Bitch and moan about how bad the ratings will suck, I will go berserk. Unless you're an executive at FOX or work for the corporation, you should not give a crap about such a trivial thing, unless you're bitter and are mad that your team isn't in in. If you're a true baseball fan and can't appreciate this matchup then, well, I feel sorry for you.

Additionally, the ALCS ratings were through the roof, so I bet people will be surprised to find out the WS ratings aren't as low as originally expected.

I just wanted to put that out there, because I know some moron will comment on it. Carry on.

After tonight's game (8 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7K), Price sits at 5-0 in AA with a 2.20 ERA and 38/12 K:BB ratio in 45 IP. Although he's still not overwhelming in the strikeouts, he's been very effective despite it and is sporting a very good GB/FB ratio (1.48 to be exact). His one bugabu lately has been the HR ball, as the only two hits he gave up tonight were HRs to a powerful Huntsville lineup, and he's now given up six in his last three outings after going 60.2 IP without allowing one all year. Mainly, it seems like the few mistakes he makes get hit hard, and even more interesting is that four of the six HRs he's given up have been to left handed hitters.

That said, all indications are he's probably ready for AAA if they want to try and push him, or they could keep him in Montgomery until they think he's ready to make the jump to Tampa. I think there'll be some news one way or another after tonight's outing.

Sure, he would of never had a chance at it had Bedard not got hurt, but regardless, a hell of an accomplishment for a 23 year old. He finished the season with a 13-9 record, 3.48 ERA, 239 K's (206.2 IP), 89 BB, and a 1.38 WHIP. Walks are still a problem at times, but he clearly has a special arm.

Meanwhile, Victor Zambrano gave up 8 ERs in 0.2 IP in his last outing for Baltimore.

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Just heard on the Montgomery post game show.

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Yeah, he's a stud.

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hitting .320/.439/.594 (1.033 OPS) in AA so far. He leads the league in RBIs and is tied for the league lead in HRs. Also has a very respectable 24/27 BB/K rate thus far.

He still hasn't proven it at the major league level yet, but this kid looks a hell of a lot better, potentially, than the Joe Rando comparisons that were being thrown around at draft time. Is he a top 5 prospect entering next season?

Is really turning into a quality ML pitcher. His fastball isn't overpowering (88-93 MPH), but it isn't soft, either, and his changeup is really, really good. Today, though, he was showing off a potentially plus curveball, which could make him all the better.

8 IP, 2 H, 2 ERs, 12 Ks today. He's had trouble with the HR ball thus far this season, but he has shown ground ball tendencies in the past and batters are only hitting .208 against him. And, he always has a strong K rate. Unfortunately, the Rays bullpen blew it once again.

Good lord, what's gotten into the kid? Clearly, he's a natural talent and has a lot of god given ability, but he never showed this with the Rays (save his debut with Princeton) and looked flat out average with Hudson Valley last season.

What's funny is, this could go down as one of the bigger gaffe's in recent memory and, honestly, you can't really blame the Rays for letting him go. He never showed any indication that he'd do what he's down thus far.

It's early, BUT... Gordon's line: .111/.200/.194 (0/14 B/KK)

Young: .347/.353/.592 (1/7 B/KK)

Certainly, Gordon will come around eventually, but right now, Young is making the comparison look silly. Everyone praised Gordon's discipline and ripped Young's, yet it's Gordon who looks overmatched at the plate. Just sayin'.