Carl Crawford

Nerds!The Tampa Bay Rays may just be my new favorite team this season after a couple of days of complete and unabashed dorky endeavors. On Monday, pitchers Fernando Rodney and Joel Peralta decided to wear gladiator masks in the dugout. If you thin...Read Full Story

Bobby Valentine addressed a few topics today, speaking with Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe.  The new Red Sox skipper talked about his plans for Spring Training. Even without Bobby Valentine, this spring would be different forBoston. The team is... [Read the full post @ RantSports.com]Read Full Story

Carl Crawford  was a real disappointment in his first season with Boston, batting .255 with 11 homers in 130 games. It looks like he’s going to have to wait a bit longer for his hopeful comeback season to begin. The Boston Globe reports that... [Read the full post @ RantSports.com]Read Full Story

Michael Silverman reported today that Carl Crawford will be shut down, and most likely miss some time at the beginning of the season. According to Silverman, “Crawford will be shut down from hitting and throwing for the next five to seven days in order to allow the inflammation and discomfort to subside.” When asked, Bobby Valentine said that he “probably” wont be ready for Opening Day. Crawford was originally scheduled to play a couple weeks into the season, but looked better as he entered...Read Full Story

Carl, in a happier time.Carl Crawford, Tampa Ray,Hit for power, raised the bar,Stole the bases, then one day,Took a lead one step too far.Carl Crawford, playing hard,His whole career, one great move up,Flashing leather! Going yard!And never tethered by a cup.Carl Crawford,Tampa's prince,Three time all-star, no one's fool.Made this planet watch and wince.A Ray with nuts, ground into gruel.Read Full Story

I always enjoy looking at the transactions column in early September. Given that teams are allowed to go beyond the usual 25-man roster, it’s always interesting to see how it plays out. Which contenders will add a few spare parts for the stretch run? Which hot prospects will get a look? Among the latter, Tampa outfielder Desmond Jennings got the call and just made his major league debut. With the Rays still battling the Yankees for first, he may not see regular action, but he is definitely a...Read Full Story

Click here to buy! You are bidding on: 2004 Leaf Certified Materials CARL CRAWFORD. MIRROR BLACK. Card #34 and Serial Numbered 1/1. ONLY CARD OF ITS KIND. TRUE ONE OF ONE!! Book Value: $700.00-$1000.00 (So scarce, it is seldom priced and not in book.) Card comes penny sleeve, top loader, and sealed team bag. You will receive the exact card shown, please see photo to judge condition. Payment due three days after auction ends. Payment by PayPal Only please. Add $2.00 Shipping and packaging...Read Full Story

Some call it a "background check." Some call it a "backdoor investigation." Saturday, the Beantown Brownshirts were tap-dancing like Fred Wilpon at a $100 talent show over a report that they paid secret agents to hydrofrack Carl Crawford, scouring every pimple of the former Devil Ray for a tattoo or skin piercing, a vein of Charlie Sheen, before the Boston owners' insectlike pincers would sign the check that transformed Crawford into Redsock sainthood.We know it's true, because they deny it...Read Full Story

They're calling it "a testicular contusion."Who thought that one up? George Will?From now on, I'm calling it Crawford Cribbage Cramps. Good grief, it'll take four days to get the swelling down to pumpkin sizes, another three to uncross the poor guy's eyes. That man took a sledge hammer. James Bond supervillians, in their death scenes, don't experience such intense, knee-buckling pain. He claims he's still not going to wear a cup.We'll see.Read Full Story

Boston GlobeCarl Crawford: Boston's most human superstar?Boston HeraldWatching Carl Crawford address the assembled Boston media for the first time in his career without a sore throat (he sounded like a gravel pit during his introductory press conference in December), one thing quickly became apparent ...Crawford getting comfortable in Red Sox uniMLB.comCarl Crawford makes good first impressionBoston GlobeCarl Crawford: Pressure, what pressure?WEEI.comNESN.com -Tampabay.com -msnbc.comall 389...Read Full Story