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Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

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Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

NJLigerNJ — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:55:42 EST

This many messages and no mention of "Nasty Boy" Brian Knobbs? For shame.

I love when people rag on Devil Rays attendance -- as if a team with no history whatsoever which finishes dead last every single year should get higher attendance?

Anyway I'd love to talk more about the Rays but like most people in HockeyBay USA I'm more concerned with the big game against Atlanta tonight. Aside from that though ... well I'm wondering who will win the coin toss for the third draft pick. Aside from that ... when do the Storm start playing? Aside from that ... I'm wondering if we can get an MLS expansion team. Aside from that ... um ... go Rays?

NJLigerNJ

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

aloysius — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:00:17 EST

good food selections, and anything you care to say, at almost any volume, is audible throughout the stadium (and also, usually, on the broadcast)

aloysius

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bpoe13 — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:30:20 EST

I for one miss the

"HIT SHOW"

bpoe13

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

SlickBomb — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:23:14 EST

The D-Rays won't lose 100 games. Their offense is dynamic, and their outfield can play with anyone. Their pitching, however, sucks, outside of the rightous Scott Kazmir. One of these days this team is going to be really, really good.

SlickBomb

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Moonshine Mike — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:02:44 EST

A book on the Chuck LaMar era? Is it called "wake me up before you fire me"?

Moonshine Mike

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Lunatic Fringe — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:57:51 EST

At least they won't be mathematically eliminated until May Day

Why not send the best players back to AAA so the Durham Bulls can win the International League title.

Lunatic Fringe

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RBS — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:47:31 EST

I went to a game there early on (98 or 99 maybe?); it just could have been so much more, that's what sucks about it. It's not bad, but it's not good, it's just vanilla. Basically it could have been a great stadium, but it is in that "it's ok" realm, which might be the worst place for a stadium to be since that's the type of stadium that just hangs around and hangs around.

The RCA Dome is a perfect example of this type of stadium.

RBS

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Basshole — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:43:48 EST

RBS: I agree it's not a great stadium, but it's not as bad as it's made out to be. If you see it on TV (which is rare), it looks like shit, largely due to the low end stations that cover D-Rays games. In person, it really isn't a bad stadium, allthough being stuck indoors in Florida sucks.

Basshole

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Kid Canada - R.I.P. — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:41:26 EST

@nicolae dica:

Maybe if his name was Frank Dux I would be impressed.

Kid Canada - R.I.P.

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

losloseeboy — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:38:42 EST

Tropicana field, otherwise known as the muse for T.S. Eliot's WASTELAND.

losloseeboy

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

RBS — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:36:29 EST

@Basshole: The biggest problem with that stadium is that it was dated both inside and out as soon as it opened. It has the U.S. Cellular fate of being the last of the ballmall-style parks to have been built. Basically it's the SkyDome without the cache of the retractable roof.

It and U.S. Cellular are the Three Rivers and Riverfront of the late 80s/early 90s.

RBS

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Basshole — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:28:28 EST

@Yinka Double Dare (fka I.C.X.):

Can't agree more.

This team and the stadium get ragged on so much, but neither are as bad as they appear. The new ownership really is trying to put a decent product out on the field, but it will take tame.

Basshole

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

josereyes.theroof wishes to perform Tim Harris's sack-dance for you — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:26:55 EST

@Kid Canada:

Elijah Dukes was just arrested twice while I was reading this article. I assume.

Ass.

Don't hate 'cause you're jealous of his name.

josereyes.theroof wishes to perform Tim Harris's sack-dance for you

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Len Bias Cocaine Surplus — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:26:31 EST

@RBS: They may go down in history with Sean Kemp in NBA Jam, Tim Naerighn in MLB 98, Marcus Vick in NCAA and Raefer Alston in the early trick stick days of NBA Live.

Oh and with my 116 point Darius Miles dunk-a-thon against my housemate in NBA 2k6.

I play video games too much.

Len Bias Cocaine Surplus

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RBS — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:22:05 EST

They should just start calling themselves the Tampa Bay Fire Sale....isn't that where this is headed?

If only they were in another division.

That being said, playing any PS2 baseball game with Crawford and Baldelli is always entertaining. They're like the modern day RunTMC from NBA Live '93; you know, without the gay bashing.

RBS

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Tuffy — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:20:33 EST

@cowbell204: Chuck Lamar is dead. Long live the Rays.

Tuffy

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

The Pride and Joy of Illinois — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:18:50 EST

Hopefully they shorten it to simply "Tampa Rays." I don't get the various teams' insistence on using Tampa Bay when there's no such city.

The Pride and Joy of Illinois

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

The Leonard Leap — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:17:57 EST

i refuse to believe he stuck in the number of trades (8) by accident...

The Leonard Leap

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

The Pride and Joy of Illinois — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:17:39 EST

Who wants to sex Joe Maddon?

The Pride and Joy of Illinois

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Yinka Double Dare — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:16:20 EST

Honestly, the D-Rays are one of the more interesting teams to watch over the next 5 years. The collection of young talent coming up is ridiculous (assuming Dukes and Delmon can stay on the field). They rated #1 in Baseball Prospectus' recent prospect rankings (and they said it wasn't even close), with the best set of hitting prospects in the game by far and the 4th best set of pitching prospects.

But yeah, sucks that they're in the AL East. Even when all those guys are up in the majors it's still going to be hell for them to make the postseason when two (or maybe even 3 or 4) other teams will spend huge money to win.

But put it this way -- they have ownership who cares now, good GM(s), and a lot of realistic hope with all the young talent. What the hell do the Nats and Pirates have regarding their team (the Pirates do have a great stadium)?

Yinka Double Dare

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

cowbell204 — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:13:47 EST

@Tuffy:

by 2009, Kazmir, Crawford, Baldelli, Cantu, and Gomes will have all been traded, and the major league pitching staff will be stocked with jack shit.

cowbell204

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Tuffy — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:11:32 EST

@cowbell204: Here's a slightly longer synopsis: they're gonna suck, but the 2009 team is going to take two very old northeastern teams behind the woodshed. Bud Selig will retire as commissioner just before the Brewers-Rays World Series.

Tuffy

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Rob Iracane — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:09:36 EST

There's a very good chance the (Devil) Rays won't finish in last place.

Stupid Angelos.

Rob Iracane

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Frinklin — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:08:58 EST

I'm sorry, but "Tampa Bay Rays" is a dumb-ass name. I'd go so far as to say a super dumb-ass name.

Frinklin

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Sh!tShow — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:06:07 EST

Scott Kazmir is already giving me nightmares.

Sh!tShow

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

cowbell204 — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:04:52 EST

Here's a slightly shorter synopsis: They're gonna suck

cowbell204

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Kid Canada - R.I.P. — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:04:19 EST

Elijah Dukes was just arrested twice while I was reading this article. I assume.

Kid Canada - R.I.P.

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Sandy Magic Jackson — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:04:14 EST

Oh please tell me Maddon's girlfriend was graduating High School...

Sandy Magic Jackson

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Dwight Schrute 2008 — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:03:34 EST

Graduation? Wait, how old is Joe Maddon's girlfriend?

Dwight Schrute 2008

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Summer-of-George — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:01:38 EST

Sorry you have to be in the AL East

Summer-of-George

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heatmiser — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:00:31 EST

Number of words in that piece: 1,279.

Average attendance at "The Trop": 1,279.

heatmiser

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Len Bias Cocaine Surplus — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:00:14 EST

My favorite scene in movie history is still in the Rookie when he walks into the Devil Ray locker room and they have the slow montage of jerseys reading "Canseco", "McGriff", and I believe "Vaughn"

Len Bias Cocaine Surplus

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PSU532 — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:58:47 EST

100 losses, here we come, Rays fans......

PSU532

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

ltwinslow — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:58:08 EST

here wait... let me summaarize.

scott kazmir. carl crawford. aaaaaaaaaand a very tight race between total number of fans attending home games against teams other than Boston and NY, vs. the total number of wins on the season.

go with the total wins on the season, as Tampa seems to fare well against the Sox & Yankees

ltwinslow

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Christmas Ape — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:56:52 EST

Ed Wood loves that photo.

Christmas Ape

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Get Him A Body Bag, Yeah! — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:56:28 EST

I liked the previews better when they were about Starter jackets.

Get Him A Body Bag, Yeah!

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

aloysius — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:54:55 EST

hey, is Rick Paulas on your list?

love,
the peanut gallery

aloysius

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

UkraineNotWeak — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:52:55 EST

First the Beltran strikeout photo and now Scott Kazmir. Will, you really do know how to stick it to Met fans.

UkraineNotWeak