6/22: You keep Rickey Henderson, I’ll take Papi on the bases
San Diego Padres (31-44) @ Boston Red Sox (44-29) Clayton Richard (2-9, 4.35) @ John Lackey (5-5, 7.02) 1:35 PM…
Category: Jason Bartlett
6/20: Sox face Fathers with Father’s Day hangover
San Diego Padres (30-43) @ Boston Red Sox (43-28) Wade LeBlanc (0-2, 4.26) @ Andrew Miller (0-0, —-) 7:10 PM…
TAM 5, BOS 3: Speed kills
Ex-NFL color commentator John Madden -- not to be confused with Rays Manager Joe Maddon -- always said speed kills. He wasn't joking.
Green stellar at shortstop
And while he's hitting .278/.350/.333, eons better than his 241/.310/.347 line, that's not the story here. No, the story is his fielding.
It's looking more and more like Green may be worthy of the bench spot all season long, or at least until Jed Lowrie returns (fingers crossed). Even if he can't hit, his defense out of the infield is valuable.
Know Thine Enemy 2009: Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays are coming off their first successful season in the history of the franchise. Finally, they're not considered doormats with no vision of the future. Now the Pirates stand alone there. (Even the Royals are much improved!)
This club is scary in the pool of young talent they already hold plus more on the way in the minor leagues. The Rays will compete for a very, very long time. But will they be able to withstand the Red Sox and Yankees assault in 2009?
FIGHT!
Coco Crisp charged the mound after James Shields threw at Coco, and Crisp avoided a powerful right hand from Shields…
Know Thy Enemy: 2008 Tampa Bay Rays
When you’ve finished nine of the ten seasons in your franchise’s history in last place of your division and you’ve…
MLB Offseason Evaluations
I hate being mean….. LaTroy Hawkins signs with Yankees for 1 year, $4 million Hawkins is the first of a…