AL East Stars
By Chris Glover All-Star Gazing It seems obligatory for any sports site or blog to post an article criticising the current year All-Star rosters, citing Scott Rolen’s lack of offense, Josh Hamilton’s...
View ArticleThe [diminishing] path to October
If you’re gonna be a homer, you may as well be open about it. The Rays could be down by four heading into the bottom of the 9th and it would only take a quick Matt Joyce single to get many of us...
View ArticleShields’ Sword
[Chris, our Canada-based correspondent, has taken his last opportunity to see the Rays in person this week on their final visit to the north land.] By Chris Glover Jose Molina appears to be what we...
View ArticleA Day to be Remembered
One of the really cool things about last night is the way everyone seems to have a cool story about where they were or what they were doing when it all went down. It’s almost like the baseball...
View ArticleMoore money, less problems*
By Chris Glover *Is there any limit to the number of bad puns Moore’s name allows us to use? (The asterik is Chris’s. I accept his question as a challenge for 2012. -Mark) Using a graphic that seems...
View ArticleComment of the Week: Time to get Excited
Chris Glover swoops in and grabs a COW honor with his Jessie Spano impression. After Travis broke the news of Carlos Pena’s return, Chris wrote: Travis, this comment just got me fired up for baseball...
View ArticleClosing to Open: What Game 162 tells us about 2012
[If you've been reading this site for any amount of time, you already know how talented Chris is. But, this post deserves a little introduction anyway only because it's premise is so creative. I...
View ArticlePitch Perfect
By Chris Glover It can be tough to find new angles to talk about for any team in the off season, with the proposition getting harder when you root for one whose bigger moves include acquiring Jeff...
View ArticleLive from SkyDome
Yeah, I know it isn’t called SkyDome anymore. But that was such a cool name, we shouldn’t let it die. As many of you know, we here at The Ray Area have a Toronto bureau to bring you all baseball news...
View ArticleThe forgotten drafts: 2008 and 2009
By Chris Glover With the rule 4 amateur draft underway once again, it seemed like as good a time as any to kill a couple of hours over at The Baseball Cube’s draft research tool. While looking over...
View ArticleThe forgotten drafts: 2008 and 2009
With the rule 4 amateur draft underway once again, it seemed like as good a time as any to kill a couple of hours over at The Baseball Cube’s draft research tool. While looking over the past few years...
View ArticleAL East Stars
All-Star Gazing It seems obligatory for any sports site or blog to post an article criticising the current year All-Star rosters, citing Scott Rolen’s lack of offense, Josh Hamilton’s lack of playing...
View ArticleThe [diminishing] path to October
If you’re gonna be a homer, you may as well be open about it. The Rays could be down by four heading into the bottom of the 9th and it would only take a quick Matt Joyce single to get many of us...
View ArticleShields’ Sword
Jose Molina appears to be what we would generally describe as intelligent. He’s made a living as a good defensive catcher who understands how to call a game and presumably does his homework on opposing...
View ArticleA Day to be Remembered
One of the really cool things about last night is the way everyone seems to have a cool story about where they were or what they were doing when it all went down. It’s almost like the baseball...
View ArticleMoore money, less problems*
*Is there any limit to the number of bad puns Moore’s name allows us to use? (The asterik is Chris’s. I accept his question as a challenge for 2012. -Mark) Using a graphic that seems very much at home...
View ArticleComment of the Week: Time to get Excited
Chris Glover swoops in and grabs a COW honor with his Jessie Spano impression. After Travis broke the news of Carlos Pena’s return, Chris wrote: Travis, this comment just got me fired up for baseball...
View ArticleClosing to Open: What Game 162 tells us about 2012
[If you’ve been reading this site for any amount of time, you already know how talented Chris is. But, this post deserves a little introduction anyway only because it’s premise is so creative. I didn’t...
View ArticlePitch Perfect
It can be tough to find new angles to talk about for any team in the off season, with the proposition getting harder when you root for one whose bigger moves include acquiring Jeff Keppinger and...
View ArticleLive from SkyDome
Yeah, I know it isn’t called SkyDome anymore. But that was such a cool name, we shouldn’t let it die. As many of you know, we here at The Ray Area have a Toronto bureau to bring you all baseball news...
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