Day 5 in the Life of a Minor League Pitcher: Mental Preparation and Relaxation

Sportsgist.com recently spent five days with Tampa Bay Ray pitcher Chris Mason down in Durham, North Carolina. Chris is in Durham pitching for the Durham Bulls who are the AAA affiliate of the Rays.  This is day 5 in his pitching cycle.  One in… Read more

Day 4 in the Life of A Minor League Pitcher: The Bullpen

Sportsgist.com gets to talk with Tampa Bay Ray pitcher Chris Mason and his pitching coach down in Durham, North Carolina during and after his Bullpen. Just in case you forgot, Chris is in Durham pitching for the Durham Bulls, the AAA affiliate of… Read more

Day 2 of a Pitcher’s Routine: Shagging and Charting

Sportsgist.com gets to talk with Tampa Bay Ray pitcher Chris Mason down in Durham, North Carolina the day after his start. Just in case you forgot, Chris is in Durham pitching for the Durham Bulls, the AAA affiliate of the Rays. Our objective was to… Read more

Day 3 of a Pitcher’s routine: Strength and Conditioning

Sportsgist.com recently spent five days with Tampa Bay Ray pitcher Chris Mason down in Durham, North Carolina. Chris is in Durham pitching for the Durham Bulls who are the AAA affiliate of the Rays. Our objective was to hang out with Chris and learn… Read more

Day 1: A Day in the Life of a Minor League Pitcher- Starting Day

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Rays Bend it Like Beckham in an Infielder Heavy Draft

Written By Sean Connolly It’s scary to think that with the way the Tampa Bay Rays are playing this year that they have yet another first pick. This season they are playing like a playoff team and are beating up on teams in the powerful American… Read more

Can Chipper Hit .400?

This season has been strange to say the least. After Memorial day the two teams with the highest payrolls, Yankees and Tigers were in last place in their division. Coincidentally, the two teams with the lowest payrolls, Marlins and the Rays, were… Read more

MAKE BASEBALL, NOT WAR

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It’s still Spring but the bad blood is flowing in the land of Major League Baseball. We all know about how Tampa Bay’s second baseman Elliot Johnson ran over New York Yankee Double A minor league catcher Francisco Cervelli last week… Read more