by jake digregorio | Apr 19, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Jeff Niemann, John Lackey, Tampa Bay Rays
Prev. Gm: Tampa Bay Rays (9-3) @ Boston Red Sox (4-8) Jeff Niemann (0-0, 3.24) @ John Lackey (1-0, 1.42) 11:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Mass.) TV: NESN / MLB Network RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: On the holiest (and most proprietary) of all state-wide...
by dan rowinski | Apr 18, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Price, Javier Vazquez, Jeff Niemann, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Wakefield, Wade Davis
Good businesses make money in the margins. Think about a restaurant. Think about a medium-rare filet mignon with potatoes gratin, sautéed broccolini, horseradish cream and port reduction that costs 28 dollars. Sure, that gets you in the door but it is not where the...
by Troy Patterson | Mar 9, 2010 | Andy Sonnanstine, David Price, James Shields, Jeff Niemann, Matt Garza, Tampa Bay Rays, Wade Davis
While Tampa Bay has had plenty of named talent over the last few years from Scott Kazmir, James Shields, Matt Garza to David Price. This along with a top offense and elite defense has led to their recent success in the AL East. Perhaps overvalued is a bit harsh, but...
by josh lacey | May 2, 2009 | Game Threads, Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Wakefield
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (14-9 @ Tampa Bay Rays (10-14)Tim Wakefield (2-1, 1.86) v. Jeff Niemann (2-2, 4.43)7:08 PM EDT | Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, FL)TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: The Rays hold a career average of .298 against Wakefield (for...
by evan brunell | Apr 2, 2009 | Akinori Iwamura, Andy Sonnanstine, B.J. Upton, Ben Zobrist, Brian Shouse, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Dan Wheeler, David Price, Dioner Navarro, Evan Longoria, Gabe Gross, Gabe Kapler, Grant Balfour, J.P. Howell, James Shields, Jason Bartlett, Jason Hammel, Jason Isringhausen, Jeff Niemann, Joe Nelson, Lance Cormier, Matt Joyce, Pat Burrell, Shawn Riggans, Tampa Bay Rays, Troy Percival, Willy Aybar
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...