Baseball

Rays reach deal with first-round pick Gillaspie
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

College slugger drafted out of Wichita State eager to make way to big leagues. ST. PETERSBURG — On the night the Rays selected Casey Gillaspie with the 20th pick of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft, Rays scouting director R.J. Harrison noted that the sooner Gillaspie signed and got into the organization, the better off he would be. Gillaspie obviously took…

The best cherry-picking tool ever invented
Friday, January 10, 2014

Well, since the cherry-picker, I guess. Have you ever been smacked in the face with a “Jack Morris won more games in the ’80s than anyone else” argument? I have nuggets and tidbits that are just as interesting and convincing, and I pass them along to you now: Lip Pike led the majors with 20 home runs between 1871 and…

Yes, of course the BBWAA shouldn’t have suspended Le Batard
Friday, January 10, 2014

Wednesday, Dan Le Batard revealed that he’d essentially given Deadspin his Hall of Fame ballot. He also explained why he did it. The ballot Le Batard submitted wouldn’t have been my ballot, but it was perfectly reasonable. There weren’t any tremendous candidates missing, or marginal candidates present. It was a solid ballot that would have looked perfectly at home next…

Rays walk off with marathon win vs. Mariners
Bill Chastain: Saturday, July 21, 2012
St. Petersburg, FL

Zobrist delivers RBI double to end 14-inning affair in a storm that filled up all over town.

One out into the bottom of the 14th inning and the score remained tied at 3. The Mariners and Rays had combined to strike out 32 times and Joe Maddon glanced at his scorecard and looked at who was left to finish a game that looked like it might never end.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Detroit Tigers Turn Back the Clock Charity Auction
Official Tampa Bay Rays Press Release: Friday, July 20, 2012
St. Petersburg, FL

This auction features all game-used memorabilia from Detroit Tigers vs. Tampa Bay Rays Turn Back the Clock game held on June 30th. Items featured include Autographed Game-Used Tigers 1979 Road Uniforms, Tampa Bay Rays Autographed Name Plates, Autographed Helmets, & Autographed Game-Used Uniforms.