Andy Sonnanstine threw another gem tonight as the Rays beat the Oriole’s 8-1 to even the series at one. This is creating a nice problem for the Rays as Sonny has pitched very well so far to the tune of four wins in the first month. Jackson is still up and down and Hammel [...]
Let me give it to myself before I get shell shocked by Rays Index and the rest of them. Jason Bartlett is better than Brendan Harris. I judged Bartlett too quick and I have to retract my earlier statements. In the first few weeks of the season I was so unimpressed by the play [...]
Well the draft is over and all the hoopla began on how great everyone is or why did they draft a guy like Dexter Jackson so high and then I saw something that was actually interesting. Roy Cummings reported today that the Bucs received trade offers for Chris Simms and turned them down. Huh?! [...]
For my very few readers out there a quick note. I’m having some trouble with the site right now and am hoping to have it fixed shortly. This is a learning process for all as this is my first blog and I’m learning all of this on the fly so when I’m hit with [...]
The Magic have moved on to the second round of the playoffs with a convincing victory over the Toronto Raptors 102-92 and won the series 4-1. Dwight Howard had his third 20/20 game of the playoffs and simply proved to be too much for the Raptors to handle. Howard, Turk, Lewis and Nelson all [...]
Well in case you’ve been locked in a closet and hadn’t heard let me tell you, our hometown Tampa Bay Rays are in first place! Well tied for first actually but in first none the less. I know it’s early and I know I’m not supposed to get overly excited about it this early [...]
This story isn’t any surprise to any of us Magic fans but, according to Brian Schmitz, Hedo Turkoglu has been named the winner of the most improved player award. The Magic have scheduled a news conference for tomorrow but they would not disclose what it was for. Turk had an outstanding season and has [...]
Well day two is done and the Bucs made some trades on both days to acquire more picks. Nothing very significantcame of the trades and the draft went along fairly quick and smooth. Today’s picks were…
3rd round: OG Jeramy Zuttah, Rutgers
4th round: DT Dre Moore, Maryland
5th round: QB Josh Johnson, San [...]
What an outstanding week it has been for the Rays Nation. First, they sweep a very good Toronto team in the home away from home series in Orlando, only to follow it up with a sweep of the Boston Red Sox at home. There were big time crowds, big time plays and really big [...]
I want to say something to you to all out there. You should be watching the NBA playoffs. Not just the Magic, but all these games. I just finished watching the Jazz/Rockets game and it was great. I hear people all the time telling me the NBA isn’t what it used to be since Jordan, Magic [...]
I’ve never been more excited to be a Rays fan. The Rays beat Boston again tonight 2-1 and it was an awesome game. Edwin Jackson pitched well and the bullpen did too. The Rays hung in against the Sox all the way Akinori Iwamura finally came through in the eighth with a two run [...]
The Bucs draft went off today without too much wildness. I saw rumors of a Jason Taylor trade, a Chad Johnson trade, a Lito Sheppard trade and all kinds of other crap I had not intention of paying attention to. I originally intended to cover this pick by pick but I again found myself annoyed with [...]
The Magic finally showed some clutch play away from the Amway Arena and put down the Raptor’s for a 3-1 lead and are one away from closing out the series. Turk stepped up in the fourth and the Magic overcame bad play from the backcourt to overcome Toronto. On that note I must get [...]
I’m out of control right now. What a game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What a huge night for the Rays and their fans. Rays Index wrote today about how big this series actually is for the Rays and I’m in complete agreement on this. This series with Boston is a show a prove opportunity for the Rays. This is huge not just for the fans, who finally get [...]
The Magic dropped their first game of the playoffs and it wasn’t very close. Toronto jumped out early and finished off the Magic by a score of 108-94. The Magic’s ‘big three’ in Turk, Lewis and Howard all played well but the Raptors bench players showed up to play tonight. The Raptors bench outscored [...]
The Rays are now 6-0 in Disney’s Wide World of Sports Stadium and have gotten back to the .500 mark. There was some sketchy play on the field (Dioner Navarro) but the Rays overcame it behind Evan Longoria and Carl Crawford to finish off the Toronto Blue Jays. Surprisingly Troy Percival was used for [...]
Well no sooner than we were figuring out where everyone would fit with the new Gabe Gross acquisition the Rays designated Dan Johnson for assignment. This gives the Rays 10 days to trade, release or pass him through waivers. This puts me a little more at ease as Gross, even though I’ve yet to [...]
If the Rays keep this up the ownership group may look at a new ballpark in Orlando instead. Just kidding (hopefully). Shields pitched well, Longoria homered, Navarro made a nice return and Eric Hinske had a good time bashing his former team. I’m of course speaking literally here as Hinske darn near hit for the cycle [...]
The Orlando Magic played game 2 of their playoff series with the Toronto Raptors tonight but who new? The NBA could’ve found a way to put this game on broadcast TV but instead it was on NBATV. Oh well, the more they hide them the more surprised everyone will be to see them in [...]
