30 Teams in 30 Days is a preseason feature to highlight the significant changes to each of the major league teams. It's meant to get everyone up to speed before our pre-season predictions in mid-March.
After sucking balls their first 10 years in the league, the Rays finally had a record above .500. Not only did they have a winning record, they won the AL east and made it all the way to the World Series. After going into the series as favorites, they were upset by the Phillies after Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria decided not to show up. However, it was an outstanding season for the Rays, and they won't be going away.
Tampa Bay's great farm system finally paid off with homegrown players like Longoria, B.J. Upton, James Shields, and Scott Kazmir making huge competitions to the AL winner.
C-Dioner Navarro
1B-Carlos Pena
2B-Akinori Iwamura
SS-Jason Bartlett
3B-Evan Longoria
OF-Carl Crawford
OF-Bossman Jr. Upton
OF-Gabe Gross
DH-Pat Burrell
SP-Scott Kazmir
SP-James Shields
SP-Matt Garza
SP-Andy Sonnanstine
SP-David Price
CL-Dan Wheeler
The Rays should be contenders again in 2009, and hopefully they can win the division and keep either the Yankees or Red Sox at home for the playoffs.
After sucking balls their first 10 years in the league, the Rays finally had a record above .500. Not only did they have a winning record, they won the AL east and made it all the way to the World Series. After going into the series as favorites, they were upset by the Phillies after Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria decided not to show up. However, it was an outstanding season for the Rays, and they won't be going away.
Tampa Bay's great farm system finally paid off with homegrown players like Longoria, B.J. Upton, James Shields, and Scott Kazmir making huge competitions to the AL winner.
C-Dioner Navarro
1B-Carlos Pena
2B-Akinori Iwamura
SS-Jason Bartlett
3B-Evan Longoria
OF-Carl Crawford
OF-Bossman Jr. Upton
OF-Gabe Gross
DH-Pat Burrell
SP-Scott Kazmir
SP-James Shields
SP-Matt Garza
SP-Andy Sonnanstine
SP-David Price
CL-Dan Wheeler
The Rays should be contenders again in 2009, and hopefully they can win the division and keep either the Yankees or Red Sox at home for the playoffs.
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They really should be good again, but I think they're bullpen is suspect. I've never been a fan of Dan Wheeler. I kind of look at the 08 Rays bullpen like the 05 White Sox bullpen... an outstanding season from a bunch of guys who over-performed.
ReplyDeleteAlthough, I almost want them to lose because of that fucking piece of shit stadium they play in. Mother fucking cowbells.