by Bob Loblaw » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:12:58
dajafi wrote:Not 100 percent on this, but I believe there isn't a single Rays player who was ever a Phillie, or a single Phillies player who was ever a (Devil) Ray. That's got to be pretty unusual, right?
by CalvinBall » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:17:34
Bob Loblaw wrote:dajafi wrote:Not 100 percent on this, but I believe there isn't a single Rays player who was ever a Phillie, or a single Phillies player who was ever a (Devil) Ray. That's got to be pretty unusual, right?
Bobby Abreu was a Ray, then a Phillie.
Kevin Stocker was a Phillie, then a Ray.
Travis Lee was a Phillie, then a Ray.
However, neither team has any current castoffs.
by Woody » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:21:37
CalvinBall wrote:
Evan Longoria will be a Phillie. Until then hate him.
by CalvinBall » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:22:44
Woody wrote:CalvinBall wrote:
Evan Longoria will be a Phillie. Until then hate him.
He's signed until 2013, with team options for 2014, 2015, and 2016. But I guess he could be a Phillies after the age of 30, when he'll demand somewhere around $40 million per year
by 1 » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:26:08
Bob Loblaw wrote:dajafi wrote:Not 100 percent on this, but I believe there isn't a single Rays player who was ever a Phillie, or a single Phillies player who was ever a (Devil) Ray. That's got to be pretty unusual, right?
Bobby Abreu was a Ray, then a Phillie.
Kevin Stocker was a Phillie, then a Ray.
Travis Lee was a Phillie, then a Ray.
However, neither team has any current castoffs.
by jerseyhoya » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:31:29
by dajafi » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:33:13
Bob Loblaw wrote:dajafi wrote:Not 100 percent on this, but I believe there isn't a single Rays player who was ever a Phillie, or a single Phillies player who was ever a (Devil) Ray. That's got to be pretty unusual, right?
Bobby Abreu was a Ray, then a Phillie.
Kevin Stocker was a Phillie, then a Ray.
Travis Lee was a Phillie, then a Ray.
However, neither team has any current castoffs.
by dajafi » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:33:53
jerseyhoya wrote:Game 1 - Phils 5 TB 2
Game 2 - Phils 8 TB 4
Game 3 - Phils 7 TB 5
Game 4 - TB 5 Phils 2
Game 5 - Phils 9 TB 3
Phillies in Five.
by Didn't I? » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:48:43
jerseyhoya wrote:Game 1 - Phils 5 TB 2
Game 2 - Phils 8 TB 4
Game 3 - Phils 7 TB 5
Game 4 - TB 5 Phils 2
Game 5 - Phils 9 TB 3
Phillies in Five.
by swishnicholson » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:57:38
ek wrote:here we go again. lots of garbage in this one
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/oct/20 ... orts-rays/
by Mountainphan » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:01:57
dajafi wrote:Not 100 percent on this, but I believe there isn't a single Rays player who was ever a Phillie, or a single Phillies player who was ever a (Devil) Ray. That's got to be pretty unusual, right?
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by lethal » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:02:57
dajafi wrote:Not 100 percent on this, but I believe there isn't a single Rays player who was ever a Phillie, or a single Phillies player who was ever a (Devil) Ray. That's got to be pretty unusual, right?
by Bill McNeal » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:02:59
CalvinBall wrote:Woody wrote:CalvinBall wrote:
Evan Longoria will be a Phillie. Until then hate him.
He's signed until 2013, with team options for 2014, 2015, and 2016. But I guess he could be a Phillies after the age of 30, when he'll demand somewhere around $40 million per year
You and your numbers. Buzzkiller.
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by TenuredVulture » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:13:11
VFB wrote:ek wrote:here we go again. lots of garbage in this one
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/oct/20 ... orts-rays/
now thats good journalism :?
by lethal » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:17:26
lethal wrote:dajafi wrote:Not 100 percent on this, but I believe there isn't a single Rays player who was ever a Phillie, or a single Phillies player who was ever a (Devil) Ray. That's got to be pretty unusual, right?
Chuck LaMar used to be the Tampa GM and signed and developed a good number of those players.
by Stay_Disappointed » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:40:43
The television suits might blanch at the prospect of a Philadelphia-Tampa Bay World Series, but if you like your baseball without regard to ratings, high-maintenance sluggers and curses, this could be great fun. The Phillies and Rays in one sense are mirror images of each other, stocking deep lineups, strong rotations and solid bullpens. Both Citizens Bank Park and Tropicana Field are hitters' paradises, Philly's den in a Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley and Pat Burrell rake sort of way, the Rays' in an arena baseball sort of way. Both managers, Philadelphia's Charlie Manuel and Tampa Bay's Joe Maddon, are classic, non-conformist types who manage by gut and instinct and don't always adhere to the same, expected cookie-cutter patterns for making moves. Both teams are underdogs, thus creating the dilemma that SOMEBODY must emerge as a favorite. Philadelphia has only five World Series appearances on its resume in 100-plus years and has won only once. Not only has Tampa Bay never played in a World Series, the Rays had never even won more than 70 games in a season until this year. Because the Rays are nearly unbeatable at home -- as Boston learned -- home-field advantage will play big in this series. So, too, I think, will Philadelphia's week-long layoff. When they step onto the field for Game 1, the Phillies will not have played in a full week. A similar layoff did not serve Colorado well last year, nor Detroit in 2006.
by VoxOrion » Mon Oct 20, 2008 13:12:10
jerseyhoya wrote:Game 1 - Phils 5 TB 2
Game 2 - Phils 8 TB 4
Game 3 - Phils 7 TB 5
Game 4 - TB 5 Phils 2
Game 5 - Phils 9 TB 3
Phillies in Five.
by TenuredVulture » Mon Oct 20, 2008 13:25:46
by gusmoney » Mon Oct 20, 2008 15:35:19
Barack Obama, campaigning in the key swing state of Florida, is seeking to capitalize on the excitement over the World Series-bound Tampa Bay Rays, telling a Tampa crowd he was “showing some love for the Rays,” several members of which joined him onstage.
Only problem?
Obama, a self-avowed Chicago White Sox fan, declared his allegiance earlier this month for the Rays’ National League opponent in baseball’s championship, the Philadelphia Phillies.
by steagles » Mon Oct 20, 2008 15:40:21
firstly, he's a politician.gusmoney wrote:"Can't lose: Obama backs Rays, Phillies"
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14750.htmlBarack Obama, campaigning in the key swing state of Florida, is seeking to capitalize on the excitement over the World Series-bound Tampa Bay Rays, telling a Tampa crowd he was “showing some love for the Rays,” several members of which joined him onstage.
Only problem?
Obama, a self-avowed Chicago White Sox fan, declared his allegiance earlier this month for the Rays’ National League opponent in baseball’s championship, the Philadelphia Phillies.
