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The 2010 Rays are being touted as the most talented team in team history. Players like Evan Longoria, Carl Crawford, Jason Bartlett, and Carlos Pena head the list. But there are other players who are on the cusp of getting the same name recognition.
Here are five players who are about to shine this season.Begin Slideshow
If you listen close enough, you can almost hear it:
If you realign it, they will come.
Baseball is on the verge of doing something smart for the first time since the arrival of the Wild Card. The question is, will they realize the reality that is at their fingertips? Or will it slip through their grasp?
Once again the dreaded “R” word is being passed around. ...
Is 2010 the Year the Yankees’ Ageless Wonders Are No Longer a Wonder?
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Average Joe in MLB
I come at this with a bias; this I admit willingly.
You see, I am a Tampa Bay Rays fan.
I would love nothing more than to see the Evil Empire crumble and fall and watch Hank Steinbrenner go off his meds and give his best "like father, like son."
Every year I hope that the "aging" Yankees finally, well, show their age.
Every year people wonder when these three players' stars will begin to dim.
The ...
Some of these players are already household names. Some soon will be. As the past couple of offseasons have shown, older players are having a harder time finding work. Philadelphia's Dominic Brown has GM Pat Gillick breathing easier at the possibility of not resigning Jayson Werth. Tampa's Andrew Friedman can sleep a little better knowing Carl Crawford's impending free agency is met by the arrival of Baseball ...
Tampa Bay Rays Plan for Friday Night Fun: Dome It Like It’s Hot
Posted: 19th March 2010 by Average Joe in MLB
Who among us hasn't thought after a baseball game, "I'm so jazzed up I want to go clubbing?" Well, if that's how you feel, and you live in the Tampa Bay area, you must be on cloud nine by the Rays latest announcement. If you are still feeling like wanting to get jiggy with it after a Friday night game, you won't have to go far to shake your ...
"Grounder to second, Iwamura picks it up and steps on the bag. The Rays have done it! The Rays are going to the World Series!"
Every Rays fan remembers where they were when then-Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura stepped on the bag to clinch the American League Pennant and capped off a magical season, even if the clock struck 12 during the World Series.
Just like the 2009 Rays, fans seemed to ...