Jason Bartlett News Archives

Joe Maddon , the Tampa Bay Rays manager, rarely makes a motivational misstep, and the quotation printed on the lineup card that was posted in the team's clubhouse on a recent afternoon seemed particularly appropriate.

It's clear elsewhere on this page how far the Rays have fallen from last Sept. 20 to this one.

Aaron Hill believes there might be a simple way to explain why Rays starter Matt Garza has been so dominant against the Blue Jays over the past few years.

Seattle Mariners' Franklin Gutierrez slides into second with a stolen base ahead of the tag by Tampa Bay Rays' Jason Bartlett during fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept.

Last week I lambasted the Rays for not playing with much heart down the stretch.

And now the next unsolved mystery. Case file: TBJ-Hal32 vs. Tampa Bay Rays. Mystery: Why does Roy Halladay have problems with Tampa Bay.

Toronto Blue Jays' Lyel Overybay walks off the field after being forced out in a double play to end the top of the sixth inning of their MLB American League baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in ... Roy Halladay entered Sunday's start with the fewest walks among regular starters in the American League.

Reid Brignac opened some eyes with a 4-for-4 performance Monday night, specifically, Joe Maddon's, as the Rays manager gave the rookie another start Tuesday night.

Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters loses the ball as Tampa Bay Rays' Jason Bartlett scores on a sacrifice fly by Ben Zobrist in the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept.

Clay Buchholz threw 7 strong innings, taking only 97 pitches to record 21 outs, giving up 5 hits, 3 walks, and an earned run while recording 5 strikeouts.

The vote will be taken of local Baseball Writers Association of America members during the final homestand, and it's not an easy question to answer: Who is the Rays team MVP this season? Some years it has been a clear choice, which isn't always the best, because it meant there was only one player who had a good - or, less bad - season.

Meanwhile they were wide awake on defense. View full size photo uploaded September 9, 2009 No problems here.

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher David Price makes his bid for a Rodin-esque statue.

St. Petersburg, Fla. -- Neither he nor his manager, Jim Leyland, will mention it when there are bigger concerns.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, HUMOR I've been accused of being entirely too negative about the Tampa Bay Rays chances down the stretch.

In my series in which I analyze the organizational depth of the Rays getting forward, I'm going to look at the infield depth with this post.

Papelbon entered with two runs in and the bases loaded with no outs and shut down the AL champions in the eighth with help from a diving catch by center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury , who snared Jason Bartlett 's sinking liner before scrambling to his feet to keep a runner from tagging up at third.

Oh, Joe Maddon and Andrew Friedman are saying the right things. "By no means do I think we are out of the race because of this particular move.