The 2009 season will be a lost season for Tampa Bay Rays prospect Wade Townsend. Townsend who was a first round pick in 2005 out of Rice University underwent shoulder surgery on his right shoulder.
Townsend, 25, has done his share of rehabbing during his professional career. The former Rice standout spent the 2006 season working [...]
When the seaosn began most figured that the eventual World Series Champion would come out of the American League.
After all the Yankees, Red Sox, Angels, Tigers, Indians and others looked like giants compared to the teams of the National League.
The Phillies were considered one of the better NL teams but there was no guarantee that [...]
It’s no surprise to see him in the dugout. After spending parts of 3 seasons in the big leagues and 12 years pounding around in the minors Jared Sandberg has made a change.
Known more for his last name of Sandberg the nephew of hall of famer Ryne Sandberg has decided to call it a career [...]
With the recent injury to Troy Percival the Tampa Bay Rays needed to add a few relievers and one of them came at the expense of position player Ben Zobrist.
The team announced it had called up 30-year old reliever Grant Balfour. (not be be confused with Ball-four which is what he does on the mound) [...]
Former big leaguer pitcher Geremi Gonzalez was struck and killed by lightning yesterday in his native Venezuela on Sunday. He was 33 years old.
Signed by the Chicago Cubs out of Venezuela he began pitching in the majors as a rookie at the age of 22 in 1997. After a 11-9 record and a 4.25 ERA [...]
This is one tough task but I’ve decided to try and fine a reason to like each of the 30 teams in major league baseball. Now some were easier to find then others and while some will disagree for the reasoning I’ve done my best I think.
I hope to continue this series by creating a [...]
Glancing over the Tampa Bay Rays non roster invitee’s was like a bloggers dream. Two names jumped off the page at me. Brian Anderson, the pitcher who had been out of baseball since a season ending Tommy John surgery in 2005 and Chris Richard an outfielder who just kept slugging upon a mid season call [...]
Relief pitchers juts keep seeing their salaries rise. Dan Wheeler was the latest despite posting a 1-9 record and an ERA well over 5.
Wheeler split time between the Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Devil Rays and wasn’t espcially effective at either stop. Wheeler had been a member of the Astros since a 2004 trade from [...]