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 Percival feeling strong, Rays' roster decision pending - St. Petersburg Times
Percival feeling strong, Rays' roster decision pending - St. Petersburg Times
Percival feeling strong, Rays' roster decision pending By Joe Smith and Marc Topkin , Times Staff Writers In print: Thursday, October 9, 2008 ST. PETERSBURG Rays officials were talking a lot Wednesday about whether to add an 11th pitcher to their ...
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Rays leave Percival off postseason roster - St. Petersburg Times
By Marc Topkin , Times Staff Writer In print: Thursday, October 2, 2008 ST. PETERSBURG Feeling good wasn't good enough for Troy Percival to have a spot in the Rays bullpen. Though nothing was official Wednesday and all was conceivably subject to ...
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Percival says he thinks he’s out
The Rays still say they haven’t finalized their roster, as there are still some last-minute decisions to be made, but there are other indications about where they’re going. Troy Percival said he doesn’t think he’ll be on the ...
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 Percival impresses Rays, Maddon in return - St. Petersburg Times
Percival impresses Rays, Maddon in return - St. Petersburg Times
By Marc Topkin , Times Staff Writer In print: Friday, September 26, 2008 DETROIT The Rays liked what they saw in RHP Troy Percival 's return to the mound Thursday, and if the veteran closer handles his next outing as well, they could be seeing a ...
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 Japanimating the Postseason
Japanimating the Postseason
Are Japanese trained players built for the Fall Classic? When handicapping the contending teams’ chances of winning the World Series, a lot of factors are involved. Home-field advantage is very important since teams are usually built to play in their home parks. Experience can be a factor, ...
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Maddon Must Make Right Choice With Percival
MARTIN FENNELLY | The Tampa Tribune Published: September 25, 2008 BALTIMORE - This is no time to mess around. Rays reliever Troy Percival knows that - he has to know that as the playoffs approach. Rays manager Joe Maddon knows that - he has to know ...
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 Rays playoff roles up in air for Price, Percival - St. Petersburg Times
Rays playoff roles up in air for Price, Percival - St. Petersburg Times
By Marc Topkin , Times Staff Writer In print: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 BALTIMORE How often RHP Troy Percival and LHP David Price can pitch will be key issues this week as the Rays decide whether one or both will pitch for them in the opening ...
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[JASON BARTLETT] Bartlett As MVP Not As Crazy As Some Want You To Believe
Way too much is being made of the decision by the local chapter of the BBWAA to name Jason Bartlett the Rays' MVP . First it was the guys at Fire Joe Morgan taking exception to the vote. "...if any baseball analyst of any kind tells me that "you ...
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[THE HANGOVER] Joe Maddon Pushes All The Right Buttons As Rays Clinch Tie-Breaker
Click on above images to be taken to full standings, boxscores or schedule... THE GOOD: The Rays have now won 4 of their last 5 versus the Red Sox ... Joe Maddon . With the Rays up 8-3 in the 5 th with 2 on and David Ortiz due up, Papa ...
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 Closing Time: The Men Who Should Replace Percival
Closing Time: The Men Who Should Replace Percival
I think it’s more than a little obvious the Rays have a teeny, tiny…ok, huge, glaring hole at the back end of their bullpen. Troy Percival, who was solid as a rock for the first month of the season has just been a shell of the pitcher we ...
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Projo SoxTalk -- McAdam on the resilient Rays
Click the play button below to hear Sean McAdam's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: the potential for a Red Sox-Rays ALCS, why Tampa Bay won't fall apart (as many had predicted), whether the Rays can afford to keep Troy Percival as their ...
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 Rays must demote Percival as closer - St. Petersburg Times
Rays must demote Percival as closer - St. Petersburg Times
By John Romano , Times Sports Columnist In print: Friday, September 12, 2008 NEW YORK — For the most part, Joe Maddon has taken all the fun out of being a critic. What good is it to second-guess when the first guess invariably turns out right? He ...
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Pretty good sign
Yesterday's 4-2 win by Tampa Bay over Boston featured a lot of the data patterns we've identified around here. The depth of Tampa's bullpen was clearly evident, and the creeping concerns over Troy Percival, at least in this game, proved justified, as Manager Joe Maddon had to pull the pitcher in the
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 Time for Maddon to Replace Percival
Time for Maddon to Replace Percival
I have been wanting to write this article for a while now but something inside me wanted to believe I was wrong. I wanted to believe Troy Percival was okay. I wanted to believe he could close the door on a game since coming off the DL. His back was ailing him this time. What’s next?