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Tampa Bay Top Prospect Matt Moore Tosses No-No

  Montgomery Biscuits left-hander Matt Moore gave himself an early birthday present last night.  The Tampa Bay Rays’ top pitching prospect, who turns 21 on Saturday, tossed a no-hitter against the Mobile Bay Bears, a AA affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.  … Continue reading

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5/17 AAA Minor League Report

Michael Bowden threw eight innings of shutout ball, striking out seven and allowing just three hits.  He’s been even better this year than last year allowing just four earned runs in his first 42 IP, mainly on the strength of … Continue reading

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5/12 AAA Minor League Report

Monster performances abounded last night in the AAA ranks as several top prospects put up some big numbers.  Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies went 4-5, including his 4th HR, driving in 6 runs.  Sean Rodriguez hit HR numbers 10 and … Continue reading

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8/22 Spring Training Report

The wind was blowing out in the Cactus League yesterday, evidenced by the 15 HR softball game between the Angels and Royals.  The opposite was true in the Grapefruit League where there were, count them, 5 shutouts including a no-hit … Continue reading

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3/16 Spring Training Report

Quite honestly, today was a ho-hum day for several of the top prospects.  Joba Chamberlain, David Price, Daniel Bard and Trevor Cahill pitched their way to wins and Travis Snider belted a mammoth HR, but aside from that, it was … Continue reading

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3/10 Spring Training Report

Today was a day for the pitcher as several youngsters had excellent outings, doing their part to confirm the rumor that arms are ahead of bats at this point in the season.  The top performer of the day was easily … Continue reading

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David Price to start ’09 season with AAA Durham?

I was parusing the MLB news and notes for the day and happened upon this article about Tampa Bay Rays super southpaw David Price.  The article touched a bit upon the rapid rise to success that the former Vanderbilt ace … Continue reading

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The Price is Finally Right

2008 MILB Player of the Year Perhaps the most anticipated call up of the 2008 season has finally made his way to the big club.  Today, the Tampa Bay Rays have announced that 2007 #1 overall pick David Price will … Continue reading

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8/13 AAA Minor League Report

Sorry I’m a little late getting this out.  I’ve been entertaining family from out of town. Neil Walker 2-3 RBI—.306 5 RBI last 10 games (not spectacular, but it’s progress)   Ross Ohlendorf 8 IP 4H BB 3K (W)—Bucs making … Continue reading

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$100 Well Spent #2—100th Post!

  As Mario at Wax Heaven celebrates his 1,000th post, I revel in crossing the 100 post threshold.  What better way to celebrate the 100th post than to orchestrate my second installment of $100 Well Spent. My first forray into … Continue reading

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