The Rays Tank: Baseball Expands Replay...Kinda
Joe Maddon has discovered MLB's top secret expanded replay. Watch out, umpires, because it's only a matter of time before he uses it the Rays' advantage.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 65 | 245 | 51 | 81 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 5 | .331 | .397 | .453 | |
| 2006 | 122 | 465 | 75 | 120 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 86 | 56 | 70 | 5 | 4 | .258 | .338 | .415 | |
| 2007 | 130 | 456 | 61 | 117 | 33 | 3 | 17 | 70 | 51 | 127 | 4 | 6 | .257 | .333 | .454 | |
| 2008 | Tigers | 92 | 242 | 40 | 61 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 31 | 65 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .339 | .492 |
| 2008 | 56 | 200 | 36 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 41 | 24 | 62 | 2 | 3 | .270 | .352 | .550 | |
| 2009 | Rays | 11 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .188 | .270 | .500 |
| 2009 | 111 | 417 | 73 | 114 | 35 | 2 | 16 | 66 | 67 | 98 | 14 | 5 | .273 | .373 | .482 | |
| 2010 | Rays | 77 | 216 | 30 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 55 | 2 | 2 | .241 | .360 | .477 |
| 2010 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .379 | .525 | .759 | |
| 2011 | Rays | 141 | 462 | 69 | 128 | 32 | 2 | 19 | 75 | 49 | 106 | 13 | 1 | .277 | .347 | .478 |
| 2012 | Rays | 124 | 399 | 55 | 96 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 59 | 55 | 102 | 4 | 3 | .241 | .341 | .429 |
| 2012 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .375 | |
| Career Total | 445 | 1351 | 197 | 343 | 82 | 11 | 61 | 214 | 178 | 335 | 20 | 8 | .254 | .344 | .466 | |
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Joe Maddon has discovered MLB's top secret expanded replay. Watch out, umpires, because it's only a matter of time before he uses it the Rays' advantage.
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