Archive for the ‘Tampa Bay Rays’ Category
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
In a week where we await the fate of Barry Bonds in court and witnessed Manny Ramirez retire rather than face another suspension for steroid use, baseball badly needed some fresh-faced lad to step up and demonstrate that it is possible to play the game with some sort of virtue.
Oddly ...
Posted in MLB, Tampa Bay Rays | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
It seems that athletes can no longer speak the truth without a ton of people getting their panties in a bunch, which makes every one that does a refreshing dose.
And right now none are more refreshing than David Price, who called out the pathetic fanbase of the Tampa Bay Rays ...
Posted in MLB, Tampa Bay Rays | 3 Comments »
Friday, January 30th, 2009
Way back in '08, we here at Rumors and Rants proclaimed it the Greatest Year in Sports History.
I know what you are thinking -- big deal. So did Sports Illustrated and ESPN and everyone else who makes widespread proclamations. Only we made the call in July. Basically, when something's up, ...
Posted in Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, Gene Chizik, Matt Millen, MLB, NFL, Notre Dame, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Chargers, Super Bowl XLIII, Tampa Bay Rays | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
It's not just the two teams involved. Although, let's be honest, nobody outside Philadelphia cares about the Phillies (we're pretty sure Phillies fans don't give a damn about that) and, despite the underdog appeal, literally nobody this side of Dick Vitale is really invested in the Rays (that'll soon change, ...
Posted in Dick Vitale, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, World Series | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
To put it into ultra-simplistic terms, our economy is screwed because people have been spending far too much money. People were given home loans they could not possibly pay back, thus killing several lending giants. A few years ago was the first time in a hell of a long time ...
Posted in Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, Carl Pavano, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, General, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, MLB, MLB Playoffs, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays, Washington Nationals | 17 Comments »
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
Now that the White Sox have wrapped up the final playoff spot after Tuesday night's 1-0 thriller over the Twins for the AL Central title, we can finally make our playoff predictions.
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Posted in Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, MLB, MLB Playoffs, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays | 1 Comment »
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Remember the last time you hung out a bar and saw a former Montreal Expo making out with some random chick? Well friends, unless you just answered "Yeah, I totally remember this time my buddies and I saw Tim Wallach going to town with some broad," then I invite you ...
Posted in Chicago Cubs, Cliff Floyd, Rumors and Rants Travelogues, Tampa Bay Rays | 4 Comments »