James Shields
- #33 | SP BatsR ThrowsR
- Height6-4
- Weight220
- Tampa Bay Rays
- Age28
- Experience 4 years
- Salary $2,500,000
- BirthplaceNewhall, California
Shields nominated for Roberte Clemente Award
Rays Report | Tampa Tribune — Major League Baseball and Chevrolet, the official vehicle of Major League Baseball, today announced that James Shields was named the Tampa Bay Rays 2010 nominee for the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award presented by Chevrolet. James Shields is one of the 30 Club nominees who are finalists for the national…
Tampa Bay Rays September 8, 2010James Shields & The Taboo Topic of Hittability
DRaysBay — More photos » Kathy Willens - AP Browse more photos » There have been some excellent pieces on James Shields in the Rays blogosphere this season and this post by ghost of draysbay past Tommy Rancel inspired me to tinker with baseball-reference.com's season finder tool. If you read this blog, you already are well aware James Shields is posting an excellent strikeout-to-walk ratio while allowing an insane amount of home runs this season. Perhaps even stranger is the surprising amount of balls put into the playing field are r...
Tampa Bay Rays September 8, 2010Rays @ BoSox: Rays hope Price is right
Rays Report | Tampa Tribune — ROGER MOONEY BOSTON— David Price makes his first career start tonight at Fenway Park as the Rays try to stop this three-game slide brought about by poor outings by the starting pitchers—James Shields, Wade Davis and Jeff Niemann. Speaking…
Tampa Bay Rays September 7, 2010Orioles Stick it to Shields, Rays Lose 8-4
DRaysBay — More photos » Gail Burton - AP about 11 hours ago: Baltimore Orioles' Ty Wigginton slides safely into home plate as Tampa Bay Rays catcher John Jaso reaches to tag in the sixth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010 in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton) Browse more photos » And with that start, I think James Shields sealed it: there's no friggin' way he's the Rays' number one starter in the playoffs. I've been holding out hope that Shields could turn things around and rebound as the season w...
Tampa Bay Rays September 5, 2010Morning after video: Shields on rough night
The Heater | St. Petersburg Times — Rays pitcher James Shields felt his night was more about bad luck than bad pitches in the loss to Baltimore.
Tampa Bay Rays September 4, 2010Rays at O's, seeking more
The Heater | St. Petersburg Times — <!--break-->UPDATE, 3:52: The Rays lineup looks a lot like Friday's, except that Brad Hawpe will be the DH instead of Dan Johnson. Jaso c, Zobrist 2b, Crawford lf, Longoria 3b, Pena 1b, Joyce rf, Hawpe dh, Upton cf, Bartlett ss, Shields p DEVELOPING: The Rays are looking to run their record against the Orioles to 11-3 with another win tonight, and they'll have James Shields on the mound seeking his 14th win. Shields has been on something of a roll, with a 6-2 mark since the All-Star break. With their win Friday, the Rays improved to 83-51 remaining 1 1/2 games behind the Yankees, who are p...
Tampa Bay Rays September 4, 2010From Big Time Yields to Big Game Shields
DRaysBay — Editor's Note: This is a great extra look at James Shields's start last Sunday and is definitely worth checking out. We had a couple good FanPosts this past week, so this is our first FanPost of the Week. There was nothing like “Big Game” Shields showing up to play on national television in the rubber match of a big series. Realizing that he has acquired other nicknames throughout the season due to his affinity to yield the long-ball, it was nice to see him return to form. I couldn’t help but notice as I watched the game last night from my apartment in North Carolina that the...
Tampa Bay Rays September 4, 2010Pena, Crawford homer to power Rays past Red Sox
Boston Globe — Carlos Pena and Carl Crawford homered to back James Shields and help Tampa Bay retain a share of first place in the AL East with a 5-3 victory over Boston on Sunday night. Boston Red Sox - Carl Crawford - James Shields - American League East - sport
Boston Red Sox August 29, 2010Carlos Pena, Carl Crawford homer to power Rays past Red Sox
Boston Herald — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Carlos Pena and Carl Crawford homered to back James Shields and help Tampa Bay retain a...
Boston Red Sox August 29, 2010Red Sox vs. Rays live blog; John Lackey, James Shields start
The Republican — The teams play the rubber game of the 3-game series.
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- Bullpen gives Rays rookie Hellickson no relief Tampa Tribune Manager Joe Maddon wasn't kidding when he said RHP Jeremy Hellickson would report to Single-A Charlotte on Aug. 21 to learn how to pitch in relief.
- Rays' Carl Crawford fits well in No. 3 hole Tampa Tribune There goes Carl Crawford. He singles to right field and steals second base.
- Gorgen sent to Arizona to complete Qualls deal The Heater | St. Petersburg Times <!--break-->The Rays sent RHP Matt Gorgen to the Diamondbacks as the player to be named to complete the July 31 trade for RHP Chad Qualls. Gorgen was a Southern League All-Star this season for Double-A Mongomery, going 3-2 with 22 saves and a 1.65 ERA in 42 relief appearances.
- Red Sox torch Garza, Rays, 11-5 Tampa Tribune A groan went through the visiting clubhouse Wednesday afternoon at Fenway Park when Nick Swisher gave the New York Yankees a win over Baltimore with a walk-off homer, meaning the Tampa Bay Rays could only keep pace with the Yankees and not close the gap on the division leaders with a win a few hours later against the Red Sox.
- Morning after video: Garza tries to explain The Heater | St. Petersburg Times Rays starter Matt Garza tries to explain what went wrong in Wednesday's loss to the Red Sox. <!--break-->