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Angels vs. Rays - Box Score - August 19, 2008
Los Angeles Angels Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG C Figgins 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .275 E Aybar SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .281 M Teixeira 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .354 V Guerrero DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .289 T Hunter CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .277 G Anderson LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .289 H ...
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Incredible Week Ahead
Without doing too much research I would have to say this is perhaps the most difficult week the Rays will see thus far. After a Monday through Wednesday series with the Angels, then an off day on Thursday, we'll see the Rays head to Chicago to face ...

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 Tom Glavine's Career May Be Over
Tom Glavine's Career May Be Over
On Thursday of last week, Tom Glavine returned to the mound for the Atlanta Braves for the first time since June 10th. Things didn't go very well, as the 300-game winner gave up seven runs in four innings, and still felt pain in his elbow after the ...
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Draft Signing - James Darnell
Today we announced the signing of our 2nd round pick, James Darnell from the University of South Carolina. After a huge sophomore year in which he hit .341/.457/.632 and a summer on the Cape that resulted in eight homers and a .492 slg, James was ...
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 Cinderella's Glass Slipper Just Broke
Cinderella's Glass Slipper Just Broke
Even though a lot of people would agree that the Tampa Bay Rays are a very good team this year, there have still been a lot of doubters out there who don't think they'll be able to hold off the Boston Red Sox all season. Those doubters have gotten a ...
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 Joba Chamberlain has MRI; Sent to see Dr. James Andrews | Roto Reference
Joba Chamberlain has MRI; Sent to see Dr. James Andrews | Roto Reference
If you are not familiar with him, and especially if you are, Dr. James Andrews is one name that all athletes, and their fantasy owners, dread to hear. While Dr. Andrews seems like a very nice man, and is exceptionally talented at getting players back on the field, he more often than not means the end of a season.
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 The Johjima Conundrum
The Johjima Conundrum
National baseball writers, local insiders and casual bloggers keep coming back to the bizarre three year extension given to catcher Kenji Johjima earlier in the season, and speculating on how to get it off the books. Such a move is needed, because ...
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Washburn Clears Waivers
Interim GM Lee Pelekoudas has his work cut out for him. He blew the chance at having Jarrod Washburn’s salary erased by trying to squeeze out some worthwhile talent from the New York Yankees. The theory was that he could ask high before the ...
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 The worst three words in baseball: Dr. James Andrews
The worst three words in baseball: Dr. James Andrews
Well, it's  either "Dr. James Andrews" or "Tommy John surgery," but since the former always precedes the latter,  I'm sticking with the super-doc down in Alabama. And with Joba Chamberlain headed from the "Carl ...
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 Joba Chamberlain to see noted orthopedist Dr. James Andrews
Joba Chamberlain to see noted orthopedist Dr. James Andrews
Joba Chamberlain is headed to Ala., on Wed. to visit noted orthopedist Dr. James Andrews, leaving his availability for the remainder of the season up in the air. Joba underwent a series of tests Tuesday, but the Yankees were mum on the results.  ...
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Are the Sox Incapable of Scoring Against Quality SP?
As I was watching the Red Sox get bitch-slapped by Gil Meche tonight, I was ranting and raving in the game thread (big surprise, I know) about how the Red Sox are completely inept against good starting pitching. So I went back and did a little ...
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 Jose Lopez Outlook
Jose Lopez Outlook
Jose Lopez has had a lot of ups and downs with the Mariners and many fans, myself included, were ready to give up on him coming into this season. I was hoping that Yung Chi Chen would somehow challenge him for the starting job this Spring, or that ...
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Tigers vs. Rays - Box Score - August 03, 2008
BATTING 2B: P Polanco 2 (26, J Shields 2) HR: G Sheffield (9, 8th inning off G Balfour 0 on, 2 Out); C Granderson (12, 9th inning off T Percival 0 on, 0 Out); M Cabrera (20, 10th inning off T Percival 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Ordonez 2 (65), G Sheffield ...
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 Tim Hudson Will Have Tommy John Surgery
Tim Hudson Will Have Tommy John Surgery
When the Braves learned they'd have to put Tim Hudson and Chipper Jones on the disabled list, it pretty much put an end to any hopes of winning the NL East this season, so they went ahead and traded Mark Teixeira to the Angels to make sure of it.  ...
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Roster Moves to Expect
It looks as though Ryan Rowland-Smith is going to fill Arthur Rhodes’ roster spot, bumping R.A. Dickey to the bullpen. Dickey has been great as a starter, but the bottom line is that manager Jim Riggleman doesn’t feel comfortable with ...
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Wlad Waiting
We all know that Wlad Balentien stuggled during his first stint with the big club this year. After he was sent back down to Tacoma he continued to struggle mightily for a while, but he has since stepped it up a notch. Over the last month (roughly) ...
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 Roto Chronicles: American League, July 28
Roto Chronicles: American League, July 28
A buy and sell you might not expect… THREE UP/THREE DOWN Hitters Miguel Cabrera, 1B/3B—DET (UP) Cabrera posted consistently good numbers over the first three months of the season, but had yet to really put together a run of great numbers. He is currently on a nine-game hitting streak, and during the month of July is hitting .341 with six home runs and 26 RBI. Look for Cabrera to ...
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Shannon Drayer on Beltre
(First of all, check out Rob’s news post about the Washburn trade.) I recently asked KOMO’s Shannon Drayer a few things about Adrian Beltre and she was very helpful, as always, and gave us some great stuff. Besides her work on Mariner ...
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 Morrow to Get Some Starts
Morrow to Get Some Starts
Erik Bedard’s shoulder situation is unchanged, so there is no telling when he’ll be back, Carlos Silva’s back injury has pushed his next start back. That leaves a rotation of Felix Hernandez, Jarrod Washburn, who should be traded ...
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Ibanez Rumors
From Baseball Prospectus : The Mariners have been in a holding pattern since throwing Richie Sexson overboard, making many wonder why they can’t get some deal done. With Erik Bedard sidelined by shoulder problems, the next most desirable ...
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 J.P. Out At The Ballgame
J.P. Out At The Ballgame
Oakland Athletics vs. Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Pre-Game Notes James Shields (8-6, 3.69) vs. Greg Smith (5-8, 3.79) Rays starter James Shields is 17-7 with a 3.17 ERA in his career at Tropicana Field, including 6-1 this season (his 2.05 home ERA is 3rd in the AL The A’s snapped a six-game losing streak with last night’s victory, and are now ...
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Gomes tries to punch through trade chatter - St. Petersburg Times
By Marc Topkin , Times Staff Writer In print: Thursday, July 24, 2008 ST. PETERSBURG If the Rays want to trade for another right-handed-hitting outfielder, there's nothing Jonny Gomes can do about it. But he can give them reasons not to pursue ...
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Athletics vs. Rays - Box Score - July 23, 2008
Oakland Athletics Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG R Sweeney RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 K Suzuki C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 J Cust DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .226 E Brown LF 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .250 C Gonzalez CF 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .269 R Davis PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 B Crosby SS 4 0 ...
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J.J. Putz Won’t be Traded
Yahoo!’s Tim Brown lets us know that Seattle’s J.J. Putz isn’t available for trade this season. He says that the Boston Red Sox inquired but were turned down. Seattle could be holding Putz back because he is indeed a fan ...