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blog.baseballdigestdaily.com - 6/9/2008
Short Hops: The Commish, Cuban and The Cubbies...
— blog.baseballdigestdaily.com — ...The House Oversight and Government Reform committee chairman Henry Waxman is now disputing the testimony given by... Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and Players Union head Donald Fehr in 2005 regarding drug testing. "It's clear that some of the information Major League Baseball and the players union gave the committee in 2005 was inaccurate," Waxman said in a written ... (more) Short Hops: The Commish, Cuban and The Cubbies...

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draysbay.com - 2/28/2008
DRB Season Preview Guide
— draysbay.com — Before the link, some disclaimers: Dan Wheeler, Scott Dohmann, and Grant Balfour's profiles didn't make it into... the guide, that's on me, I didn't copy and paste them in and at this point it's just as easy to give you the summary here: nothing you ... (more) DRB Season Preview Guide

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www2.tbo.com - 10/9/2008
Like The Rays, Balfour Never Backs Down
— www2.tbo.com — MARTIN FENNELLY | The Tampa Tribune Published: October 9, 2008 ST. PETERSBURG - He talks to himself,... even shouts to himself as he races in from the bullpen to the rescue. He's from Down Under, but Over The Top works for the man from Sydney, Australia, ... (more) Like The Rays, Balfour Never Backs Down

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The 2001 Minnesota Twins -- AKA The Center of the Baseball Universe
bugsandcranks.com - 10/7/2008
The 2001 Minnesota Twins -- AKA The Center of the Baseball Universe
— bugsandcranks.com — Baseball’s Final Four has been set, and in the end there can be only one but regardless... of how you slice it, the 2008 major league post-season would not be happening were it not for the 2001 Minnesota Twins. Don't believe it? Do the names Ortiz, Romero, Blake and Balfour mean anything to ya? (more) The 2001 Minnesota Twins -- AKA The Center of the ...

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scores.espn.go.com - 8/13/2008
Rays vs. Athletics - Box Score - August 12, 2008
— scores.espn.go.com — Tampa Bay Rays Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG A Iwamura 2B 4 0... 0 1 0 0 3 .279 B Upton CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .265 C Pena 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .242 R Baldelli RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286 G Gross RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 W Aybar 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .228 J Ruggiano LF 3 0 0 ... (more) Rays vs. Athletics - Box Score - August 12, 2008

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scores.espn.go.com - 9/11/2008
Rays vs. Red Sox - Box Score - September 10, 2008
— scores.espn.go.com — PITCHING IBB: D Ortiz (By C Bradford) HBP: K Youkilis (By A Sonnanstine); D Pedroia 2 (By... A Sonnanstine; J Howell) Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 28; D Wheeler 4; G Balfour 5; C Bradford 4; J Howell 10; T Miller 3; T Percival 3; J Hammel 3 Ground ... (more) Rays vs. Red Sox - Box Score - September 10, 2008

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Cabrera leads the way
suntimes.com - 10/3/2008
Cabrera leads the way
— suntimes.com — Greg Couch: First pitch, and Orlando Cabrera took ball one. Then he decided to make the game... his. He stepped across the plate, kicked dirt and yelled at Tampa Bay reliever Grant Balfour: ‘‘Throw it over the plate.’’ (more) Cabrera leads the way

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Why Good Fantasy GM’s Should Stay Away From Homer Bailey
crookedpitch.com - 10/23/2008
Why Good Fantasy GM’s Should Stay Away From Homer Bailey
— crookedpitch.com — Minnesota Twins hurler Kevin Slowey and Tampa Bay reliever Grant Balfour seem to have been able to... overcome surnames that shouldn’t lend well to Major League pitchers. But, it looks like Cincinnati’s Homer Bailey isn’t so lucky.  ... (more) Why Good Fantasy GM’s Should Stay Away From Homer Bailey

Comments vote down Dunn and Dunner found this 10/23/2008found this
Rays face non-tender deadline Friday | raysbaseball.com: News
tampabay.rays.mlb.com - 12/11/2008
Rays face non-tender deadline Friday | raysbaseball.com: News
— tampabay.rays.mlb.com — LAS VEGAS -- Friday at midnight ET is Major League Baseball's non-tender deadline, which means the Rays... will have to decide whether to offer contracts to six unsigned arbitration-eligible players on their 40-man roster. The six include Willy Aybar, ... (more) Rays face non-tender deadline Friday | raysbaseball.com: ...

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mvn.com - 3/29/2008
Balfour, you’re out; Haynes you’re in.
— mvn.com — Well the pitching staff seems to be set after today's latest move. The Heater is reporting that... Grant Balfour was notified that he will be designated for assignment, which means Scott Dohmann will get the last spot in the bullpen. Balfour hopes to catch on with another team, but didn't rule out accepting the assignment if that doesn't happen. (more) Balfour, you’re out; Haynes you’re in.

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mvn.com - 5/28/2008
Breaking News:Percival Injured In 9th; Might be DL’d
— mvn.com — Percival will get an MRI on his left hamstring(same hamstring that bothered him before) and could land... on the 15 Day DL. If that happens we hope Grant Balfour and his 0.38 ERA get the call from Durham. (more) Breaking News:Percival Injured In 9th; Might be DL’d

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tireball.com - 5/30/2008
Zobrist returning to Triple-A
— tireball.com — With the recent injury to Troy Percival the Tampa Bay Rays needed to add a few relievers... and one of them came at the expense of position player Ben Zobrist. The team announced it had called up 30-year old reliever Grant Balfour. (not be be confused with Ball-four which is what he does on the mound) Balfour is 6-3 with a 5.44 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP during his career. He spent part of last ... (more) Zobrist returning to Triple-A

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projo.com - 6/6/2008
Carter knew last night would be special | Boston Red Sox | projo.com | The Providence Journal
— projo.com — 07:33 AM EDT on Friday, June 6, 2008 By STEVEN KRASNER Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- Chris... Carter had a feeling he might make his major-league debut last night. First, he was on call in case Crisp (sore thumb) was unable to play. Coco Crisp ... (more) Carter knew last night would be special | Boston Red Sox ...

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sports.espn.go.com - 6/6/2008
Rays vs. Red Sox - Box Score - June 05, 2008
— sports.espn.go.com — PITCHING HBP: D Pedroia (By J Shields); C Crisp (By J Shields); K Youkilis (By A Reyes)... Batters faced: J Shields 8; G Balfour 10; J Howell 5; G Glover 7; D Wheeler 5; A Reyes 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 1-0; G Balfour 3-3; J Howell 1-1; G ... (more) Rays vs. Red Sox - Box Score - June 05, 2008

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scores.espn.go.com - 7/10/2008
Rays vs. Yankees - Box Score - July 09, 2008
— scores.espn.go.com — Tampa Bay Rays Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG A Iwamura 2B 5 0... 2 0 0 3 0 .275 C Crawford LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 B Upton CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 C Pena 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .233 E Longoria 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .281 C Floyd DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .256 J Gomes PR-DH 0 ... (more) Rays vs. Yankees - Box Score - July 09, 2008

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scores.espn.go.com - 7/13/2008
Rays vs. Indians - Box Score - July 13, 2008
— scores.espn.go.com — BATTING 2B: C Blake (23, S Kazmir); R Garko (11, G Balfour) HR: J Peralta (16, 5th... inning off S Kazmir 1 on, 2 Out); A Marte (1, 6th inning off S Kazmir 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Francisco (35), J Peralta 3 (48), A Marte (2) S: J Carroll SF: J Peralta 2-out ... (more) Rays vs. Indians - Box Score - July 13, 2008

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blogs.nypost.com - 8/20/2008
Mets add reliever Reyes
— blogs.nypost.com — From JOEL SHERMAN The Mets today tried another avenue to upgrade their bullpen by signing Al Reyes,... who was recently waived by the Tampa Bay Rays, to a minor-league contract.... (more) Mets add reliever Reyes

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firenedyost.com - 9/15/2008
Chasing the Hard Eight
— firenedyost.com — We've commented before that Yost does not always put his team in the best position to win.... Frequently, he will put a player in a position where the odds are against him, and hope that the player rises to the occasion (see: Aquino, Greg or Balfour, ... (more) Chasing the Hard Eight

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tampabay.com - 9/15/2008
Balfour may be Rays' biggest bargain - St. Petersburg Times
— tampabay.com — Balfour may be Rays' biggest bargain By John Romano , Times Sports Columnist In print: Monday, September... 15, 2008 NEW YORK Here, in the land of $275-million third basemen and $189-million shortstops, it seems appropriate to tell the story of how ... (more) Balfour may be Rays' biggest bargain - St. ...

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realgmbaseball.com - 10/2/2008
Wiretap Archives: What Happened In Cabrera And Balfour's Previous Meetings?
— realgmbaseball.com — Christopher Reina/RealGM - Before a heated and confrontational top of the 7th at bat with two outs... and the bases loaded, Orlando Cabrera had faced Tampa Bay's Grant Balfour on four separate occasions dating back to 2004 when Cabrera was with Montreal ... (more) Wiretap Archives: What Happened In Cabrera And ...

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