THE GOOD: (see "THE TELLING")

THE BAD: (see "THE TELLING")

THE TELLING: C'mon people. Think about this for a second. It was Edwin Jackson versus Josh Beckett in Fenway Park. If they played that game 100 times, the Rays would win it 1 time and only because Beckett would be struck by lightning in the first inning and Manny being Manny would accidently hit a 3-run home run for the Rays...Look, it's not in our nature to be mysterious. But we can't talk about it and we can't talk about why.

DEVIL RAYS WEBTOPIA...

• Quick reminder: The Rays Index Live Blog-A-Baloo of the Week will be held tonight right here. And don't forget the early start time of 6:05.
  
• Evan Longoria is up for MLB's Rookie of the Month award and the fans can vote for the award. Go to this link and show your love for Dirtbag. [MLB]
  
• Don't forget to VOTE for Carl Crawford to start the all-star game. If you haven't voted yet today, go NOW! [MLB All-Star Voting]
• Joe Maddon and Coco Crisp got into a heated exchange in the 8th inning after Crisp intentionally slid late on a steal attempt and shoved a forearm into the chest of Aki Iwamura like a little bitch. MLB.comhas video of the slide...Crisp might want to wear a little extra padding on his backside tonight. [MLB]
  
• Carlos Pena was placed on the 15-day DL with a broken finger. Justin Ruggiano was called up to take his roster spot. [St. Pete Times]
• There is another entry into the Rays Blogosphere, and this one comes from one of our regular commenters, Dirtbagfan. [Rays The Stakes]
  
• Sorry we missed this one yesterday, but did anybody else notice who gave up only 1 run in 6 innings and beat Randy Johnson two nights ago? Answer: Seth Freakin' McClung. Sweet Fancy Moses! We sat and stared and tried to wrap our brain around this one for a while. This is more complexing than trying to understand Salma Hayek and Ed Norton as a couple. [Bugs and Cranks]
• Baseball Analysts will be live-blogging the draft. [Baseball Analysts]
  

Devil Rays (66-96)
Our questions have been answered!

DRaysBay will be changing their colors to match those of the new Tampa Bay Rays uniforms and logos that will debut next season. They will also be changing their logo (Please make it a sunburst!). Patrick Kennedy sounds like a kid losing his woobie when he talks of trying to refer to the team by their new moniker.

I will try and respect the team's decision and refer to the team as the 'Rays' as much as I possibly can, although having grown up a fan of the Devil Rays and having written about the team online for 33 months, that will be admittedly difficult.

But one thing will not change at DRaysBay...

we are all committed to wanting the Devil Rays to become a championship organization as soon as possible.

Thats right folks. DRaysBay writers are "committed to wanting" the Rays to be good. We are not sure what "committed to wanting" means, but we envision all the writers at DraysBay already have "Tampa Bay Devil Rays: World Champions" tattooed on their asses. Now that is "commitment to wanting".

DRaysBay to Change as the Team Does [DRaysBay]

DEVIL RAYS WEBTOPIA...

• On the last day of the season, Jim Hickey, passed Randy Johnson, and took home the "Most White Trash Story of the Year" Award. [Drunk Jays Fans]
• The Hardball Times takes a close look at Scott Kazmir and try to answer questions concerning where his career is headed. One has to wonder if Derek Carty was the right choice to write this piece. Can a Mets fan truly analyze Kid K from an unbiased viewpoint? [The Hardball Times]
• When Jake McGee and Wade Davis go out to dinner, do they go to the bathroom together? Once again the two pitching prospects are found attached at the hip. This time it is on Baseball America's list of the top 20 prospects in the Florida State League. McGee and Davis are #3 and #4 respectively. [Baseball America]
• Joe Henderson believes that the Rays may regret the decision to not extend the contract of Bill Evers. We don't like the idea of losing a guy like Evers will all his experience and old-school style, but a bench coach needs to be a consigliere...His confidant. Apparently Joe Maddon and Bill Evers did not have this type of relationship and bench coach is the one assistant that the manager needs to be completely comfortable with. [TBO]