So, at the Homerun Derby DRB's very own SRQman was spotted in the background of smoe interviews wearing a Jason Bartlett jersey and Tampa Bay hat. 

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The ruls are as follows:

You must post a pic (please use a title) that has been shop'd 

Other pics from the HRD GDT are also acceptable

The image with the most rec's wins 

I would also like to support the "change your avatar" drive. Make SRQ proud.

I need some help. I'm a UF telecom student and I'm doing a project on Cox cable and the Rays. I need a Rays fan in the area to interview about how pissed they are that the games aren't on SUN sports. If anyone's interested, please email me or call my cell (REDACTED). It's for today, so after today I'll take this down. DRAYSBAY COMMUNITY UNITE to help me please!

UPDATE: My tape broke so I got screwed a little on one of my interviews. If anyone wants to help I still could use an interview, just shoot me an email. I've rededicated this thread to the Internet, and all that it stands for.

The question is simple, with their current contracts and everything involved, who would you rather have on your team, Jon Lester of the Red Sox or Matt Garza of the Rays? The stats:

Lester: The Red Sox's tough lefty, threw a no-hitter and broke out last season after getting the win in the Red Sox's 2007 World-series clinching win. Blew through the Sox's system, making his major league debut in 2005. Threw his first full season in 2008. Signed through 2013 with a club option for 2014 (if anyone knows a good site to find contract info please post it in the comments)

2008:

IP: 236.2 (about 85 innings more than 2007)

K: 177

BB: 71

tRA: 3.90

Garza: Rays spitfire-er(?) throws hard from the right side. Had command and emotional issues early last year, but came through to become one of the Rays better starters. He Won the ALCS MVP, beating the Red Sox twice. Pretty sure he's arbitration eligible next seson and under team control until 2011 (again, could be wrong, will fix if corrected.

2008:

IP:  209 ( about 32 more than 2007)

K: 153

BB: 71

tRA: 4.32

(Note: Matt Garza's statistics do not include minor league stats. Innings, ks and BBs include playoffs, tRA does not.)

While reading ESPN.com (yeah, I know) I was looking at the season predictions of the "experts" and I was very surprised to see more people pick Carl Crawford (2) as AL MVP than Evan Longoria. Apparently there are quite a few people predicting a huge season from CC. There's a glut of talent in the 'Burg this season, so my poll asks this: which player, at the end of the season, will be the most valueable? It's interesting to me because a case can be made for quite a few players.

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Pretty simple, really. Who will be the Rays' 5th starter on opening day? The Candidates:

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