Orlando Rays

I don't care if Hanley tried a stupid steal. We're going all the way back.

As if you couldn't get a ticket to sit anywhere you want when you walk up.

even those top payroll teams have off years... It should be noted that the Skanks are not guaranteed to make the playoffs yet. And that, in fact, the ones making the biggest contributions to their late-season push are low-rent, farm-raised talent like Robinson Crusoe Cano (1 yr/$490k), Melky White Breasts Cabrera (1 yr/$432k), Terrance and Philip Hughes (not listed on Cot's, likely in the six figures), Shelley Duvall Sandy Duncan (not listed on Cot's, likely in the six figures), and Joba the Hutt Chamberlain (not listed on Cot's, likely in the six figures), and the lesser-paid of their imported players, Chien-Ming Wang (1 yr/$489k compared to Kei Igawa's 4-yr/$20M contract; and no, even I don't dare make fun of his talent).

They're gonna look like the Baltimore Ravens. Maybe they'll make a play for the Rays if the Orioles move. :thumbup

Hermida's on-board. 1 on, 1 down. :bases_firstbase Ouch! What a hit. Runners on the corners, 2 down. :bases_firstandthird

Hey guys. So... that Hanley Ramirez, he's pretty good, isn't he?

And a double play. I think I'll go away again. Bad luck.

Been watching the Sox/O's game. They just had a serious brouhaha after O's pitcher Daniel Cabrera balked, then in anger threw a fastball at Dustin Pedroia's bean. Nice little rally.

Time to get out of our funk! It's pandelerium! For erstwhile South Florida residents, the Bee Gees (sans the dead one).

They aren't the worst in the Majors, they are the worst in the NL. I believe the Rays have the race to the bottom won. Go state of Florida!! The Rays have also won 10 of their last 14. They are more on an upswing. We just might beat them to the bottom yet.

Apparently, ex-Phillie's players claim that there is a camera in centerfield that steals signs, relays them to a video guy in the clubhouse, and that guy relays them to the Phils coaches, who have code words for each pitch. The Mets felt like the Phillies were doing it for the first couple games of the series. They alerted Bob Watson, who came to the third game, I believe and took the centerfield camera. He reported no misgivings. Also, Eskin stated that Brett Myers went up to a Mets player before one of the games and said, "Low run input last night, the camera was broke," or something to that effect. Eskin also said the he 100% believes that it is true and that he had just got off the phones with Mets officials, who also are going to further the issue. Getting swept would do that to you. Stealing signs isn't against the rules, is it? They just need to make their signing more secure. Hey, Arod and Iwamura were just called out on possibly having Sammy bats. They checked out clean and the issue is over. That was pure gamesmanship. And Aki's wasn't because of "possible cork". It was because "his bat was illegally pointed". Even though it's the same bat he used all year, the Skanks had faced him 14 games previous, and he came back out with the same kind of bat. And he hit a home run the next game with the new bat. Bet Torre's regretting that move.

On a different note, if it were a matter of simplicity, there would have been a baseball stadium at the OB ten years ago. We all know it's because it's not an ideal site that they're still arguing over location. Except for a little tiny detail called the Miami Hurricanes not wanting to leave.

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WOOD!!!!

sh*t!!!

KKKKKK!!!!!!

Finish them off Gregg!

And let's get insurance runs!

Nice gardening. :gofish

Quick out! Come on D-Train!

Damn it, that was heartbreaking.

KKKKK!!!!! EDIT: Okay, D-Train, why couldn't you pitch like this the first three innings?

Is Wily Mo in a hurry to end the game or something?

So short.