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tylersarticles.blogspot.com - 2/7/2009
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— tylersarticles.blogspot.com — RaysProspects has began its rundown of the top pitchers in the Tampa Bay organization. Kevin Gengler kicks... it off with some prospects who just missed cracking the Top 15. Teddy Mitrosilis had a nice piece on the growth of Matt Garza. Cliff Floyd signed with Padres. R.J. Anderson had a rather ... (more) Links

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tampabay.com - 3/29/2009
Owner Stuart Sternberg says Tampa Bay Rays payroll unlikely to rise this year or next - St. ...
— tampabay.com — FAST FACTS Roster report The fifth of our weekly guesses on the makeup of the 25-man opening... day roster: Pitchers (12): Grant Balfour, Matt Garza, Jason Hammel, J.P. Howell, Scott Kazmir, Jeff Niemann, Joe Nelson, Troy Percival, James Shields, Brian ... (more) Owner Stuart Sternberg says Tampa Bay Rays payroll ...

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Grant Balfour Latest Blog Posts

Players A to Z, Grant Balfour
6 hours ago at baseballmusings.com
blogs.tampabay.com - 3/8/2009
For starters, Rays at Red Sox
— blogs.tampabay.com — The Rays are playing the second half of their home and home weekend with the Red Sox... in Fort Myers. As they get ready to leave Port Charlotte, here is the lineup, and an update on RHP Grant Balfour: Balfour's right arm was definitely bruised in ... (more) For starters, Rays at Red Sox

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tampabay.com - 3/22/2009
Just a taste of the majors would make hard work worth it for Tampa Bay Rays' Weber - St. ...
— tampabay.com — FAST FACTS Roster report The fourth of our weekly guesses on the makeup of the 25-man opening... day roster: Pitchers (12): Grant Balfour, Matt Garza, Jason Hammel, J.P. Howell, Scott Kazmir, Jeff Niemann, Joe Nelson, Troy Percival, James Shields, Brian ... (more) Just a taste of the majors would make hard work worth it ...

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Rays Party Season Preview: The Pitchers
mvn.com - 4/1/2009
Rays Party Season Preview: The Pitchers
— mvn.com — Yesterday we previewed the hitters and today we are previewing the pitchers. All the pitchers on the... 40-man roster are in it including Jason Isringhausen. At the end of each profile is a mini scouting report that is very basic telling the fastball velocity, what pitches are thrown, etc. (Check ... (more) Rays Party Season Preview: The Pitchers

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Grant Balfour Has Been Better Than Suggested
mvn.com - 5/5/2009
Grant Balfour Has Been Better Than Suggested
— mvn.com — Grant Balfour has been scorned a little for his high ERA at 7.00, 5 points higher than... last season at 1.58. We at the Rays Party don't always look at traditional statistics but rather sabermetrics and even pitch f/x if available. Well a couple things to point out that makes Balfour so much ... (more) Grant Balfour Has Been Better Than Suggested

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Joe Maddon May Need to Practice Writing Lineups
sportsbybrooks.com - 5/18/2009
Joe Maddon May Need to Practice Writing Lineups
— sportsbybrooks.com — Joe Maddon , the manager of the reigning American League champs, has received a bit of a... reputation of being the smartest guy in the room, especially in his own mind . If that’s the case, he may want to keep a lower profile after today to avoid ... (more) Joe Maddon May Need to Practice Writing Lineups

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raysindex.com - 7/12/2009
Pena Named To All-Star Team; Jaso Promoted
— raysindex.com — A couple of programming notes this morning via Marc Lancaster… The entire Rays infield will now be... in St. Louis for the All-Star game. Carlos Pena has been added to the AL roster to replace Dustin Pedroia . Pedroia’s wife is ... (more) Pena Named To All-Star Team; Jaso Promoted

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news.com.au - 1/15/2009
Aussie squad&squo;s Major League look | Herald Sun
— news.com.au — AUSTRALIA - headlined by Grant Balfour, who pitched for Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the World Series... - will field its strongest ever team when it competes in the World Baseball Classic in March. Manager Jon Deeble said Australia would have available all ... (more) Aussie squad&squo;s Major League look | Herald Sun

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examiner.com - 1/19/2009
Rays 2009 player preview: Grant Balfour
— examiner.com — If you ask most baseball experts who’s got the single best pitch in the game, most would... respond that it’s Mariano Rivera’s cutter. Pretty hard to argue with that assessment. In 2008, however, you could make a good argument that the best pitch was Grant Balfour’s fastball. . . (more) Rays 2009 player preview: Grant Balfour

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Rays Avoid Arbitration with Some, but Not All
tampabaysportsblog.blogspot.com - 1/20/2009
Rays Avoid Arbitration with Some, but Not All
— tampabaysportsblog.blogspot.com — The Rays were able to settle with Jason Bartlett and Grant Balfour to avoid arbitration but failed... to secure deals for Willie Aybar and All-Star catcher Dioner Navarro. Both will head to arbitration. (more) Rays Avoid Arbitration with Some, but Not All

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examiner.com - 2/6/2009
Rays 2009 player preview: Dan Wheeler
— examiner.com — Dan Wheeler quietly had an excellent season for the Rays in 2008. While Grant Balfour and J.P.... Howell came out of nowhere to put up unbelievable numbers, Wheeler flew under the radar and was a very valuable member of the AL Champs. (more) Rays 2009 player preview: Dan Wheeler

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draysbay.com - 2/27/2009
Can Grant Balfour Sustain Success By Living Off The Fastball?
— draysbay.com — One of the big Tampa Bay Rays storylines last year was Grant Balfour. The f-bombing, hard thrower... from Sydney, Australia captivated the Rays fanbase with his hard throwing, gunslinger mentality. Balfour easily had the best relief season in Rays history and he did it with essentially one pitch. There (more) Can Grant Balfour Sustain Success By Living Off The ...

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tampabay.com - 3/8/2009
Tampa Bay Rays reliever Grant Balfour escapes serious injury after line drive hits forearm - St. ...
— tampabay.com — By Marc Topkin , Times Staff Writer In Print: Sunday, March 8, 2009 PORT CHARLOTTE Reliever Grant... Balfour left Saturday's exhibition debut with stitch marks, a colorful bruise and tightness on his right arm and was actually pretty happy about it.  ... (more) Tampa Bay Rays reliever Grant Balfour escapes serious ...

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Spring Training Box Score
raysprospects.com - 3/12/2009
Spring Training Box Score
— raysprospects.com — 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - -... - - - - - - -Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 0Tampa Bay 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 3 10 0Philadelphia AB R H BI Tampa Bay AB R H BIM Cairo 2b 3 1 2 0 J Bartlett ss 3 0 1 0 J Furmaniak 2b 1 0 0 0 R Brignac ss 1 0 0 0 J Ellison cf 3 0 0 (more) Spring Training Box Score

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tampabay.com - 3/15/2009
Tampa Bay Rays choose rotation order with eye toward bullpen - St. Petersburg Times
— tampabay.com — FAST FACTS Roster report The third of our weekly guesses on the makeup of the 25-man opening... day roster: Pitchers (12): Grant Balfour, Matt Garza, Jason Hammel, J.P. Howell, Scott Kazmir, Jeff Niemann, Joe Nelson, Troy Percival, James Shields, Brian ... (more) Tampa Bay Rays choose rotation order with eye toward ...

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Spring Training Probable Pitchers
raysprospects.com - 3/28/2009
Spring Training Probable Pitchers
— raysprospects.com — Sunday, March 29th at Cincinnati Reds, Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota (radio: 620-AM WDAE) – 1:05 p.m.: Rays... – LH Scott Kazmir, RH Grant Balfour.Reds – RH Bronson Arroyo, LH Arthur Rhodes, RH Jared Burton, LH Bill Bray.RH Troy Percival, LH Brian Shouse, RH Dan Wheeler and RH Joe Nelson will work in ... (more) Spring Training Probable Pitchers

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Pitching Finally Fails In A 10-6 Defeat
mvn.com - 5/3/2009
Pitching Finally Fails In A 10-6 Defeat
— mvn.com — May 2, 2009 Box    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E ... Boston  ... (more) Pitching Finally Fails In A 10-6 Defeat

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All Fine For Shields Until The Sixth, Rays Lose 7-3
mvn.com - 5/9/2009
All Fine For Shields Until The Sixth, Rays Lose 7-3
— mvn.com — May 8, 2009 Box    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E ... Tampa Bay  ... (more) All Fine For Shields Until The Sixth, Rays Lose 7-3

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tboblogs.com - 5/26/2009
Choate-related oddities
— tboblogs.com — CLEVELAND—Randy Choate’s Rays debut tonight marked his first big-league appearance since June 27, 2007, for the Diamondbacks... against the Dodgers. A long time to wait for a veteran guy. But when Reid Brignac threw the ball away on that ... (more) Choate-related oddities

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