mvn.com - 10/9/2009
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Original scouting reports on Wade Davis was that he threw a mid-90s fastball, a cutter, a slider, and a power curve in the upper 70s. Although pitch f/x and my eyes never saw a true cutter, I did see a mid-September acquisition to his pitch repertoire: a two-seam fastball. I took all of Wade ...
blogs.tampabay.com - 10/5/2009
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blogs.tampabay.com —
Pitching coach Jim Hickey will be back with
the Rays. After meeting with Rays officials Monday at...
Tropicana Field, Hickey said: “They want to have me back and I want to be back, so that’s probably what’s going to happen. We’re going to talk in the ...
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Rays to bring back pitching coach Jim Hickey
mvn.com - 10/6/2009
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mvn.com —
A little late on this but here is
the link . Although coach evaluations through statistics is...
quite hard to accomplish citing performance factors, it didn't seem likely it affected the Rays front office decision to either keep or let go coaches. They rather went by intuition and evaluations from ...
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Rays Keep Coaching Staff Except Henderson
raysallday.com - 10/4/2009
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raysallday.com —
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 ...
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All Things Rays: One Final Game
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... The Rays Party noticed that Jim Hickey added a two-seam fastball to Wade Davis’ arsenal, a pitch he used a lot in his last 2 starts. [The Rays Party] ...
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minorleagueball.com 9/18/2009 —
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Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Wade Davis works against the Baltimore Orioles during the fourth ...
Pitching Mechanics: Wade Davis
drivelinemechanics.com 9/8/2009 —
by Reinhold Matay - AP
Wade Davis exhibits significant horizontal shoulder abduction (scapular loading) in his delivery.
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Davis impresses in debut
hardballtimes.com 9/7/2009 — Tampa Bay's Wade Davis tossed a gem in his major league debut Sunday. He struck out nine batters (six of the first seven he faced) and scattered three hits over seven innings of work. His only blemish was a solo home run by Aubrey Huff . He threw 105 pitches in the game 67 of them for strikes.
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The Debut of Wade Davis
raysallday.com 9/6/2009 — The quotes tell the story.
“I’m pretty mellow now, but I’m sure when it comes down to getting out there on the mound, I’m going to be pretty excited. My main goal is just to stay relaxed and let everything go the usual way.”
Wade Davis to the Lakeland Ledger
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Wade Davis Gets More Love
raysallday.com 9/25/2009 — Jayson Stark has this about Wade Davis in his column from a talk he had with “America’s sharpest scouting minds”.
“I like the fact that he pitches up in the zone at such a young age. He changes eye level. He’s got ice in his veins. He’ll throw four-seamers ...
Wade Davis makes his debut
hardballtimes.com 9/7/2009 — When Baseball America released their mid-season prospect rankings in July, 5 players of the top 50 were in the Rays organization. With the year winding down, and September call-ups commenced, they recently extorted from their bevy of minor league talent and called up Wade Davis, who was ...
Wade Davis to Start Sunday
raysallday.com 9/2/2009 —
Wade Davis has officially been promoted to the Rays and will start a day earlier than originally believed. Probably in his best interest, the Rays will start Davis at the Trop against the Detroit Tigers instead of starting him on Monday as part of the doubleheader against the New York ...
Wade Davis To Make Debut On Sunday, Compete For Rotation?
mvn.com 9/2/2009 — Wade Davis will make his Major League debut a day earlier than expected : Wade Davis will make his big-league debut Sunday, starting the Rays' series finale against the Tigers at Tropicana Field. The Rays officially recalled their top prospect from Triple-A Durham today and said he will arrive ...
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