2009 RAD Rays End Of Season Awards
raysallday.com 10/5/2009 — I am proud to present the first annual Rays All Day Rays end of season awards, also known as our RAD Rays. The Rays have one contender for a American League wide award in Jeff Niemann and we won’t find out about him until after the playoffs, so on with my team awards. Most ...

Rays Announce 2010 MLB Coaching Staff Changes
raysprospects.com 10/5/2009 — From the PR - The Tampa Bay Rays have announced the following with regard to Joe Maddon's 2010 major league coaching staff. Bench coach Dave Martinez, third base coach Tom Foley, first base coach George Hendrick, bullpen coach Bobby Ramos and pitching coach Jim Hickey will return. The contract ...

Rising Rays
mvn.com 10/5/2009 — Too cliche to call 2009 a disappointing year for the Rays. In fact it is quite annoying . Yes they didn't make the postseason as defending AL Champs, but looking at how far they come from the 2006-2007 seasons, it still was a positive season. Here is a graph of the win percentage change of the ...

An Open Letter to the Rays
sixtyftsixin.com 10/6/2009 — Dear Tampa Bay Rays, Thanks. Although the season did not end in the manner I had hoped, I would like to extend a thank you for the efforts you put forth this season. Thanks for the countless hours of entertainment that you provided me with that ...

Rays Put 2009 to Bed With Last Magical Moment
tbsportsblog.com 10/5/2009 — Of all the people to get the first cycle in franchise history, BJ Upton wouldn't be at the top of my list. Certainly, BJ has the athletic ability to make it happen, and he most certainly did Friday night, but I never thought he had the hustle to make it happen. When the bloop single ...

Rays in the Sunday Papers
raysallday.com 9/27/2009 — And your winner of 2009’s biggest disappointment: BJ Upton. The Washington Post listed their five biggest disappointments of the season, with BJ at the top, or bottom, of the list. And, Marty Lurie compiled a list for the Oakland Tribune listing 25 players who didn’t do well ...

19 Leagues
raysprospects.com 10/5/2009 — There are 19 summer professional baseball minor leagues (only including those affiliated with major league organizations, and including the Mexican League, where some of the players are on loan from affiliated teams). The Rays have 9 minor league affiliates playing in 9 of the 19 leagues.Today I ...

All Things Rays: One Final Game
raysallday.com 10/4/2009 — The Rays will draw the second best season in franchise history to a close this afternoon. The Rays will be in search of a sweep of the Yankees to end the season on a high note. This is only the second time the Rays will finish a season above .500. The Rays have beat up on the Yankees in the ...

The Rays and the Win Curve
draysbay.com 10/11/2009 — More photos » by Alex Brandon - AP Washington Nationals' Adam Dunn reacts after watching his defensive clips from the previous season at Nationals Park in ...

Rays Wrap Up Winning Year
tbsportsblog.com 10/2/2009 — It wasn't the season everyone had hoped for. Management hoped for more fans at the gate, fans hoped for higher numbers in the win column. Joe Maddon hoped for better performance from Pat Burrell, BJ Upton, the Gabe-and-Gabe show and his pitching staff. There were many a letdown this year. ...

Jerry Manuel: What Worked and What Didn't Work in 2009 — Bleacher Report - MLB
Jerry Manuel completed his first and possibly last full season as Mets manager and how he handles things this coming season will determine how many more years he will be a manager in this turbulent Mets organization. There were some procedures that ...

5 questions for ... Ron Darling — NY Post: Sports
Ron Darling is known for his time with the Mets and his role as an analyst on SNY, but this postseason he will have pinstripes on the brain. Darling is calling the Yankees-Twins ALDS for TBS and he talked with The Post's Justin Terranova about the Y...

Cardinals error leads to Dodgers walkoff — NY Post: Sports
LOS ANGELES -- How appropriate that the Mets are talking about Matt Holliday as their top offseason target. After what Holliday did here last night, paving the way for a monumental St. Louis collapse in Game 2 of their NLDS with the Dodgers, the b...

The Mets, John Lackey, and the Johan Santana Treatment — Bleacher Report - MLB
The Mets need a top flight starting pitcher. John Lackey is the only TRUE top flight starting pitcher on the free agent market. Match made in heaven? "People around the Angels believe Lackey is likely to go elsewhere, mainly because the ...

Pedro to start Game 3 for Phillies — NY Post: Sports
Pedro Martinez will start NLDS Game 3 for the Phillies against the Rockies in Denver on Saturday. The former Mets ace signed with the Phillies in July and joined their rotation in August. He went 5-1 with a 3.63 ERA in nine starts, but has not pitche...