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Nice catch by Shysterball, about a minor controversy from Evan Longoria's Eva Longoria-filled interview with Big League Stew's Dave Brown earlier this month. It stemmed from this question, where Brown pithily asked who on the team should not sport a Rayhawk: More »
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In case you haven't noticed, we're into September and the Tampa Bay Rays are still in first place in the AL East. This is no longer a joke, people; they could actually win this thing. The Red Sox relegated to the wild card race? The Yankees, out of the playoffs entirely? How did this happen? The Rays are in first by five games over Boston, even though playing without left fielder Carl Crawford, third baseman Evan Longoria and closer Troy Percival. What the fungus? Well, the folks at The Zone Blitz have been doing some research, and they think they've uncovered Tampa Bay's secret (eat it, Elias Sports Bureau). More »
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Carlos Pena was only halfway through explaining his game-winning, three-run homer during an FSN interview on Wednesday when an unidentified teammate doused him with a bucket of Gatorade. Such is the mood in Tampa Bay, where players are giddy, and people are actually beginning to show up for games. Yeah, baseball games. More »
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