An Amazing Butt Shimmy Can't Save Your Job
FanHouse —
... Now the name Kelly Frank probably doesn't ring a bell for you, but that's because you know her better by her stage name. She goes by the name Raymond, and she really knows how to shake her moneymaker, though the Rays recently told her she won't be shaking it for them again anytime soon. ...
Our Team Has Lost Its Purpose
DRaysBay —
This is just too much:
For a team that is trying to build a fan base there not doing a very good job of it. I understand ticket prices but why Raymond? My got my fieance to become a baseball fan last year and she loves Raymonds ...
This Is the Worst Day Ever for Mascots
The Sporting Blog —
... Well, we’ve come across some more upsetting mascot news. First, we travel to Tampa, where -- earmuffs kids -- the actual human being inside Raymond has been fired for no apparent reason: ...
The Dutch Oven: Filling Your Kitchen With Wafting Rumors
Walkoff Walk —
... After Tough World Series Loss, Tampa Bay Rays Trim the Fat: The chick inside the Raymond costume at the Tropicana Dome got canned. Kelly Frank, who played the creepy Raymond for five seasons, was told by Rays owner Stuart Sternberg to, in his words, "Hit the bricks, sister." Note: those were not his words ...
Just weeks after declaring that their mascot ...
Deadspin —
... Just weeks after declaring that their mascot "out-enthused" the Phillie Phanatic, Tampa Bay Rays fire their mascot, Raymond. A stunned nation now demands answers. [Tampa Bay Online] ...
The real juice behind the Rays' mascot firing...
The Sports Hernia Blog —
... ... the name of Tampa Bay's team spokesman is Rick Vaughn ! Feel free to celebrate this news by banging the snot out of Roger Dorn's wife. Speaking of 'Wild Thing', nobody pulled off a Vaughn impression quite like ESPN's own Fred Hickman: ...
The Dutch Oven: Perfect For All Your Filthy Arbitratin'
Walkoff Walk —
... : Tonight at midnight Eastern Standard Time, the MLB arbitration deadline will fall on the 30 major league teams like a guillotine, cutting off any chances of reconciliation with their castoff free agents and also eliminating any hopes that compensatory draft picks that come along to replace the departed. Notable free agents who have yet to hear from their former teams: Bobby Abreu, Adam Dunn, Edgar Renteria, and that chick who played Raymond. ...
The Best of Kris Liakos, August through January - A Listicle
Walkoff Walk —
... : In the spirit of his Chuck LaMar rant, Kris dances on Vince Naimoli's grave after MLB.com writer Hal Bodley salutes the former Rays owner. It's as if everyone who ever had anything to do with the Rays wanted credit for their surprise 2008 season, even this chick. ...
