Q&A with Keith Law, ESPN Senior Writer and Master Chef

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DRays Bay: Q&A with Keith Law, ESPN Senior Writer and Master Chef
Published 3/23/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
DRays Bay: Q with Keith Law, ESPN Senior Writer and Master Chef The Rays finally get smart? Not The Claw...The Klaw. JL: Is it me or do you think that it’s pure cockiness that Boston basically did absolutely nothing in their offseason? David Aardsma is basically one of the few pick-ups that they made and he’s nothing to be proud of. KL: Did they need to make any changes? They’re locked in at many positions anyway, and they’ve got help arriving right away in the outfield (Ellsbury) and the rotation (Buchholz), with a shortstop (Lowrie) and power reliever (Masterson) ...

Easter Reading: Cut, cut, cut.
Published 3/23/2008 by Coley Ward at umpbump.com
... Keith Law on Longoria and his replacement, Willie Aybar: “[W]hat the hell are the Rays doing with Willy Aybar? He’s not a good player to begin with. He missed 2007 with a substance-abuse problem. He was arrested less than two months ago for beating his wife, and only got out of jail because she didn’t want to pursue the charges, not because he was acquitted or cleared. And this is the guy you’re thinking of running out there instead of the best prospect in baseball? It’s stupid, uncharacteristically so for that front office.” ...

[THE SUNDAY MORNING REVOLUTION] Rays Will Face Jeremy Guthrie On Opening Day
Published 3/23/2008 by Devil Ray Guevara at Rays Index
... that Grant Balfour might have overtaken Scott Dohmann for the final bullpen slot, although he won't make a decision until the end of the week. [Tampa Bay Rays] "The location of the pitches have been much better," Maddon said. "[Balfour's] throwing a strike when he needs to, and he's been down [in the strike zone], and it's really nice to see." DRays Bay interviews Keith Law. [DRays Bay] Joe Maddon does not see any correlation between success ...

The Longoria Chronicles
Published 3/24/2008 by davidbloom at BaseballHappenings.com
The word on the street is that your Tampa Bay Rays plan on shipping their number one pick Evan Longoria down to minor leagues. The reason they want him to play for the Durham Bulls (which is right in my backyard) has nothing to do with his track record, or his performance this spring. Mr. Sterneberg has said ...

Rounding the Bases: The Final Monday
Published 3/24/2008 by Adam Godson at Bugs & Cranks
... only the start of his crimes against humanity [Homer Derby] Career advice from Chris Berman. Does he give fashion advice, too? [Sports by Brooks] Upcoming Milestones for 2008. I can’t wait to hear about these over and over and over again. [UmpBump] Brady Anderson is alive! [Small White Ball] Wear a hardhat on your walk to Nationals Park. [Washington Post] ESPN’s Keith Law interviews with a D-Rays blog [DRays Bay] When will we all leave Brett Myers alone? [ ...

Monday Grab Bag
Published 3/24/2008 by Stoeten at Drunk Jays Fans
... Here is Law's pretty decent two-sentence take on the 2008 Jays, which is from a chat with the excellent blog, DRays Bay-- who appear to be continuing ...