With the World Series starting on Tuesday, Jordi Scrubbings is subbing in with some thoughts. In late August 1985, my father took me to my first Major League Baseball game. It was “Back to School Night” at Shea Stadium and…
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Tampa Bay sports market is overstretched and over-saturated
A few weeks ago, the American City Business Journals published a study that explored the economic capacity of various sports markets in America and Canada. The study was designed to see which markets were underutilized in regards to sports and…
Joe Maddon and the Departure of a Franchise Face
Very few franchises are defined by their manager. Managers are more or less second-guessed dugout dwellers whose job it is to write the lineup card and push the right bullpen buttons. Joe Maddon was more than that. Like Casey Stengel…
The King is Gone, Long Live the Team
In the span of five months, the sports scene in Florida has lost three premier players, players who were at the top of their position in their respective sports. But while Marty St. Louis, LeBron James, and now David Price…
Toe Nash’s Unfinished Story
This Sunday, ESPN Outside the Lines ran a short segment on former Devil Rays prospect Gregory “Toe” Nash. If you haven’t seen it, here is the link. It’s short, only 6:30 minutes, and well worth your time. I’ve mentioned Nash…
Of Don Zimmer, Dreams, and Heartbreaks
In the 1988 movie Field of Dreams, Kevin Coster’s character Ray Kinsella asks Burt Lancaster’s Moonlight Graham, “If you could do anything you wanted, if you could have a wish …” Moonlight Graham’s answer is feel the tingle in his…
Whether He Stays Or Goes, Josh Lueke Needs To Address His Past
Jordi Scrubbings is back with his latest on the Raysiverse… A few days ago, Cork wrote his thoughts on Josh Lueke and the Deadspin article on Lueke’s checkered past. If you haven’t read it yet, please do. In the end,…
Standing On The Porch By The Bay
[Jordi Scubbings is back with his latest take on all things Rays] … Drinking a beer, watching the Rays. Before the Rays finish their first lengthy road trip of the season, I want to talk about what’s new at the…
A Conversation with new Durham Bulls writer Jessica Quiroli
Rays Index correspondent Jordi Scrubbings attended the Winter Meetings and caught up with Jessica Quiroli. Covering the Minor Leagues is often a thankless profession. Writers work just as hard as their Major League brethren in smaller stadiums, in smaller press…
Jordi at the Winter Meetings
For the third time since I moved to Tampa in 2006, this week I will be making the drive to Orlando to attend the Baseball Winter Meetings. Each time I’ve gone, I’ve written about the experience. The first time, I…