Aroma matters. 2014 Tampa Bay Rays

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@RaysJoeMaddon
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11:53 AM - 5 Mar 2014

Matt Joyce (@sweetswingin20) sets club record with 5 walks tonight. #rays

The Rays have designated Heath Bell for assignment, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (on Twitter). It’s a potentially costly decision for Tampa Bay as they’re on the hook for $5.5MM of Bell’s $9MM salary.

The Rays can theoretically get out from under their financial obligation to Bell if they find a trade partner in the next ten days, but that won’t be easy. Bell, 36, is three years removed from his All-Star form and has struggled mightily thus far in 2014. In 13 outings (17.1 innings), Bell has a 7.27 ERA with 12 strikeouts and eight walks.

BRAD BOXBERGER relieves Price w/ bags loaded & none out in 6th, gets 3 Ks on 9 pitches.

Great baseball name

Joe?

M Cabrera singled to center, J Reyes scored.
J Bautista intentionally walked, M Cabrera to second.
A Lind reached on infield single to shortstop, M Cabrera to third, J Bautista to second.
B Boxberger relieved C Ramos.
M Cabrera scored, J Bautista to third, A Lind to second on balk by B Boxberger.
E Encarnacion struck out swinging.

last place in the AL, wil myers out two months with a wrist injury (although he was kind of sucking anyway)

time to trade david price?

To the Red Sox!

any GM with half a brain needs to be out there trying to fleece ned colleti for joc pederson

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one (1) game won since sweep @ boston 5/23-25

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Joe made a "We're still in it" speech last night. Winning 6 of 7 has only bumped their playoff odds from about 1% to 4% in the last week.

sweeping the yankees is good enough for me

tampa does a good job of pulling out dudes ive never heard of like no other

6 BELNOME DH

i believe the yanks have dfa'd dean anna -- he has a tampa bay ray name imo

Maddon used a Tommy Tutone lineup tonight:

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4.5 out from the WC

@TBTimes_Rays BREAKING: Andrew Friedman is leaving #Rays for #Dodgers. Matt Silverman will take over Rays baseball operations.

!!!

@Buster_ESPN
Sources: Manager Joe Maddon has exercised an opt-out clause in his contract and is leaving the Tampa Bay Rays immediately.

whoa

rip donnie baseball

How long 'til Maddon posts http://youtu.be/0b5LzCOc98E?

being close-but-no-cigar that many times in a row has to have made him kinda salty, and friedman's exit couldn't have helped matters

:(

he heard about andrew friedman getting 35 million freakin dollars over five years with the dodgers and said fuck this im out.

who wants to take bets on how long it takes what-team to sign him asap?!

I barely know what jobs are available other than minnesota..

Fredi Gonzalez has Bobby Cox as his guardian angel, but I wouldn't be surprised if Schuerholz/Hart/Coppollela make a play for Maddon.

Jeff Passan ✔ @JeffPassan
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Dodgers are indeed out on Joe Maddon, as @Ken_Rosenthal said. Not happening. Period. Cubs and Mets considered by friends to be favorites.

Come ride the 7 train, Joe!

poor rick renteria

supposedly madden's opt-out clause was triggered by friedman's departure

And having to manage half of his games in a dump, maybe.

and wanting $25m over five years

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fourth game of the season = scramble mode

plus Allen Dykstra!

plus a mikie mahtook debut!

tbf i love former mets farmhand allen dykstra, even if his prowess was all las vegas-related

and now they have canadiens legend jean beliveau pitching

they left erasmo "scramble mode" ramirez out there for 91 pitches

E Ramirez 3.1IP 8H 9R 7ER 3BB 4K