Trop It Like It's Hot

This is the self-proclaimed best Tampa Bay Rays' fan site. Daily posts from a rocket scientist, a cougar, some cougar bait, and Mr. Scrappy will include game recaps, lots of praise, some managerial complaints, random thoughts, things we would like to see, and all other sorts of great reading for all of you Rayniacs. If you have any questions, complaints, or suggestions, please email tropitlikeitshot@gmail.com. I can promise you all one thing: This blog is going to be legendar-RAY!

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Percival Done

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GOODBYE!

After (technically) 2 seasons of blowing saves and making Rays fans nervous with a 3 run lead in the 9th inning, Troy Percival finally realizes what just about every Rays fan realized 2 months into last season......Time to hang up those cleats big guy. To be fair, Percival was an All-Star closer in his prime and could very well end up in the Hall of Fame someday. His 358 saves rank 8th on the all time list. Unfortunately, none of those prime years were with the Rays. Instead, we got 34 saves and an ERA of about 4.90. Thats means Percival earned $245,376 for every save he made. I'm not a financial advisor, but I think the Rays could have done better.