Tuesday Links

Who is Kirby Yates? The short answer is - a 23 year-old undrafted free agent RHRP signed by the Rays last summer who struck out 49 batters in 26.1 innings for the Princeton Rays last season and is in the Bowling Green Hot Rods bullpen this year. For the rest of the story see this excellent profile by Micheal Compton. [BowlingGreenDailyNews]

The Professor wonders why domes are OK in the NFL but not in baseball. [RaysIndex]

David Chalk examines the Rays early season success and Matt Garza's Cy Young hopes. [BugsAndCranks]

The Princeton Rays have announced the details about their popular "Kids Club" and 14th annual Youth Baseball Clinic. [PrincetonRays]

The first DRB podcast show will be this weekend featuring Erik Hahmann, Tommy Rancel, and hosted by Bobby Fenton. [DRaysBay]

The Charlotte Stone Crabs 2-game homestand will include a concert, a canned food drive, fireworks, and Florida Governor Charlie Crist. [CharlotteStoneCrabs]