Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
1 - Ex-Stros on the Rays: Dan Wheeler, Trever Miller, Mitch Talbot and Ben Zobrist. Plus Houstonians Carl Crawford, Scott Kazmir and Jeff Niemann (Rice) and GM Andrew Friedman. Plus Gerry Hunsicker. And Big Wheels closed it out this afternoon after giving up a just barely fair homer to his old nemesis Paul Konerko. Ex-Stros on the White [...]
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Per the Heater Edwin Jackson will not be on the post-season roster. That means the Rays rotation will be Shields-Kazmir-Garza-Sonnanstine in the post-season which is absolutely how it should be. Interestingly this leaves Jackson, Jeff Niemann, Mitch Talbot, and Juan Salas off and I would assume Jason Hammel is also out. That cuts the potential pitchers down to the four starters, Price, Wheeler, Balfour,...
TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
Between David Price's start Monday night, Mitch Talbot getting the call for the nightcap of today's doubleheader and an expected relief appearance by Jeff Niemann sometime today, Rays fans should get a look at three-quarters of Durham's playoff rotation in the heat of a pennant race.
TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
Manager Joe Maddon spent a few days trying to decide whether LHP David Price, RHP Mitch Talbot or RHP Jeff Niemann will fill a slot for an extra start at Baltimore this week.
Rays Index (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
Durham 3, Scranton Wilkes-Barre 2 (Scranton/WB leads 2-1). Nathan Haynes broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the 9th with a 1-out double that scored Elliot Johnson from first base... Jeff Niemann lasted 6.2 innings, striking out 8. He left with a 2-1 lead, allowing 5 hits and 2 walks. Niemann only had 1 1-2-3 inning (the 5th) but did not give up a run until the 6th... Scott Dohmann retired the final...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Per the St. Pete Times the Rays are seemingly hinting that due to Baltimore's lefty hitters Price could be the man. If he indeed does start one of those doubleheader games it will be the third Rays first round pick to debut against Baltimore this season, joining Evan Longoria and Jeff Niemann from early April.
Rays Index (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Game 3: Durham 3, Lousiville 2 (Bulls lead 2-1) . Jeff Niemann saved possibly his best performance as a pro for when the Bulls needed it most. Niemann took a no-hitter into the 8 th inning, and finished with 11 strikeouts to only 3 walks in 8 innings of work, allowing 1 run on 2 hits. Despite giving up 1 run late, Niemann appeared to get stronger as the game moved along. He struck out 7 in his final...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Triple-A Scranton (2-0 win over Pawtucket in 10 innings, walk-off style) SWB wins series 3-1 … it’s their first trip to the Governor’s Cup since 2001 … they’ll be taking on David Price, Jeff Niemann, Wade Davis & the rest of the Durham Bulls for the Cup Justin Christian: 1 for 4 Bernie Castro: 1 for 4, [...]
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
If you could choose three pitchers to add to the roster post-expansion period whom would you add? A) Jeff Niemann B) David Price C) Mitch Talbot D) Wade Davis After you've made that choice now try and match the pitcher to his line: A) 8.76 K/9, 3.83 BB/9, 0.91 HR/9, 10.9 LD%, 43.8 GB%, 3.93 FIP B) 8.21 K/9, 3.44 BB/9, 1.05 HR/9, 17.0 LD%, 46.2 GB%, 4.18 FIP C) 7.67 K/9, 1.74 BB/9, 0.50 HR/9, 16.6...
Rays Index (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Durham 9, Indianapolis 8 (10) . Jonny Gomes beat a 5-man infield shift with a line drive single to left for the walk-off win. Gomes finished 2-4 with 2 RBI... Jeff Niemann started and gave up 4 runs in 6 innings on 5 hits and 3 walks. He struck out 6... Fernando Perez was 1-3 with 3 walks and his 42nd stolen base. He also made a great diving catch in center field. Perez has been on base 13 times in...
Rays Index (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
Durham 5, Louisville 0 . Jeff Niemann tossed his first career shutout, a 4-hitter. He struck out 6 and walked none, needing only 106 pitches. He retired the final 12 batters he faced. It was a great performance for a pitcher that had failed to work past 6 innings in his previous 5 starts, giving up 15 runs in his last 4 starts... Fernando Perez drove in a pair and stole his 41st base... John Jaso...
Rays Index (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
Durham 6, Indianapolis 5 . Nathan Haynes singled home the tying run in the top of the 9th and then scored the go-ahead run on a sac fly by Jon Weber ... Jeff Niemann struck out 6 and walked 6 in 4.2 innings, allowing 2 hits and 5 runs. He also hit a batter. The big blow was a bases loaded double in the second inning after Niemann had walked the bases loaded. Niemann has now walked 16 batters in his...
Rays Index (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Charlotte 12, Durham 7 . Jeff Niemann gave up 2 home runs and 4 runs (3 earned) in 5.1 innings. He struck out 3 and walked 2... John Jaso was 2-4 with a grand slam, his first triple-A home run. He drove in 6 for the game and is 17-46 (.370) in 12 games since being promoted. West Tenn 6, Montgomery 5 (10) . Jeremy Hellickson pitched 6 innings, allowing only 2 runs and left with the lead. However the...
Rays Index (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
THE GOOD: The future of the Rays remains intact. Despite reports that the Rays were offering the Pirates both Jeff Niemann and Reid Brignac , that now appears to be false. And if that is the case, it is pretty clear that the Rays had little or no intention of tinkering with what has become the foundation of the organization, the farm system. Depth in the farm system is a beautiful thing and it does...
The Mets Report (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Image via Wikipedia The latest word is that the Tampa Bay Rays have acquired Jason Bay from the Pittsburgh Pirates for minor leaguers SS Reid Brignac and pitcher Jeff Niemann. That means that Manny... This is a brief summary of the content at MetsReport.com. Please visit the site to view the full blog post.
