http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/ The Web's top Tampa Bay Rays news, videos, and blogs from BallHype - find more at http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/ en BallHype http://backend.userland.com/rss http://images.dailyradar.com/media/img/ballhype/logo_120x60.png http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/ 120 60 http://ballhype.com/story/indians_apparently_designate_herges_for_assignment/ <p>CLEVELAND -- After tonight's game, the Indians were expected to announce the addition of right-handed reliever Winston Abreu to the major-league roster. Manager Eric Wedge did not comment on who was coming or going, but in the clubhouse, reliever...</p><p>Let's Go Tribe! found this 17 hours ago on www.cleveland.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/cleveland_indians/">Cleveland Indians</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/">Tampa Bay Rays</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/winston_abreu/">Winston Abreu</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/eric_wedge/">Eric Wedge</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/matt_herges/">Matt Herges</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/indians_apparently_designate_herges_for_assignment/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 03:05:19 +0000 MLB Cleveland Indians Tampa Bay Rays Winston Abreu Eric Wedge Matt Herges http://ballhype.com/story/maddon_keeps_up_with_times/ <p>MARC LANCASTER | The Tampa Tribune Published: July 4, 2009 ARLINGTON, Texas - As a gaggle of reporters entered his office following Wednesday's loss at Toronto, Joe Maddon finished some typing on his phone and laid it down on his desk, looking proud. "I think I just tweeted," Maddon said. "I&nbsp;...</p><p>DRaysBay found this 13 hours ago on www2.tbo.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/">Tampa Bay Rays</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/joe_maddon/">Joe Maddon</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/maddon_keeps_up_with_times/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 06:14:08 +0000 MLB Tampa Bay Rays Joe Maddon http://ballhype.com/story/poll_time_do_you_like_pitch_f_x/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/poll_time_do_you_like_pitch_f_x/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/07/04/poll_time_do_you_like_pitch_f_x.gif" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt=" Poll Time! Do you like pitch f/x? " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>I have been posting a pitch f/x almost daily here. So I want to know what you think about it. Please pick one of the answers below and add your comments in the poll or in the normal comments section. What is you opinion of pitch f/x here? ( polls ) </p><p>theraysparty posted 0 minutes ago from mvn.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/">Tampa Bay Rays</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/poll_time_do_you_like_pitch_f_x/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 20:00:00 +0000 MLB Tampa Bay Rays http://ballhype.com/story/dutchess_county_has_ball_less_reaction_to_ball_less/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/dutchess_county_has_ball_less_reaction_to_ball_less/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/07/03/dutchess_county_has_ball_less_reaction_to_ball_les.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt=" Dutchess County Has Ball-Less Reaction To Ball-Less Baseball " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>You may remember back on June 9th we told you about the Hudson Valley Renegades "Ball-Less Baseball" promotion scheduled for July 7th. Here is how the promotion was described: History will be made this July 7th, as the Hudson Valley Renegades defy convention and possibly even common sense when&nbsp;...</p><p>Doug A. Milhoan posted 25 hours ago from www.raysprospects.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/">Tampa Bay Rays</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/hudson_valley_renegades/">Hudson Valley Renegades</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/dutchess_county_has_ball_less_reaction_to_ball_less/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:19:00 +0000 MLB Tampa Bay Rays Hudson Valley Renegades http://ballhype.com/story/losing_lance_cormier/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/losing_lance_cormier/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/07/04/losing_lance_cormier.gif" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt=" Losing Lance Cormier " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>He was the bright light in the bullpen in April, making 9 appearances for 18 innings with a 3.37 FIP, pitching mostly in long relief with four outings of 2.1 innings or more pitched. Lance Cormier really shined in spring training and earn a spot in the Rays bullpen as the long reliever,&nbsp;...</p><p>theraysparty posted 111 minutes ago from mvn.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/">Tampa Bay Rays</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/lance_cormier/">Lance Cormier</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/joe_nelson/">Joe Nelson</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/grant_balfour/">Grant Balfour</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chad_bradford/">Chad Bradford</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/joe_maddon/">Joe Maddon</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/losing_lance_cormier/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:50:00 +0000 MLB Tampa Bay Rays Lance Cormier Joe Nelson Grant Balfour Chad Bradford Joe Maddon http://ballhype.com/story/tgit177dref_the_top_177_devil_rays_ever_76_73/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/tgit177dref_the_top_177_devil_rays_ever_76_73/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/07/04/tgit177dref_the_top_177_devil_rays_ever_76_73.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt=" TGIT177DREF! The Top 177 Devil Rays Ever: #76-73 " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a> &#8220;Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.&#8221; -Jane Austen In our continuing efforts to preserve and protect the full, proud history of our proud, great and dominant franchise, and to hagiographize the many, many valiant warriors who have contributed to&nbsp;...</p><p>Rays Index found this 5 hours ago on www.bugsandcranks.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/">Tampa Bay Rays</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/tgit177dref_the_top_177_devil_rays_ever_76_73/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:56:25 +0000 MLB Tampa Bay Rays http://ballhype.com/story/upton_named_player_of_month/ <p> B.J. Upton is the latest Ray to earn an MLB monthly honor, being named the AL Player of the Month for June. Here&#8217;s the release: Tampa Bay Rays outfielder B.J. Upton has been named the Sharp Presents the American League Player of the Month for June. This marks B.J.&#8217;s&#8230;</p><p>Rays Index found this 5 hours ago on www.tboblogs.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/">Tampa Bay Rays</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/bj_upton/">B.J. Upton</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/los_angeles_angels/">Los Angeles Angels</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/upton_named_player_of_month/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:56:25 +0000 MLB Tampa Bay Rays B.J. Upton Los Angeles Angels http://ballhype.com/story/rays_to_skip_niemann_s_turn/ <p> ARLINGTON, Texas&#8212;The Rays have decided to skip Jeff Niemann&#8217;s turn in the rotation, meaning Matt Garza will get the start here Sunday. The Toronto series that begins Tuesday will go Shields-Kazmir-Price, with Niemann available out of the bullpen in the meantime. Updating: Niemann&nbsp;...</p><p>Rays Index found this 5 hours ago on www.tboblogs.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/">Tampa Bay Rays</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jeff_niemann/">Jeff Niemann</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/matt_garza/">Matt Garza</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/james_shields/">James Shields</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chris_davis/">Chris Davis</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/hunter_pence/">Hunter Pence</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/rays_to_skip_niemann_s_turn/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:56:25 +0000 MLB Tampa Bay Rays Jeff Niemann Matt Garza James Shields Chris Davis Hunter Pence http://ballhype.com/story/tampa_bay_rays_minor_league_affiliate_s_ladies_night/ <p> The Tampa Bay Rays Hudson Valley (N.Y.) minor-league team has a promotion planned for Tuesday that has turned into a bit of a battle of the sexes. The (aptly named) Renegades planned Tuesday’s promotion to honor women by keeping men outside the gates for the first five innings, dressing their&nbsp;...</p><p>Rays Index found this 5 hours ago on blogs.tampabay.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/">Tampa Bay Rays</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/tampa_bay_rays_minor_league_affiliate_s_ladies_night/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:56:25 +0000 MLB Tampa Bay Rays http://ballhype.com/story/sonnanstine_trying_to_work_his_way_back/ <p> RHP Andy Sonnanstine appears to be taking being optioned to Triple-A Durham in stride. Sonnanstine, who lost his spot in the rotation last Friday when Scott Kazmir returned from the disabled list, made his first start for the Bulls Thursday, picking up a win in giving up just two runs in six&nbsp;...</p><p>Rays Index found this 5 hours ago on blogs.tampabay.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/andy_sonnanstine/">Andy Sonnanstine</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/">Tampa Bay Rays</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/scott_kazmir/">Scott Kazmir</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/sonnanstine_trying_to_work_his_way_back/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:56:25 +0000 MLB Andy Sonnanstine Tampa Bay Rays Scott Kazmir http://ballhype.com/story/adjusted_kazmir_flight_paths_nice_deception_needs_to/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/adjusted_kazmir_flight_paths_nice_deception_needs_to/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/07/04/adjusted_kazmir_flight_paths_nice_deception_needs_.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt=" Adjusted Kazmir Flight Paths, Nice Deception Needs To Be Utilized " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>Ignoring Gameday's generic and incorrect pitch classifications, I have adjusted the pitch types and made my own flight paths (courtesy of Harry P. ). Here is the first base view of the three pitches Kazmir featured last night . &nbsp;(Click for a larger image) We have to ignore the last 20&nbsp;...</p><p>theraysparty posted 3 hours ago from mvn.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/scott_kazmir/">Scott Kazmir</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/">Tampa Bay Rays</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/adjusted_kazmir_flight_paths_nice_deception_needs_to/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:45:00 +0000 MLB Scott Kazmir Tampa Bay Rays http://ballhype.com/story/a_middle_infield_winston_abreu/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/a_middle_infield_winston_abreu/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/07/04/a_middle_infield_winston_abreu.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt=" A Middle Infield Winston Abreu? " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a> More photos &raquo; by David Zalubowski - AP Fare thy well friend, we hardly knew ye Browse more photos &raquo; Normal 0 false false false &nbsp;...</p><p>Watching Durham Bulls Baseball found this 6 hours ago on www.draysbay.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/">Tampa Bay Rays</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/winston_abreu/">Winston Abreu</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/a_middle_infield_winston_abreu/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:11:00 +0000 MLB Tampa Bay Rays Winston Abreu http://ballhype.com/story/time_to_lose_the_red_hats/ <p> With the Rays 3-1 loss last night against the Rangers, the Rays are now 0-2 while wearing the red hats. I know it is patriotic and all, but the red hats sure don&#8217;t help the Rays. The first time they wore the red hats was Memorial Day against the Indians. David Price&#8217;s first start&nbsp;...</p><p>MichaelEmdeyar posted 7 hours ago from raysallday.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/">Tampa Bay Rays</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/texas_rangers/">Texas Rangers</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_price/">David Price</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/time_to_lose_the_red_hats/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:33:08 +0000 MLB Tampa Bay Rays Texas Rangers David Price http://ballhype.com/story/the_great_rays_rip_off/ <p> The headline on the column is &#8220;Twins&#8217; failure to rip off Rays alters Central&#8221;. The column printed today in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune by Patrick Reusse looks back at the Edwin Jackson for Matt Joyce trade and today concludes that the Rays were ripped off and that the Tigers&nbsp;...</p><p>MichaelEmdeyar posted 8 hours ago from raysallday.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/">Tampa Bay Rays</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/minnesota_twins/">Minnesota Twins</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/detroit_tigers/">Detroit Tigers</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/the_great_rays_rip_off/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:30:37 +0000 MLB Tampa Bay Rays Minnesota Twins Detroit Tigers http://ballhype.com/story/raysjoemaddon_is_real_and_other_twitter_stuff/ <p> For those of you who are on Twitter, you may have realized there is a new Rays related Twitter account, RaysJoeMaddon . Since the Evan Longoria Twitter has been confirmed a fake, there were many people, like me, who were questioning this one. Well, Marc Lancaster has confirmed it as real.&nbsp;...</p><p>MichaelEmdeyar posted 8 hours ago from raysallday.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/">Tampa Bay Rays</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/evan_longoria/">Evan Longoria</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/joe_maddon/">Joe Maddon</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/raysjoemaddon_is_real_and_other_twitter_stuff/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:25:33 +0000 MLB Tampa Bay Rays Evan Longoria Joe Maddon http://ballhype.com/story/julianna_zobrist_hot_baseball_wife/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/julianna_zobrist_hot_baseball_wife/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/07/03/julianna_zobrist_1.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt=" Julianna Zobrist, Hot Baseball Wife " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>Ben Zobrist is having a good year. He's also been awesome on the field as well!</p><p>sportsdude99 posted 16 hours ago from hotbaseballbabes.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/american_league_all_stars/">American League All-Stars</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/">Tampa Bay Rays</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/julianna_zobrist_hot_baseball_wife/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 03:25:09 +0000 MLB American League All-Stars Tampa Bay Rays http://ballhype.com/story/minor_moves_mann_morse/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/minor_moves_mann_morse/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/07/04/minor_moves_mann_morse.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt=" Minor Moves: Mann, Morse " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>Minor Moves: Mann, Morse</p><p>Doug A. Milhoan posted 56 minutes ago from www.raysprospects.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/montgomery_biscuits/">Montgomery Biscuits</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/">Tampa Bay Rays</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/minor_moves_mann_morse/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 18:45:19 +0000 MLB Montgomery Biscuits Tampa Bay Rays http://ballhype.com/story/brignac_joins_the_list_of_rays_minor_league_all_stars/ <p> Reid Brignac was elected to represent the Durham Bulls in the 2009 Triple-A All-Star game in Portland, OR on July 15. The game will be televised live on ESPN2 at 10:00 p.m. ET. Brignac is hitting .288 with four home runs and 21 RBI with the Bulls this season. Aside from the short-season&nbsp;...</p><p>MichaelEmdeyar posted 26 hours ago from raysallday.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/">Tampa Bay Rays</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/durham_bulls/">Durham Bulls</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/reid_brignac/">Reid Brignac</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jeremy_hellickson/">Jeremy Hellickson</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tim_beckham/">Tim Beckham</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/brignac_joins_the_list_of_rays_minor_league_all_stars/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:06:40 +0000 MLB Tampa Bay Rays Durham Bulls Reid Brignac Jeremy Hellickson Tim Beckham http://ballhype.com/story/all_things_rays_what_to_watch_in_texas/ <p> The holiday weekend takes the Rays to Arlington to take on the Texas Rangers. Scott Kazmir makes his second start since coming off the DL. His opponent will be rookie RHP Tommy Hunter, who is making his third start of the season. He is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA. That&#8217;s much improved&nbsp;...</p><p>MichaelEmdeyar posted 28 hours ago from raysallday.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/">Tampa Bay Rays</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/texas_rangers/">Texas Rangers</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/scott_kazmir/">Scott Kazmir</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/all_things_rays_what_to_watch_in_texas/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:07:39 +0000 MLB Tampa Bay Rays Texas Rangers Scott Kazmir http://ballhype.com/story/roundtable_price_vs_hansen_vs_porcello/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/roundtable_price_vs_hansen_vs_porcello/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/07/04/roundtable_price_vs_hansen_vs_porcello.png" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt=" Roundtable: Price vs. Hansen vs. Porcello " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>Welcome to the first week of the MLB Notebook roundtable! Something new we wanted to try out, and I hope everyone enjoys it. Each week, I'll throw out a question, and you'll get the response from each of our writers. Question :&nbsp; Who would you rather start a rotation with: David Price,&nbsp;...</p><p>mlbnotebook posted 4 hours ago from mlbnotebook.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_price/">David Price</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tommy_hanson/">Tommy Hanson</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/rick_porcello/">Rick Porcello</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/">Tampa Bay Rays</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/atlanta_braves/">Atlanta Braves</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/detroit_tigers/">Detroit Tigers</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/roundtable_price_vs_hansen_vs_porcello/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:20:00 +0000 MLB David Price Tommy Hanson Rick Porcello Tampa Bay Rays Atlanta Braves Detroit Tigers