SB Nation User Blog: Vin

I was talking to Jonny (Gomes) that if they clinch here maybe I could slip in and spray some...

Vin — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:45:01 -0000

I was talking to Jonny (Gomes) that if they clinch here maybe I could slip in and spray some champagne since I was there so long.

Aubrey Huff

Riggans goes on DL

Vin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:51:03 -0000

Riggans goes on DL

They probably wouldn’t have bothered last season, but putting Riggans on the DL gives the team some additional flexibility in formulating its postseason roster. Riggans isn’t likely to play again this season as he recovers from the infection that led to the surgery, and the Rays can now use his roster spot to add someone who wasn’t in the majors as of Aug. 31.

Jayson Stark is bipolar.

Vin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:10:43 -0000

Jayson Stark is bipolar.

Finally!

Vin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:35:19 -0000

Finally!

Also of pre-game interest, Willy Aybar and Dan Johnson are both getting some work in the outfield with coach George Hendrick, which creates some interesting thoughts about the potential postseason roster.

Longoria expected to start tomorrow; Price & Gomes will join Rays

Vin — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:03:42 -0000

Longoria expected to start tomorrow; Price & Gomes will join Rays

As of right now—and Joe Maddon emphasized that a couple of times—Evan Longoria is slated to start Game 1 of tomorrow’s doubleheader.

Longoria took some swings today and again felt fine, and he made it clear even before that exercise that he thought he was ready to go.

Top prospect David Price will join the Rays before tomorrow’s doubleheader and will be available to pitch.

Jonny Gomes also will join the Rays tomorrow after Durham’s season ended with a 20-2 loss to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tonight. Jeff Niemann and Mitch Talbot will join the Rays on Monday in St. Petersburg, unless the Rays burn through so much pitching tomorrow that they need to summon Talbot as a backup for Sunday.

Great news for MLB.tv users

Vin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:24:27 -0000

Great news for MLB.tv users

The best of both worlds is finally here.

In a long-awaited win-win for fans everywhere, Major League Baseball Advanced Media announced on Wednesday that MLB.TV Premium subscribers now have the choice of the home or away broadcast feed in every live game.

Mark Ellis will sit out the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a torn labrum in his...

Vin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:13:34 -0000

Mark Ellis will sit out the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a torn labrum in his right shoulder, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Ellis has barely played in weeks, so the writing was on the wall. He's yet to decide on surgery. Whatever he chooses, his value as a free agent takes a major hit with the news. Perhaps he'll stay with the A's on a one-year deal and try to rebuild his value. Oakland will keep using Eric Patterson at second base for now.

Rotoworld

Post ASB: Hinske - .206/.274/.393 (.667 OPS) Bartlett - .333/.364/.482 (.846 OPS) Iwamura -...

Vin — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:05:20 -0000

Post ASB:
Hinske - .206/.274/.393 (.667 OPS)
Bartlett - .333/.364/.482 (.846 OPS)
Iwamura - .297/.358/.401 (.759 OPS)

Discuss.

E:60 - David Price

Vin — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:15:42 -0000

E:60 - David Price

"They've got talent. You take age and I'll take talent and I'll beat your ass."

Vin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:18:35 -0000

"They've got talent. You take age and I'll take talent and I'll beat your ass."

Tigers' manager Jim Leyland on the Rays.