A couple weeks ago, I said how the Rays should go after Gary Sheffield rather than Barry Bonds as ESPN was suggesting. I also mentioned in another post that if the Rays did not get anyone, they could still get their right handed bat with Rocco Baldelli coming back. The Sheffield idea went over well, and the Baldelli idea did not. Well look what has happened. Since Rocco returned from a mitochondrial disorder that left him constantly tired, and unable to play for the better part of 2 seasons... Read Full Story
These Tampa Bay Rays are officially the best Tampa Bay Rays of all time. The club enjoyed its 71st victory in the form of an 11-3 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Sunday to become the winningest team in franchise history. Tampa Bay's previous best record of 70-92 (2004) is sure to be shattered this season, as they've taken a 4.5-game lead over the Boston Red Sox in the AL East for their largest margin in over a month. Also, Carl Crawford is gone, but Rocco Baldelli is back. Ya win some, ya... Read Full Story
Devil Ray Rocco Baldelli is feeling the fatigue. The Sports Illustrated website expands on a story in their March 24 issue regarding Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ outfielder Rocco Baldelli’s mystery illness, which the baseball player referred to as “metabolic and/or mitochnodrial abnormalities.” Sufferers of Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) recognize this as the current leading theory behind the syndrome’s diagnosis... Read Full Story
he works hard, so he reads hard If I were in the running for a spot on a Major League roster, this is exactly what I would be doing.... Leisurely walking on a treadmill reading the latest US Weekly article on LiLo. I was reading the Bradenton Herald today and there was an article that mentioned the competition for right field, and it referred to Mr. Baldelli as such: "Balldelli (if healthy)". Rocco is the only player where the if healthy is not an implicit reference. Everyone has the chance... Read Full Story
Now, for the right price… pray with a Ray, lay with a Ray, spend a day with a Ray! The magic happens Monday. The Tampa Bay Rays will hold an auction of extraordinary baseball experiences during their game at Tropicana Field against the New York Yankees on Monday, May 12 beginning at 7:10 p.m. Yes, now you can – for a price – enjoy the uniquely Tampa Bay Ray experience, which is sort of like paying to be waterboarded. You’re thinking, “WTF is a Tampa Bay extraordinary baseball... Read Full Story
