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Tampa Bay Rays Select Drew Vettleson, OF, 42nd Overall In 2010 Draft; Plus Other Draft Notes

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Published June 7, 2010 at 11:27 p.m.
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More photos » ... Mike Stobe - Getty Images ... Browse more photos » ... The Rays wrap up Day 1 with another high school bat with tremendous upside ... From MLBBonusBaby: ... Drew Vettleson   Position: OF   School: Central Kitsap HS   State: WA   Height: 6’1’’   Weight: 185 ... Bats: L   Throws: R   Birth Date: 7/19/91   Seiler Rating: 1C3   Commitment: Oregon State ... Drew Vettleson is a solid high school outfielder from Central Kitsap High School in Silverdale,

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Building the perfect pizza at Wood Fired

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Published May 6, 2010 at 12:06 p.m.
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Peter Taylor, owner of Wood Fired Pizza and Wine Bar, is obsessed. That's a good thing for his customers ...

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Facebook Integration with SB Nation: The how & whys...

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Published Feb. 12, 2010 at 6:47 p.m.
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We love rolling out features. Today we've made it easier for Facebook users to signup for SB Nation and to participate in our fan communities. For existing SB Nation members, Connect allows you to login with your Facebook account. Keeping track of different passwords is a hassle, yes? You're a discriminating sporting connoisseur, and your time is valuable ... Connect makes it easier to share what you write on SB Nation with friends on Facebook, whether you're publishing a FanPost, a FanShot

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Fly Bar buzzing onto Gayot's list of top cheap eats

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Published Feb. 2, 2010 at 3:02 p.m.

Gayot.com, an international online source for restaurant and travel info, named Tampa's Fly Bar to its list of top 40 cheap eats in the Southeast. See here. (Full disclosure, I do some work as Florida editor for Gayot.) I think ...

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The Cost of a Win Distributions by Salary Range

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Published Jan. 21, 2010 at 6:00 a.m.
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Last week I took a look at how the top of the Rays' payroll grossly underperformed the Yankees and the Red Sox's production in 2009 even when scaling for the salaries. Steve Slowinski brainstormed that perhaps there is less variance in production among the most expensive salaries. I decided to put that theory to the test. The first chart we will look at  consists of players making in excess of $2 million in 2009. To qualify, you must have either signed a fair market deal, be in your final year

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Auto-pour systems take the power out of bartenders' hands

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Published Jan. 15, 2010 at 7:00 a.m.
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More bar owners are installing new breeds of automatic systems that can track every bottle in stock, monitor each pour to the ounce and wirelessly link bottles right to the customer's credit card ...

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Ruby Tuesday's "gimme a mini" program

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Published Dec. 28, 2009 at 6:28 p.m.

Ruby Tuesday is giving away a free Ruby Mini and fries to its customers at the bar with their first drink purchase on New Years Day. After January 1, the free minis and fries will be offered after 9 p.m ...

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It would be a shocker if Gruden doesn't join Allen with 'Skins

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Published Dec. 17, 2009 at 11:25 a.m.

Here's a good bar bet: Jon Gruden will be the next coach of the Washington Redskins. In case you haven't heard, the Redskins hired former Bucs general manager Bruce Allen as their top executive to replace Vinny Cerrato, the executive ...

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Dining review: Primebar is not your typical bar food

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Published Dec. 17, 2009 at 10:26 a.m.
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For those near the new Shops at Wiregrass, the neighborhood now has its own sophisticated hangout. It's geared toward those who want to sip cocktails, catch a game with pals or enjoy dinner ...

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So, a 1-11 team walks into a bar and says . . .

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Published Dec. 12, 2009 at 6:04 p.m.
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More photos » ... by Steve Cannon - AP ... Head coach Raheem Morris has the defense playing better, but Sunday they face the Jets' top-ranked running attack ... Browse more photos » ... Here’s one you may have heard before. A 1-11 team walks into a bar and says, "Hey, 6-6 team still in the playoff hunt. Yeah, you. Nobody thinks we have a shot at beating you, but we’re not gonna lie down. We’re still gonna give it our best shot." ... The 6-6 team laughs, shrugs and says, "Yeah, we’ll

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