "The Crystal Ball"
4/28: News & Notes
Regarding Scott Dohmann
4/27: RAYS 3, Boston 0
4/26: RAYS 2, Boston 1
Platoons Don't Bite, Aren't Evil, Usually
4/25: RAYS 5, Boston 4 (11)
4/24: RAYS 5, Toronto 3
Temp Game Thread
Site Outage Last Night/Today
"Clutch" Hitting
4/22: RAYS 6, Toronto 4
Rays Acquire Gabe Gross for Josh Butler
Q&A With Drunk Jays Fans
More Pitchers Than Spots
Relief Usage: Week Three
4/21: News & Notes
4/21: Minor League Minute
4/20: Chicago 6, RAYS 0
Kicking The Boxscore: Flukes and Nukes
4/20: News & Notes
4/20: Minor League Minute
4/19: RAYS 5, Chicago 0
Final Draft Notes; First Mock Draft
Rays Add Former Reds Reliever to System
Longoria for the Long Haul, Johnson in, Medlock out
About That Program Piece
4/17: RAYS 7, Minnesota 3
Fantasy Talk with Matthew Berry
Meet the Candidates: Brian Matusz and Tim Beckham
How to Grade a Trade
Bartlett's Slow Start
4/15: New York 5, RAYS 3
Meet the Candidates: Aaron Crow
Meet the Candidates: Pedro Alvarez
Series Preview: New York Yankees
Yanks Prime for Picking
4/14: Minor League Minute
Kicking The Boxscore
4/13: RAYS 6, Baltimore 2
What to Expect from Evan Longoria
4/11: RAYS 10, Baltimore 5
It's Longoria Time
How low can Crow go?
Al Reyes Arrested and Tasered
4/10: RAYS 7, Seattle 0
Run on E-Jax, Not on Sonny
What to Expect from Jeff Niemann
4/10: Minor League Minute
Another One Drops; Floyd to the DL
Capacity Matters
Garza to DL; Ryu Recalled, Won't Make Start
Some Early Trends
Q&A With Jeff Sullivan of Lookout Landing
Jake's Take: The Week that was....in High Definition.
Relief Usage: Week One
4/7: Minor League Minute
4/6: News & Notes
Short Recap
4/5: Minor League Minute
4/5: RAYS 6, New York 3
More NYY Q&A
4/4: Minor League Minute
The Story Behind the Gomes Suspension
4/4: RAYS 13, New York 4
Navarro Placed on 15 Day DL; DiFelice Recalled
Q&A With Pinstripe Alley
BJ: Future Model?
Rays News & Notes
One Final Preview
Rays Sign Wheeler to Three Year Deal; Make Option Decisions
Move Over Champs
Game 1 MVP: Andrew Friedman
Swell Start

March - 2008

Q&A With Camden Chat
Murton coming? Hinske going? Kaz throwing!
Papa Positivity's POV: The Offseason
Tons of Links
Crawford Comments Sure to Create Hysteria
Rays Acquire Ben Hendrickson, Maybe
Opening Day Lineup
Nathan Haynes is Tom Goodwin
The Legend of Helliot Takes Coincidental Turn, Hinske Makes Team
A Welcome Message from the Staff
Joe Maddon is Equal to Mike Scioscia
Adieu
Regarding Tomorrow
Nathan Haynes it is!
Oh Crikey! Balfour to be Designated for Assignment
Beckham's My Pick
Longshot Isn't the Right Term Here...
Aki Cares
Once More
DRB Contest Time: Win MLB 08 The Show for Playstation 3
Trade Coming? THT Preview Up
Townsend to the Pen
Murton Very Available
Come Off The Ledge
Jonny Sounds Off
Dioner Navarro Blocks Well
Rays Like to Reed
Teachers Know Baseball
Where Are You Juan?
Longoria Sent Down, Price Out 6 Weeks
D-Day?
Sonnanstine Has a Ton of Pitches
Price Leaves Game
Q&A with Keith Law, ESPN Senior Writer and Master Chef
April Tears Bring May Longoria
Rotation, Bullpen All But Set
Hinske, Gomes, Kaz
Matt Garza wallpaper
Did Maddon Just Seal Longoria's Fate?
This Can't Be Good
Remember The Draft Thing?
This. Is. Garza.
DRB On XM Radio This Saturday
Lame Pun: If Carl Ever Had to Crawl Forward
Not to Beat a Dead Horse
Stark: Lofton Rejects Rays Offer
Winning Spring Clinched
Another Stash of Info on Kazmir
Please Say No to Linden
Name to throw in the hat
In Case You Hadn't Noticed
Opening Day Backup Catcher?
FJM Fires Back
Roster Guessing
Lancaster's RF Options, Kaz to DL?
Rays Looking intro Trade Opportunities
Introducing the MLB BlogPoll
Kaz Won't Start Tomorrow, Opening Day
Rays Bid on 2010 ASG, RF Options
Discipline from Wednesday's Incident
Who is Jon Weber?
Throw Down in Tampa
Baldelli: Unknown Muscle Disorder
Rocco Status Update Coming Today
Kalt: "They stuck us in a UFO,"
Price, Ryu, and Ruggiano Optioned Down
Thank the Lord
Rays Showing Lofton Interest
Zobrist Out 4 Weeks, First Cuts
12-10 Loss to Reds/ My Notes from Game
I think I'm starting to like Chris Mason
Minor League Spring Training Roster
7-2 Isn't Bad
Baldelli Denies All
Let Em Play
David Price is Popular; Makes Fun of Percival's Manhood
DRB Roster Odds
The Champ is Here
Bill James: David Ortiz Shift Doesn't Work
Rays Take Both From Phils
Jake's Takes: Four-letter Words and "The House the Rays Tore Down"
Rocco Not Ready to Go
Rays 5-1
J.P. Howell is a Changed Man
A Rhyming Ape
Rays Drop First Game 8-4 to Stros
Raynomics: Kazmir = Money
Five For Fighting
Price Will Debut Against Yanks
Four Hours Means Four Wins
Rays Now 3-0
Injury Updates All Around
Rays 2-0 in Spring; Longoria is Cold Blooded

February - 2008

R.J. on RJ
Spring Training Game One: Rays Beat Reds 7-6
DRB Podcast appearance, etc.
David Price
DRB Season Preview Guide
Papa Positivity's POV: Kazmir Injury
Kazmir Unlikely to Start Opening Day
For All Your Fantasy Needs
BaseballAmerica Top 100 Prospects Unveiled
Kaz Backs Out of Start
Tell Me How You Really Feel?
Christmas in February
Is Longoria Ready?
The Price Index: Pre-Season
Fan Fest 2008 Pictures
Andrew Friedman is Cool
They Grew Up Quick
History: Don Zimmer
Maddon Wanted Percival To Be A Catcher
Dickie V & the Rays
College Baseball: Opening Day
Rays Going "The Distance"
Carl: Straight Talkin'
Chatting with Stu
Hm...
Funny Clips from ST
Visa Issues Solved By the Weekend?
Pictures and Full Practice Report
First Full Team Practice
Rays Moving From Vero Beach
Through The Wire
I Hate Our Bullpen, Help Me
CC Better Off Without Crazies
We Are One Team
Law Picks Longoria to Win AL ROY
The Powder Keg Arrives
What we have learned thus far
Aki The Killer
Keith Law Owns the Internets
For Your Reference
Something in the Water?
The Hickey Effect?
Cliff Floyd & Ben Zobrist Arrive
A Special Kind of High
So Much for a Stressless Navarro Camp
Sternberg Likely Voted for John Kerry
So Much for Cherishing the Past
Reporting Day
89 Wins?
An Interview with Bobby Fenton
What's a vegan?
Brian Anderson and Tommy John Surgery
Encina Where Art Thou?
Carl Speaks, Evan's Still Got a Shot?
Stronger
Chatting with Jason Collette
Baseball Analysts Rayscentric Content
I Hate Rain Delays
Rays Had Deal with Lincecum
Jake's Take: Something old, Something New, Something Blue?
Top 30 Prospects: #14 Glenn Gibson/#13 John Jaso
Oh The Horror
Topkin's Rumblings
Another Prospect List
First Look at Spring Unis
Three Weeks Left
DRB Roster Odds Volume 2
Fan Fest News
A Game of Large, Grotesque Shadows
Eric Hinske a Ray
It's Miller Time!
Interview with B.J. Upton
Jake's Take: Deja Guz?
Know Thy Enemy
Another BP Chat, Another Invasion
David Pinto is in Trouble
Boredom + BP Chats = Good Times for All
Not This Again, Aybar Jailed
Chris Mason is Pretty Great
Slow Day
Not Mad
In the Navy!
Top 30 Prospects: #16 Nick Barnese/#15 Will Kline
The Stache is Back!

January - 2008

So Peter King is a Rays Fan?
Keith Law and Kevin Goldstein Unveil Their Top 100s
Best/Worse Case Scenario
Marc Normandin Chats With DRB
Positional +/-'s and The "Real" Beej
Rays Sign Roger Deago
Interview with Mike Wlodarczyk
Our Readers Are Better Writers Than Us
Meet the Prospect: DJ Jones
Too Much G-Love
Bizzaro World
Payroll Breakdown
DRB Roster Odds
Rays Lost Money?
Top 30 Prospects: #18 Justin Ruggiano/#17 Josh Butler
Most Important Ray?
Rays Sign Scott Munter
The Delmon Young - Rickie Weeks Pick revisited
Fossum a 'Rat
Mons Venus & the Rays
5-year Draft Review
Shields Signs, 7 Years, possibly 44 million
Shields Deal Announced Tomorrow
Hendrickson Sees Greener Pastures
Ask BP's Marc Normandin
Joe Maddon Knows About Range Factor
Brian Anderson Throws for Rays
Maeda to Throw
MLBTR Takes on the Rays
Defensive Rankings
DRaysBay Video Mailbag #1
Aki to Battle Recent History
Rays Aim for Attraction
Top 30 Prospects: #20 Mike McCormick/#19 Heath Rollins
Proving Me Wrong So Far, And That's Fine With Me
Jigsaw Falling Into Place
Diego Echeverria Will Own Your Winter Leagues
Rays Sign Peña 3/24, Kazmir 1/3.8, and Discussing Long Term Deal with Shields
Deadline Approaching for Kazmir & Pena
Rays Trade Ridgway; Get Two
BP Chat Tidbits
Proposal Request Passed
Potpourri 1/17/08
Lugo v. Bartlett
Another One Inks
Links and Stuff
Game Reviews or No?
Who Knew?
Marc Normandin Likes the Rays
Wheeler Signs
Pirates Fans Like Friedman
Wish Upon Ehh Star
Pena Deal Slowly in the Works
Spring Training Battle Royale
Community Projections: Carl Crawford
New DRB Coming Soon
Sickels' 2007 50/50 Lists Re-Examined
Rays Defense is Most Definitely Improved
Topkin's Sunday Offering
Rays Officially Seek Return to Disney World
2007/2008 DRB Awards Results
Q&A With Baseball America's Jim Callis
Longoria To Know Fate Before ST?
Rays Hire Bogar
DRaysBay Video Mailbag
You're Not Worthy: Mike and the Mad Dog HOF List
Break Over, Back to Work
Baseball America's Top 10 Rays Prospects
Camp Sign With Jays
Upton top CF arm
Rays Move on From State Subsidy
Pressure Points: Tough Decisions
It's Deja Vu All Over Again for Rays, DiFelice
Pena an Unlucky Hitter, Who Knew...
Rays Sign John Raburn
Encina: Navarro & ect.
2008 Breakout Players
Bulls on Parade
Self Promotion is Good
Rays Sign John Rodriguez
Season Preview Guide
2007 DRaysBay Awards
Linkathon
More on Kazmir
DRaysBay Staff Prospect List & Special Announcement
Edwin an Emerald Man?
Raynomics: Kazmir's Cash

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