hardballtimes.com - 4/10/2008
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A cool effort by Rays Index to measure fan confidence in the Rays' season and future . Apparently Rays fans like their chances of finishing .500 but aren't as optimistic about a shot at the playoffs.
[RI CONFIDENCE GRAPH] The Rays Index Confidence Graph: Week 2
raysindex.com 4/10/2008 — The Rays Confidence Graph will appear every Wednesday and is a look at how much confidence Rays fans have in the Tampa Bay Rays . The graph is designed to give us a look at how our emotional bias as Rays fans fluctuates through time. The "confidence" ...
Jaimie Burke's blast leads M's 7-1 over Rays
seattletimes.nwsource.com 4/10/2008 — A cheating heart gripped Jamie Burke as he watched his potential home run blast drift just foul in the eighth inning of yet another tight...
THT Live: Miller told to grip it and rip it
hardballtimes.com 4/10/2008 — FishStripes brings us news that top Marlins prospect Andrew Miller is being told to damn the torpedoes and throw as hard as he can . I hadn't realized what a poor start Miller had gotten off to.
[MATT GARZA] Rays Could Seek Compensation If Twins Hid Garza's Injury
raysindex.com 4/10/2008 — On Monday night, in the Tampa Bay Rays' home opener, Matt Garza pulled himself from the game in the 3rd inning with an injury to the radial nerve in this throwing arm. Garza was placed on the 15-day DL immediately following game. He will rest the arm ...
Aybar latest of Rays to face injury —
Major League Baseball News 4/10/2008
Willy Aybar was scratched from Thursday afternoon's game, sighting soreness in his left hamstring.
This isn't the first flare-up for the Rays' starting third baseman; Aybar has been plagued by "soreness and tightness" in his hamstring all spring, and ...
Jackson pitches gem in Rays' finale —
Major League Baseball News 4/10/2008
The Rays successfully avoided a three-game sweep by Seattle Thursday afternoon, ignited by starter Edwin Jackson, who had his second solid outing this season. Jackson held Seattle to two hits through eight innings, with six strikeouts and three walks, ...
Jackson pitches Rays past Mariners 7-0 (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 4/10/2008
Edwin Jackson allowed two hits in eight innings, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Seattle Mariners 7-0 Thursday to stop a four-game losing streak. A 15-game loser in 2007, Jackson combined on a three-hitter and improved to 2-0. He didn't get his first ...