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 Joba Out-Duels Beckett In 1-0 Yankees Win
Joba Out-Duels Beckett In 1-0 Yankees Win
The pitching matchup came as advertised as the New York Yankees and Joba Chamberlain got the better of Josh Beckett and the Boston Red Sox in a 1-0 win in front of 37,744 at Fenway Park. The Red Sox drop to ½ game behind the Rays who are still playing and the Yanks, winners of 7 straight, move to 2 games behind the Red Sox for second place in the AL East.
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 Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/25
Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/25
The Boston Red Sox come into tonight’s game with the New York Yankees having won 3 straight games while the Yankees have won 6 straight. It’s setting up to be an interesting series as the Red Sox come into it tied for first with the Tampa Bay Rays while the Yankees sit just 3 games out.

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Nady Traded to Yankees
Posted 4 hours ago at Hot Foot
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 Outs Per Swing Chats with Joe Posnanski Again.
Outs Per Swing Chats with Joe Posnanski Again.
With the Rays playing another four game set against the Kansas City Royals, we decided to spark up a conversation with one of our favorite writers, Joe Posnanski. Joe was gracious enough to talk to us earlier in the season in this interview. He returns to follow up on some things including: the Gathright/Howell blockbuster, Evan Longoria and some book he’s working on.
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 Nine Innings: Rays reliever Dan Wheeler
Nine Innings: Rays reliever Dan Wheeler
Dan Wheeler was drafted by the Devil Rays before they were the Rays, before they even were a team, in the 34th round in 1996. After debuting with Tampa Bay in 1999, Wheeler's first real success as a major leaguer came out of the Mets' bullpen in 2003 ...
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Recap
via www.fangraphs.com Poll Would you support the Rays signing Barry Bonds? Yes No   71 votes | Results
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Baldelli's minor step may raise Rays' bat options - St. Petersburg Times
Baldelli's minor step may raise Rays' bat options By Marc Topkin , Times Staff Writer In print: Friday, July 25, 2008 KANSAS CITY, Mo. As executive vice president Andrew Friedman looks to acquire a right-handed-hitting outfielder, the Rays might ...
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 I Am Morally Superior To Rudy Giuliani
I Am Morally Superior To Rudy Giuliani
I never thought I would have to defend Yankees fans from our normally witty and wicked Cam Martin, but I think Cam was off-base with his criticism of how Yankees fans cheered at the All-Star Game . If you’re going to root for the evilest, ...
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 Lupica: Bosox are in for pitched battle
Lupica: Bosox are in for pitched battle
The Yankees haven't actually been chasing the Red Sox since the end of the 2004 American League Championship Series, it just seems that way sometimes. But the Yankees could sure catch them with a sweep this weekend at Fenway.
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 Seven More Words You Can’t Say on Television
Seven More Words You Can’t Say on Television
about Josh Hamilton and his frequently discussed drug problem. To show I am sensitive to his struggle, here are 7 phrases announcers should not use when referring to rehab poster-boy Josh Hamilton
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 Yankees could seek help behind plate | Yankees.com: News
Yankees could seek help behind plate | Yankees.com: News
The Yankees are back where they expected to be, in the thick of a pennant race. And with that comes the requisite roster reflection, heightened by the Trade Deadline that is ticking away and set to expire when the clocks hit 4 p.m. ET just a week ...
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Deadline Talk: Rays Will Not Trade Top Prospects for Rent-A-Player
Everywhere the Rays have mentioned in possible trades, names like Davis, Hellickson and even Price have been mentioned. You kind of knew Andrew Friedman wouldn’t part with one of these guys for a “rent-a-player”. But now The Rays are telling teams NO when it comes to their top prospects
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Street: Being offered to Red Sox, Rays, White Sox
Street: Being offered to Red Sox, Rays, White Sox This per a Gammons segment on Baseball Tonight.
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 What Do We Want For Blake?
What Do We Want For Blake?
As the trade deadline looms, baseball writers everywhere have been consuming themselves with the seemingly endless list of players that could be on the move before it is all said and done. Since dealing CC Sabathia, the Indians have fallen out of the trade spotlight a bit, since names like Matt Holliday and Mark Teixeira...
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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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[TRADE DEADLINE] What Do You Like Better..Christmas Or Trading Season?
Yesterday we presented our updated Trade Value Index (TVI) . With a little over a week until next Thursday's trade deadline, rather than take a look at the players the Rays may target we will take a look at the players most likely to be sent packing ...
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[DOWN ON THE FARM] Rocco Baldelli Makes Appearance In Outfield
Durham @ Lehigh Valley (ppd. rain) Tennessee 4, Montgomery 3 (10) . David Price gave 3 runs (2 earned) in 6 innings. He gave up 7 hits, including 1 double and a 2-run home run in the 4th inning. He struck out 6 and walked 2... Eddie Morlan pitched ...
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This time, counting cost is different for Rays - St. Petersburg Times
By Gary Shelton , Times Sports Columnist In print: Thursday, July 24, 2008 ST. PETERSBURG Perhaps the word entered your mind with the first strikeout. Perhaps, because you are a patient soul, it held off until the first popup. Sometime during the ...
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 Red Sox Need A Little Extra To Sweep Mariners
Red Sox Need A Little Extra To Sweep Mariners
Mike Lowell’s 2-run single in the top of the 12 gave the Red Sox a 2-run lead and they added another run before holding off the Seattle Mariners 6-3 in front 43,321 at Safeco Field to give themselves a 3-game sweep. The win also keeps them a ½ game behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East.
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Teixeira to Tampa Makes a Lot of Sense
This would be a great trade for Tampa. It would launch them over the Red Sox and Yankees. Well, maybe.
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Colorado's trade price for Fuentes may be too high - The Denver Post
The Rockies are playing an intriguing game of poker with closer Brian Fuentes. The price is high, causing most interested teams the Tampa Bay Rays, the New York Yankees and Mets, the Boston Red Sox and the Florida Marlins to consider other options. ...
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 Follow-up on Alvin Fall & Carl Crawford
Follow-up on Alvin Fall & Carl Crawford
Not too long ago, I wrote about the deal I secured for my sports Artist, Alvin Fall, with the Tampa Bay Rays. Two days ago, Alvin met up with Carl Crawford during BP at Tropicana Field. I wanted to share some of the pictures of Carl Crawford posing for a picture with Alvin and signing the original illustration as an endorsement.
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Colorado's trade price for Fuentes may be too high - The Denver Post
The Rockies are playing an intriguing game of poker with closer Brian Fuentes. The price is high, causing most interested teams the Tampa Bay Rays, the New York Yankees and Mets, the Boston Red Sox and the Florida Marlins to consider other options. ...
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Colorado's trade price for Fuentes may be too high - The Denver Post
The Rockies are playing an intriguing game of poker with closer Brian Fuentes. The price is high, causing most interested teams the Tampa Bay Rays, the New York Yankees and Mets, the Boston Red Sox and the Florida Marlins to consider other options. ...
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Rays Target: Casey Blake?
A league source has informed me that the Rays attention is now on Cleveland Indians cornerman Casey Blake due in part to the high price for Xavier Nady. I'm not sure if a deal is close or even imminent between the Rays and Indians, but Blake is a 34 ...
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It’s Raining Rumors: Rays eyeing Blake, Teixeira?
It’s raining and I’m sitting in traffic so I figured I should post some of the latest rumors I’ve been hearing. I first talked about this rumor back on July 7th , but for the past day or two the hot name I’ve been hearing ...
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Gomes Making Do With What He's Got
MARC LANCASTER | The Tampa Tribune Published: July 23, 2008 ST. PETERSBURG - Life has been good for Jonny Gomes the past few days. With the Rays set to wrap up a stretch of four consecutive games against a left-handed starter today, Gomes should be in ...
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 [RAYS INDEX STORE] RAYSHEADS UNITE! New Item In The Rays Index Store
[RAYS INDEX STORE] RAYSHEADS UNITE! New Item In The Rays Index Store
Just want to let you know that we added an item to the Rays Index Store , based on requests. It seemed silly that we did not have a shirt for one of the Rays' All-Stars. Ode To The Fat Catcher* Behind the plate squats your rotundness At the plate, ...
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 Red Sox Take Second Straight Game In Seattle 4-2
Red Sox Take Second Straight Game In Seattle 4-2
Daisuke Matsuzaka went 7 1/3 strong innings and the Boston Red Sox got some timely hitting as they went on to beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 in front of 38,425 at Safeco Field. The win for the Sox moves them to within a ½ game of the Tampa Bay Rays who lost for first place in the AL East.
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Athletics vs. Rays - Box Score - July 22, 2008
Oakland Athletics Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG R Sweeney RF 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .307 K Suzuki C 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .287 J Cust DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .225 R Davis PR-DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .232 M Murton LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .120 C Gonzalez CF 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .262 B Crosby SS ...
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Odd-ly enough
Don’t ask me how they do it, but sports books are usually pretty good when it comes to setting odds. There’s a reason that the Vegas casinos all have them, and why new ones keep popping up online each week. With that in mind, I thought ...
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MLB: As Division Races Heat Up...Which Teams Will Fade?
As the start of the second half of the Major League Baseball season is only five days old, several teams have pulled close to their division rivals.  But as history tells us, most teams will fade as the season ends...which team will that be? As we start in the American League, two of the three division races are tighter than Joan River's face and damn near as frightening.  ...
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Jon Rauch Traded To Diamondbacks: MLB Rumors
I agree this one came out of nowhere. I didn't even know the D-Backs wanted bullpen help. Maybe the D-Backs will resign Hudson, they traded away the 2 possible repalcements, Bonifacio and Callapso. I hope they don't give the job to Chris Burke. Who ...
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Rays might not have enough offense to win East
The stats don't lie. The Rays have the pitching and defense to keep it going. But hitting? That's where Dayn Perry starts to waver.
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2008 Draftees: How Are They Doing?
Here's a rather quick update on how the Rays' 2008 draft picks are doing. This post, of course, comes with the huge caveat that statistics in rookie and low-A ball mean very little, especially with the small sample size we're dealing with. That said, ...
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Tampa Bay Rays Top 20 Prospects In Review
The Tampa Bay list was posted January 10th, 2008 . This is a REVIEW OF THAT LIST. THIS IS NOT A NEW LIST!!! THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE OLD LIST!!!!!! 1) Evan Longoria, 3B, Grade A      Hitting .272/.345/.522 with 18 homers for ...
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 Rays Minor Leaguer Suspended 50 Gms for Amphetamines
Rays Minor Leaguer Suspended 50 Gms for Amphetamines
The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that Tampa Bay Rays Minor League player Matthew Walker has received a 50-game suspension for testing positive for an amphetamine, a performance-enhancing substance, in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The suspension of Walker will be effective immediately. Walker is currently with Single-A Vero ...