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'Blackout' electrifies Sox
The cowbells in Tropicana Field didn't impress White Sox closer Bobby Jenks at all.
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Attention Florida Sox Fans
Should we make the ALCS, and should it be against Tampa, I assume you'll all be there, easily outnumbering the Devils fans. But if you want to get a head start on tickets and you lost their ALCS lottery: "If inventory remains for any of the Championship Series games that may be played at ...

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Looking ahead to Tampa
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Just call it familiar territory
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Considering how the White Sox have gone about their business all season long, it would have been too easy to win one at Tropicana Field and bring the series back to the South Side with a chance of ending it there.
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 Full House
Full House
36,000 Rays fans at Tropicana Field. That's got to be some kind of world record.
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mlb.com
Rays probable pitcher James Shields Rays: Shields pitched one inning Sunday against the Tigers in a final tune-up before the playoffs and retired the side in order. The 26-year-old right-hander's best pitch has always been his changeup, but he also ...
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 With ALDS set, Rays ready for White Sox
With ALDS set, Rays ready for White Sox
The Rays will face the White Sox in the ALDS, after Chicago won a tiebreaker for the AL Central crown on Tuesday. Game 1 is set for 2:30 p.m. ET on Thursday at Tropicana Field.
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 Crawford likely in, Jackson out for Rays playoff - St. Petersburg Times
Crawford likely in, Jackson out for Rays playoff - St. Petersburg Times
The ALDS logo is put on behind home plate at Tropicana Field in preparation for Thursday’s playoff opener. James Shields will start for the Rays.
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Higgins, Azinger get first-pitch duties
The ceremonial first pitch before Game 1 of the ALDS at Tropicana Field will be delivered by team senior vice president John Higgins, the first employee hired by the Rays in 1995. The first pitch before Game 2 will go to Paul Azinger, captain of ...
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 VIDEO: Cowbell Kid’s 2008 Devil Rays Retrospective
VIDEO: Cowbell Kid’s 2008 Devil Rays Retrospective
As our Devil Rays search for the perfect person to honor with the ceremonial first pitch in our first ever postseason game at historic Tropicana Field, Devil Rays superfan Cowbell Kid might not be a bad candidate. The Kid dropped his latest video ...
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First Devil Rays October: Ceremonial First Pitch Should Be Thrown By….
Deadspin, SportsbyBrooks, The Washington Post — they’re all clamoring to know WHO will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the first ever Devil Rays postseason game at historic Tropicana Field next week. We here at Bugs & Cranks have narrowed the list down to 5 extremely worthy candidates….
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MLB.com: Rays have two ALDS sellouts
The Rays have sold out the first two playoff games that will be played at Tropicana Field. .... Fans registering via raysbaseball.com and then selected in a random drawing were eligible to participate in Tuesday’s Internet presale.
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 Rays have two ALDS sellouts | raysbaseball.com: News
Rays have two ALDS sellouts | raysbaseball.com: News
BALTIMORE -- The Rays have sold out the first two playoff games that will be played at Tropicana Field. A limited number of tickets will still be available for fans who make deposits on 2009 season tickets. Fans registering via raysbaseball.com and ...
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Crawford hoping for quick return to Rays - St. Petersburg Times
Trop would lose tarp for World series If the Rays get to the World Series, they will make about 6,000 more seats available by removing the tarps covering the top sections of Tropicana Field's upper deck. Senior VP Mark Fernandez said Monday that a ...
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ZONQ Sports On-Site Report: Rays-Twins Game (9/21/2008)
I made my second trek to Tropicana Field to see the playoff bound Tampa Bay Rays take on the Minnesota Twins in the regular season home finale. For the second day in a row, the Rays managed to come close, if not sell out the stadium. At yesterday's game, the announced attendance was a whopping...
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 History of the New York Collegiate Baseball League Part I
History of the New York Collegiate Baseball League Part I
In Phil Alden’s Field of Dreams a road-weary Ray Kinsella (played by Kevin Costner) and Terence Mann (played by James Earl Jones) happen upon a hitch-hiker. Looking for any ‘karma’ they can get, Kinsella and his travelling mate decide to invite the youth into their Volkswagen ...
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 MLB’s Instant Replay Results in Historic First Reversal
MLB’s Instant Replay Results in Historic First Reversal
In its third use of instant replay in Major League Baseball, the system was used for the first time to overturn a call in last night’s game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Minnesota Twins at Tropicana Field. The play in question involved the Rays’ Carlos Pena, and a call that changed from ...
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Special Report: Fan Subdued at Rays Game | Tampabay.com • St. Petersburg Times
St. Petersburg Police and Tropicana Field security personnel subdued Christopher Sciesinski, 33, of Sarasota, arrested him and charged him with disorderly conduct. Sciesinski tried to jump over the Rays dugout and onto the field during Wednesday's ...
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ZONQ Sports On-Site Report: Rays-Twins Game (9/18/2008)
I had the pleasure of attending tonight's game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Minnesota Twins at Tropicana Field. I hadn't been to the Trop in probably 3 years and let me tell you, they have changed that place for...
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 Early Evening Red Sox Delight - 9/17
Early Evening Red Sox Delight - 9/17
Tim Wakefield looks to help the Red Sox leave Tampa tied for 1st. Sorry folks for the lack of posting today. I’ve had a wicked pissah of headache that was so bad it hurt to look at the computer screen. I’ll be playing catchup on the day’s events during the evening so ...
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 VIDEO: FIGHTS! TASERS! At The Trop! Oh My!
VIDEO: FIGHTS! TASERS! At The Trop! Oh My!
Deadspin’s Rick Chandler brings us the tale of the Boston fan who was nearly tased on top of the first base dugout during Wednesday’s Devil Rays-Red Sox epic tilt at historic Tropicana Field. Another fight started in the stands ...
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 Red Sox fan narrowly avoids a shocking visit to Tropicana Field
Red Sox fan narrowly avoids a shocking visit to Tropicana Field
I'm not sure where this guy was for the whole "Don't Tase Me, Bro!" incident or the Al Reyes birthday party , but isn't the fact that Floridians love their Tasers well-known by now? Luckily for everyone at Tropicana Field on Wednesday night ...
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BASEBRAWL: Sox fans fight cops
Quantcast Were you at the game last night? Click here to upload your pictures. St. Petersburg, Florida -- An out-of-control fan struggled with security officers and police on the roof of the Tampa Bay Rays' dugout during Wednesday night's game against the Boston Red Sox. St. Petersburg ...
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 Wade Boggs Wardrobe Malfunction?
Wade Boggs Wardrobe Malfunction?
You won't believe what Wade Boggs was wearing throwing out the first pitch before Wednesday's Devil Rays-Red Sox game at Tropicana Field.
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 Not in Tampa’s House!
Not in Tampa’s House!
Red Sox 3 Rays 10 Tropicana Field. A convoluted mess of concrete, canvas, and steel. The horribly deformed 10-year-old child of Major League Baseball. You can see the years of pathetic futility and apathy infused in the off-white ceiling, like ...
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 A scientific categorization of the inhabitants of Tropicana Field
A scientific categorization of the inhabitants of Tropicana Field
Jordi does an amusing pictoral review of the types of fans one is likely to meet at Tropicana Field. No, there are no fans dressed up as empty chairs, although there are a few excellent photo-shoppings of people you may recognize.
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Rays rout Red Sox to extend lead in AL East
Baseball's feel-good story of the year is on the verge of getting even better. The AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 10-3 Wednesday night, moving closer to their first playoff berth with another "star-less" effort that's become ...
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 Taking the pulse of a pennant race at Tropicana Field
Taking the pulse of a pennant race at Tropicana Field
On Tuesday night, BLS contributor Nick Friedell headed over to the Red Sox-Rays game at Tropicana Field to check out the scene — or the lack thereof. Armed with an open mind and no preconceptions, this native Floridian attempted to get the ...
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 Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/16
Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/16
Let’s start the Flop at the Trop with a musical montage from before and after the game from the fine musical montage makers at NESN . (Please open the article to see the flash file or player.) I am beginning to wonder if the Boston Red Sox exercised their demons they have at ...
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 Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 9/15
Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 9/15
Daisuke Matsuzka looks to help the Red Sox get back into 1st place as he goes for win #17. I can tell you that when I looked at the schedule when it came out last year that I didn’t figure that this series would be an important one as it is now. I figured the Boston Red Sox would have ...
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 Mission Soxtober: Are You Ready For The Rumble At The Trop?
Mission Soxtober: Are You Ready For The Rumble At The Trop?
Are you ready for the big 3 game series at Tropicana Field that starts tonight between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Devil Rays? (Please open the article to see the flash file or player.)
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 What song is that, can you please tell me?
What song is that, can you please tell me?
Last year, I attended a focus group meeting for (then Devil) Rays fans at Tropicana Field and I voiced my opinion on one particular issue: I wanted to know what song was playing as each individual player stepped to the plate. I suggested that it ...