Questions with DRays Bay's RJ Anderson
by Randy Booth on Oct 10, 2008 7:00 AM EDT
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PrintDon't worry. This time, these questions and answers are pretty solid. RJ Anderson from DRaysBay.com, the SBN Rays blog, answered some questions for me just in time for game one of the ALCS.
Just about everybody sings Evan Longoria's tune, so probably Carlos Pena or B.J. Upton.
Andy Sonnanstine. Being the game four starter signifies he's not as good as the other three starters, yet the guy gave the Red Sox some fits the last two times he faced them.
Heavens no, I was hoping for 85 wins, not along playoff and potential World Series hopes.
Of course. Although my definition of making a difference is anytime you can get satanic worshippers to disown you
Defense as usual.
I really want to say hitting, which would mean the pitching remains stellar, but I've got a bad feeling one of the starters won't last long.
Winner goes on to take the World Series as well. Hopefully Rays in seven, or less.
One last thing: Go Sox! (I said that, not RJ, of course).
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RJ's a really nice guy
He has a big man crush on Sonny, which I guess somehow can relate because of Wake. There are great players, and there are bad players. Yet, the average ones are the ones that are lovely. :)
Mother---- him and John Wayne!
Sonnanstine is pretty underrated
By some defense-independent metrics (FIP, tRA), Sonny was the second-best Rays starter this year behind Shields.
Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.
by Sky Kalkman on Oct 10, 2008 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I like him too
Nearly every time I watch him, he delivers a pretty good start.
Mother---- him and John Wayne!
by MerryGoByeBye on Oct 10, 2008 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Two similar teams
I think that the Rays and the Red Sox are very similar philosophically these days. The major difference is the Red Sox ability to have a large payroll.
We’ve had a few discussions on how the Rays are here to stay and how they’re built for the future, but that will only be true if the Rays’ management decides to add payroll and pay their all-stars when they hold out for a new contract vs. arbitration. The payroll is going to explode in just a few years.
"You know you're having a bad day when the fifth inning rolls around and they drag the warning track." - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, 1992.
I'm guessing the Rays will end up trading a lot of their high-priced players away in return for prospectus and MLB-ready, underrated talent.
First up is Kazmir in a year or two.
Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.
by Sky Kalkman on Oct 10, 2008 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
That's fine, but you should have called us racists
We love those.
Mother---- him and John Wayne!
by MerryGoByeBye on Oct 10, 2008 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
And we'll reciprocate by not mentioning steroids, dog fighting, drug running
and all sorts of other things that have nothing to do with the Tampa Bay Rays.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
Does anyone on SBN like Rev? Doubtful.
Tools Whore
Sign Bonds!
OK I'll be odd person out
I read the DRays version of this & didn’t like it——no need for the flippancy & arrogance over there.
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
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