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[THE HANGOVER] We Are Confused By All This Winning
Published 5/7/2008 by The Professor at Rays Index
THE GOOD: Good game for Akinori Iwamura offensively. In the 3rd, Aki had an RBI single, but more impotantly, with 2 outs, he advanced to second base on Carl Crawford's sac fly. That allowed Aki to score on BJ Upton's single...Jason Bartlett made two amazing plays in the field. The first came in the 5th when he charged and barehanded a slow grounder to get the runner. Later in the 8th in a 1-run game, he ranged deep into the hole to his right, stabbed a grounder, turned and made a strong one-hop throw to Carlos Pena. Make no mistake, ...

Shitske: I’m Trying To Rub Jays Fans’ Noses In It
Published 5/7/2008 by David Chalk at Bugs & Cranks
In his first game back in Toronto as a Devil Ray, Eric “Shitske” Hinske was booed every time he came to the plate. After the game Shitske and Tampa manager “Coach Joe” Maddon both sounded off to devilrays.com’s David Singh: “The only thing that makes them quiet is if you get a hit,” Shitske continued with a smile. “So I just keep trying to get hits.” Shitske added that he still loves visiting Toronto…. “What’s going on with the booing,” said Coach Joe Maddon, with a huge smile. “One of the nicest guys in ...