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This post, which will appear before every game, will include starting lineups (when we learn them) and during the game will include a Game Graph that will constantly update the percent chance the Rays have of winning this particular game. Playing A Little Pepper… Prior to the season, it was calculated that . And right now,houston rockets jerseys, the A’s lead the second Wild Card and are on pace for 88 wins. How many wins will the Rays need to make the playoffs? The problem with this year’s Wild Card is the sheer number of teams still in the hunt. There are currently 4 teams within 3.5 games, and 6 teams within 6 games. You have to assume that a couple of those teams will get hot, just by sheer chance. And when that happens,cheap bills jerseys 365djerseys.com E9, the “pace” will increase. The number right now is 88. But will probably end up closer to…,cheap chargers jerseys;91 WINS Game Graph… [Will be up at game time] Source: Lineup…,J.J. Watt Jersey 365djerseys.com A6; Song to get you pumped up…,fitzgerald jersey;

Maybe the most interesting part of the Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon signings is that the Rays would not sign one if the other said “no”,Houston Texans Jerseys 365djerseys.com Y4; . This suggests that Manny and Damon were the key to whether or not the Rays would make a push in 2011 or just wait until 2012,wholesale whitney mercilus jersey. The Rays may have had the feeling that just one of the pair would not have been enough of a difference in the AL East, so they may not have considered just one of the players worthy of the investment,cheap los angeles lakers jerseys 365djerseys.com P9. However,Carolina Panthers Jerseys, with both, the Rays may now be a team that can win 90+ games. And with a break or two,Panthers Jerseys From China, maybe they could get to the magical number of 94 wins. Now if the Rays could just add one more late inning reliever, we would sleep a little better at night. THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA…

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The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. RAYS (boxscore) THE GOOD: Can It Be This Simple? In the 10 games before Evan Longoria came off the DL, the Rays averaged just 2.5 runs per game. In the 6 games since he came back, the Rays are averaging 6,Woodson grew up after he left the Raiders - Inside the Oakland Raiders - A look inside the world of .2 runs per game. Does he really make everybody else that much better? Does having Longo in the lineup take pressure off other guys like Matt Joyce and Ben Zobrist who no longer feel the need to carry the offense? Or maybe it is all just an odd coincidence…James Shields. This is the James Shields the Rays need. It was an ugly performance without his best stuff. He only had 5 swingandmisses with the changeup. He only struck out 2 batters and he gave up his standard 2run home run. But he stuck with the new formula of fastballs (55 of 99 pitches) and gutted out 7 innings and kept the Rays in it. The Rays need the occasional great start, but they need his gutty starts more…Brian Dozier. With the bases loaded and 1 out in the 10th inning, Dozier fielded a bouncing ground ball (above) and instead of going home or trying to turn two, he went to first for the safe play, and the Rays took the lead for good. On the one hand, Dozier was at doubleplay depth and it sounded after the game as though he decided before the play ever happened that home was not an option with Desmond Jennings on third, but Dez looked like he was only jogging home,Carolina Panthers Jerseys. And it would have been a tough doubleplay, but it looked like he had a play at second. It just doesn’t seem like that is a good spot for the “safe” play. A gift. But the Rays will take it. THE BAD: Sac Bunts. Before the Dozier play. Ben Zobrist bunted the runners over to second and third. A bad play? Not necessarily. The Rays Win Expectancy did improve modestly on that play from 69.8% to 71.9%,cheap browns jerseys. And obviously it worked as the Rays went on to score 4 runs that inning and win the game. But the play does take the bat out of not one, but two of the Rays best bats. Not only did Zorilla sacrifice himself, but it opened up first base for the Twins to intentionally walk Evan Longoria. On the plusside,Carolina Panthers Jerseys 365djerseys.com Q0, walking Longo brought up Jeff Keppinger, who never strikeouts, in a situation where a strikeout is the only play that really hurts the Rays (or a doubleplay, which he almost did, but we’ll ignore that). THE TELLING: On Friday and Saturday, Joe Maddon used the same lineup. How rare is that? In 114 games, he has already used 107 different batting orders and is on pace for 148.? Last year he used 130 different lineups…The Rays have now won 6 in a row for the 3rd time this season…The Rays are now 131 in the last 14 games with Evan Longoria in the lineup and 208 overall…The Rays are now leading the Wild Card race, onehalf game ahead of the Orioles, and one game ahead of the A’s. The Rays are also just 5 games behind the Yankees, just 25 days after being 10.5 games back in the division…According to CoolStandings.com, the Rays now have a 55.8% chance of making the playoffs. It was less than 20% just 2 weeks ago. THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA… DOWN ON THE FARM…,julio jones jersey; . Chris Archer struck out 5 in 6 innings, but gave up 4 runs. His ERA is now 4.08…DH Henry Wrigley had a double, and is hitting .310…LF Leslie Anderson was 14 and is hitting .308…C Chris Gimenez went 14 and is now hitting .332. . Nick Barnese allowed 2 runs in 6 innings. He struck out 3 and walked 2…RF Mikie Mahtook hit his 4th home run in 20 games since being promoted. He also had a walk and is hitting .299…2B Derek Dietrich was 13 and is hitting .255. . Albert Suarez gave up 1 run in 4 innings with a strikeout and a walk…1B Steven Tinoco was 44 and drove in 2. . Elizer Suero last just 1.1 innings, giving up 5 runs (4 earned). . DH Jeff Malm went 14 with a double and an RBI…2B Ryan Brett hit his 6th home run. . 3B Richie Shaffer went 14 with 2 strikeouts and is now hitting .227 in his first 13 games as a pro. . The Rays beat local Tampa product?Lance McCullers who was making just his 2nd pro start…Bruedlin Suero had his second straight start with 6 shutout innings. His ERA is now 3.70.

Last night, the Rays announced that they had traded John Jaso to the Seattle Mariners for pitcher Josh Lueke and a player to be named later. Rays fans, meet your new pitcher… In 2008, while pitching for the Bakersfield Blaze, a singleA affiliate in the Texas Rangers organization, Lueke was charged with rape (). [Disclaimer: I have worked for several years as a Crime Scene Investigator. DNA is my specialty, and I have worked hundreds of sexual assault cases, and have testified in court on several occasions. So I do know a thing or two about this type of case.] … In May 2008, the alleged victim attended a Blaze game and then met with some of the players at a bar after the game…the woman willingly went to several bars with the players, including Lueke, Clayton Hamilton and Kasey Kiker…The woman eventually left the bar along with several of the players. She ended up in the apartment of Hamilton and Lueke…The woman told police she remembered vomiting into the toilet at the apartment. While doing so,cheap colts jerseys, the woman told police someone she could not identify was standing at her side masturbating on her…She said she passed out, and when she awoke at around 8:45 a.m., she told police she was lying on a couch with her pants down and other parts of her clothing were missing…She told police she felt violated and that she never agreed to have sex with anyone. Court documents also showed that ,Cheap patrick peterson jersey 365djerseys.com Q8, and that Lueke “lied multiple times to police investigating the suspected sexual assault,wholesale whitney mercilus jersey.” Investigators later obtained DNA samples from semen found on the woman’s jeans and white tank top and from an anal swab…A report from the Kern County Crime Lab states, “Josh Lueke matches this DNA” from the anal swab, tank top strap and hair of the alleged victim. This is very typical of a sexual assault case, and it is how most hesaidshesaid sexual assault cases are prosecuted. Typically, the suspect denies ever having sex. DNA then proves there was intercourse. And now, the suspect is a proven liar and is shown to be hiding what really happened. Not good if you are asking a jury to believe your version of events,Cheap Super Bowl Jerseys 365djerseys.com W5. But in this case, the victim did not want to go through with the trial, so she agreed to allow a plea bargain. At this point, Lueke changed his plea to “no contest” to a lesser charge of “false imprisonment with violence.” He served a total of 42 days in jail. Unfortunately, this is the evil side of “,cheap saints nike jerseys;The Extra 2%.” Lueke’s criminal past meant that the talent level is worth more than the price the Rays had to pay.

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, the Rays are tied as the 9th favorite to win it all in 2012 at 18/1 (tied with the Cardinals, Phillies are tops at 5/1). That is not bad considering the Rays have yet to do anything this offseason. But you could also make a case that it is far too low,rams jerseys 365djerseys.com S9. Even with a weak lineup, the 2012 Rays are a 90win team. And while in previous years, success was contingent on the rotation staying healthy (they always do), that is really no longer that important. You can make a case that the Rays have eight big league starting pitchers in their organization. And if the Rays are a 90win team now,wholesale brian orakpo jersey,Texans Jerseys On Sale 365djerseys.com N5, what are they if they add a bat or if a couple of inhouse guys catch fire and have a careeryear? We’re not saying these guys should be the favorites,Kolb Jersey. But let’s just say that if we were laying money,cheap memphis grizzlies jerseys, there is a lot of value at 18/1. THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA…

Stephen Nohlgren sat down for a Q&A with Andrew Zimbalist, who is described as “one of America’s preeminent sports economists.” You can . But the most telling answer came when he was asked where a new stadium should be located… “Downtown Tampa. It’s very important in today’s economics that stadiums be located as close to a business district as possible — particularly baseball,Cheap Dallas Cowboys Jerseys 365djerseys.com J3, that can play six or 7 games a week,Cheap Baltimore Ravens Jerseys. It enables the team to attract members of the business community to the stadium at the end of the work day and sell season tickets and premium seating…Fans are of a higher economic demographic, so signage and corporate sponsorship becomes more valuable. You can create synergies with other businesses,Carolina Panthers Jerseys. You might have a tax increment financing district or tax abatement for a vibrant entertainment district.”,cheap ravens jerseys 365djerseys.com N0; So there you go. I have never thought the downtown area is perfect. But the Bay Area’s geography doesn’,manning jersey;t allow for a perfect situation and downtown Tampa just seems to be the lesser of many evils. And I know many of you love the idea of the Fairgrounds and the Hard Rock Casino. But it is hard to believe Major League Baseball will allow a new stadium to be so closely associated with a casino. Just can’t see that happening. Zimbalist also touches on how an agreement could be reached and what might happen if no agreement can be reached.

Just a few random thoughts on the Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon signings…First and foremost, what are reasonable expectations, for each player? First of all, we need to keep in mind that it is not 2004 anymore. If it was, these two would have cost $28.5 million and the Rays would be the favorites to win the AL pennant,cheap packers nike jerseys,49ers jerseys 365djerseys.com Y4. But while both players are past their primes, they have proven that they can still be very productive hitters. Bill James has Damon projected at ,cheap joe flacco jersey 365djerseys.com S1.271 with 12 home runs, 11 steals and a .352 OBP. Moving from Comerica Park and from the neverrun Tigers, we’d expect Damon’s power to go up a little (1617 HR?) and his steals to go up also (2025?). We already looked at how Manny’s numbers have dropped . The biggest drop is in his power. But we also have to consider that Manny had a lot of those postsuspension ABs at Dodger Stadium,terrell suggs jersey. Bill James projects Manny at ,wholesale ryan kerrigan jersey.298 with 23 home runs and a .401 OBP. If he plays a full season, we wouldn’t be surprised if he hits 2528 home runs in The Trop. And that is a very healthy season. Some other random thoughts on ManDam…

It is time to update our look at who is playing where and when during spring training. In short, we can gain some insight into what?Joe Maddon?and?Andrew Friedman?have in mind for the regular season by looking at how they are using the players during the spring. The first column (“15″) represents the number of innings each player has played at that position in the first five innings of spring games. Playing in the first five innings typically means the team wants to see how a player does against big leaguers. And the second column (“6+”) represents playing time in the sixth inning or later,panthers nike jerseys. The exception is for DHs. For these players,los angeles clippers jerseys 365djerseys.com I3,Cheap tom brady jersey, the first column represents the number of at bats as the starting DH. The second column is the number of at bats as a substitute DH,julio jones jersey 365djerseys.com M4. Players in bold are on the 40man roster,Carolina Panthers Jerseys. Players in grey have been cut or were never officially in big league camp… A few notes on the table…

If you are a masochist and want to read 1,000 words about how much we suck as a fan base and how much Tampa and St. Pete suck as sports towns, then you should head over to Biz of Baseball, and . It reads like an article somebody would write if they wanted a job at ESPN.com. This isn’t the first time Brown has bashed Rays fans. And it is just the same stuff we hear from all talking heads that don’t do any research and just regurgitate numbers they hear on Sportscenter,Chris Wells Jersey. [Update: As was pointed out in the comments, Brown was a member of the Portland Baseball Group that failed to bring a Major League Baseball team to Portland, Oregon. So when he says "fans in other markets would die to have a team [like the Rays],” he is speaking from firsthand experience. We’,Cheap Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jersey 365djerseys.com M7;ll let you guys decide if that adds any bias to his writing.] We are going to reserve further comment and just give you the highlights lowlights… On contraction: No, Tampa Bay, you’re safe. But, that doesn’t mean you deserve the Rays. Only by luck are you keeping the team. If the opportunity to relocate or contract the club were available,cheap cardinals nike jerseys 365djerseys.com A1, as fast as you can say, “Bud Selig”, I’m betting they would. (translation: nobody in their right mind would want a baseball team in Tampa Bay area) On fans and their priorities: Fans in other markets dream of an owner and GM the likes of which the Rays enjoy. Tampa Bay yawns, goes to bed early, or flips on a sitcom. (translation: you don’t care) On Rays fans that don’t write about the team: The Rays may have some of the finest writers – both mainstream and new – covering them, but the ones that matter the most – the average fan – are below average. They just aren’t there. (translation: the fans suck, but I hope the writers will still like me) On why the excuses are stupid: There will be apologists that will use the location of The Trop. There are fans that will say it’s the economy. Horse pucky. If it were the economy, the television ratings wouldn’t have crashed harder than a rock falling from The Trop’s roof. And, even if the location is poor (and it is), at least the bandwagon would have shown up in the last week of the regular season, but they didn’t. (translation: who cares if local TV ratings were 5th in baseball just last year and that they are still good. And location of the stadium doesn’t matter. Even if it does! And a 40 percent increase in fans per game over the last seven home games (~26,Ravens Nike Jerseys,000) is a crappy bandwagon! Go talk to the Red Sox, those guys know how to bandwagon!) On being the next Montreal Expos: Tampa Bay, your name is apathy. You are the last years of the Montreal Expos in terms of attendance with the team being 1994 before the strike (for the record, the Expos averaged 24,543 in the shortened 1994 season. The Rays in 2011 averaged 18,878). (translation: the stadium’s location still doesn’t matter, even if it does! And the Rays owners would be better off moving the team to Montreal!) Here’s to the Rays organization. You’re putting up with more than you should, but you have no choice, and that’s a pity. (translation: we should feel sorry for millionaire owners that only make millions each year instead of tens of millions. Who cares if most fans are struggling to pay their mortgage. But unfortunately, nobody will take your team away from you,Cheap Indianapolis Colts Jerseys, so the rest of us have to suffer.) See? No comments needed. [Update: since this post went up, Brown has added a paragraph in which he acknowledges that there are some passionate fans, "just not enough." He also added a line at the end in which he says Stuart Sternberg shouldn't bash the fans.]

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"Hopefully,Cheap Philadelphia Eagles Jerseys, those guys can obtain behind and be healthy and subsequently it's equitable a matter of finding ways to get the ball in their hands amid district quarterback Aaron Rodgers said. "We're blessed with a lot of guys who can get down the field and have revise types of talents and abilities that you can utilize in the passing game. " Jermichael ( Finley) has played actually well the last few weeks and made some bigtime plays for us within the game. It would be fine apt get either Randall and Greg ( Jennings) either back among the slot. "Jordy, I'm never sure what his status is going to be,only he was experienced apt come behind from his injury and have the tying touchdown. "I (didn't) mention James Jones, who's leading our crew among touchdown receptions, so a lot of weapons." Cobb practiced entirely Tuesday and sees not reason why he wouldn't be ready behind sitting out Sunday. "Right quickly I don't have any limitations,cheap bengals jerseys 365djerseys.com V1," said Cobb. "I hope they don't impede my snaps." It remains apt be seen how the Packers detach the hit return duties between Cobb and Jeremy Ross, who replaced him Sunday and had 127 yards surrounded five returns. "We've talked almost it a micro morsel barely we don't know how it's going apt go,cheap chargers jerseys 365djerseys.com Y6," Cobb said. "Obviously, with Jeremy's production, he's definitely going to be out there. I feel like I'll be out there at some point,likewise" Wide recipient Jarrett Boykin sat out with the left ankle injury that he suffered amid the fourth 15 min. "Just a micro soreness," said Boykin. "It didn't bulge up aboard me too erroneous It's actually pretty agreeable" Tight annihilate Jermichael Finley,afresh key member of the receiving corps, observed Tuesday only didn't practice He wouldn't specify his injury but finally conceded that he would play Saturday night. On the mend: Running back James Starks practiced as the 1st duration since suffering a hyperextended right knee Dec.2 against the Vikings. He took part surrounded individual drills and afterward watched the walkthrough portion of team go. "I ran yesterday," said Starks. "I did a lot of cutting and stuff Just got to work your access behind until it's right. "I'll be a lot better. I can fight amongst a micro morsel of pain Right quickly I'm equitable getting back to myself and feeling comfortable running all the plays. I must take mental reps right quickly" On the bit:Shawn Slocum, who coaches special teams, was not pleased with the shoddy scope aboard punt and kickoff returns within Minnesota. "He was extremely upset about the special teams movement linebacker Terrell Manning said. "We definitely have to obtain better." Marcus Sherels broke a 25yard kick return, the longest against Green Bay this season, and a 41yard kickoff return, also the longest. "We made him see beautiful curse agreeable said Manning. "Our returns were smart comely We had some positives but also a lot of negatives, a lot of negatives we don't absence this late surrounded the season." Manning, a fifthround design choice sat out Games 1014 with a neck injury, played 11 snaps aboard special teams against Tennessee and was inactive among Minnesota. He was exceedingly physical amid the Titans game, blowing up several wedges. "He (Slocum) thought I did a tremendous job against Tennessee," Manning said. "A lot of people came up apt me and gave me a lot of compliments almost the game I had. "It's always alternatively nothing right quickly Get the best guys and discern how we do. Hopefully, I'll be out there." Neither Jarrett Bush (26 snaps) nor Jamari Lattimore (19), who have been standouts aboard special teams much of the season, seemed worried. "It wasn't erroneous equitable some mini things," said Bush. "We gashed them more aboard our returns. "They had a agreeable plot They've seen us twice instantly Some guys were prepared and some guys weren't,larry fitzgerald jersey. We're prepared as them. "Obviously, we didn't have our best game. It's a long season. Guys have clothe and cut Guys got apt know this is a win alternatively go kin game." Not impressed: Cobb led the federation within combined yards with two,342, including 964 on kickoff returns, 954 receiving, 292 aboard hit returns and 132 rushing. He played 15 games. Minnesota's Adrian Peterson was second with two,314, followed along Detroit's Calvin Johnson with an,964. Cobb became the 1st Green Bay player apt adviser the NFL since running backkick returner Travis Williams had one,517 amid 13 games among 1969. Cobb also became the 1st player surrounded NFL history to have more than 900 receiving and kickoffreturn yards among the same daily. Asked what the marks meant to him, Cobb said, "Honestly,never much. At some point,maybe I'll penetrate back by it and mention it was a mammoth annual for me. Right now I'm worried nearly getting to a championship."