Sun Sports released a press release this afternoon which states that Rays fans will hear familiar voices from the broadcast booth this season. Dewayne Staats and Brian Anderson will be calling games this season along with Todd Kalas who will be covering 150 Rays games this season. According to the press release, all games will [...]
So the Tampa Bay Rays don’t have any fans…….
This past weekend, the Tampa Bay Rays held their annual FanFest at Tropicana Field, and despite reports to the contrary, the Tampa Bay Rays have plenty of fans. I suppose those were fans, all 25,000 which filed into the Trop and helped to raise more than $100,000 dollars for local charities. Joe Maddon cooked dinner [...]
With versatility in mind, the Tampa Bay Rays sign another player
Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon loves to move his players around, both in the lineup and on the field, so with that kind of versatility in mind, the Rays signed veteran infielder Felipe Lopez to a minor-league contract and will invite him to the team’s spring training. Lopez, 31, has primarily played shortstop in [...]
Ramirez and Damon finally put pen to paper for the Tampa Bay Rays
It has taken a few weeks, but yesterday Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon finally put pen to paper as the Rays announced the official signing of the two players which bring an interesting twist to the Rays this season. This is yet another in a long line of Rays ownership’s low risk, high reward signings. [...]
Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez now Tampa Bay Rays
Johnny Damon AND Manny Ramirez are now both Tampa Bay Rays players heading into 2011. According to SI’s Jon Heyman on Twitter, the only thing holding up these deals is a physical. According to Heyman, Johnny Damon will be paid $5.25 million this season plus a $750K attendance bonus and Manny Ramirez will get a [...]
Tampa Bay Rays continue to build towards the future
Tampa Bay Rays fans knew this season, several key players were going to leave through free agency or trades. Carl Crawford and Carlos Pena departed to sign with other teams. P Joaquin Benoit is now a member of the White Sox. Despite taking some short term hits, the Tampa Bay Rays have made some pretty [...]
Another Tampa Bay Rays pitcher signs a new deal with another team
The San Diego Padres are reportedly very close to signing former Tampa Bay Rays bullpen pitcher Chad Qualls. The 6’5″ right handed pitcher was offered arbitration by the Tampa Bay Rays but decided against the move, wanting to test the free agent market. Qualls was acquired by the Rays from the Arizona Diamondbacks last year [...]
