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examiner.com - 18 days ago
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The American League Gold Glove Awards were handed
out today and the Rays cashed in for the...
second straight year. Third baseman Evan Longoria won his first career Gold Glove, beating out last year’s winner Adrian Beltre of the Seattle Mariners.
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Evan Longoria wins Gold Glove Award
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examiner.com - 18 days ago
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The Rays officially exercised Carl Crawford’s $10 million
option for the 2010 season on Monday according to...
Bill Chastain of MLB.com. Does this move answer any questions about Crawford’s future in Tampa Bay? Not really.
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Will Carl Crawford really be a member of the 2010 Tampa ...
examiner.com - 10/28/2009
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The race for the American League Cy Young
Award started out as a one-horse race as Zack...
Greinke of the Kansas City Royals stormed out of the box with a red-hot April. As the season progressed, though, Greinke slowly returned to a level slightly closer to reality. This allowed other contenders...
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The 2009 American League Cy Young ballot
examiner.com - 10/15/2009
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As the Rays prepare to sit and watch
the Yankees and Angels duke it out for their...
American League pennant, there can only be one thought going through the minds of Rays’ players, fans, and management – How do we become American League Champions again? The Rays were not necessarily "broken" in ....
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Fixing the Tampa Bay Rays - Pearl Jam style
examiner.com - 10/14/2009
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The Rays let two coaches go last Monday,
eliminating Todd Greene’s position of quality assurance coach, and...
relieving Steve Henderson of his duties as hitting coach. The decision to not bring back Henderson is puzzling because the Rays set team records in home runs, runs scored, walks, on-base...
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Why did the Rays fire Steve Henderson?
examiner.com - 7/17/2009
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Fans, your Tampa Bay Rays need you. They
know the economy is bad. They know attending a...
Major League Baseball game is not high on your priority list. They know feeding your kids is more important than watching Carl Crawford steal a base in person. Even with this knowledge of just how tough the...
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Tampa Bay Rays 101: Get a ticket, the Rays need you!
examiner.com - 7/13/2009
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The Rays limped into the All-Star break by
dropping two home games in disappointing fashion to the...
last-place Oakland Athletics. Blowing two late-inning leads at home to end what would have to be considered a fairly successful first half of the season will certainly leave a bad taste in your....
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Do the Tampa Bay Rays need a team captain?
examiner.com - 7/8/2009
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Could this be the start of Pat Burrell’s
turnaround? Last night’s walk-off home run was the first...
big hit Burrell came up with as a Tampa Bay Ray. Pat’s battled injuries while getting accustomed to a new league, facing new pitchers, playing a new position, and getting used to an all-around new...
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Pat Burrell comes through, but Rays still need more
examiner.com - 7/1/2009
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The month of June is officially in the
books and the Tampa Bay Rays are sorry to...
see it go. Tuesday’s 4-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays gave the Rays a 19-7 record for the month. It was the third-best record of any month in franchise history. The Rays posted a 21-7 mark in August of 2008 and...
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Tampa Bay Rays finish June with a flourish
examiner.com - 6/25/2009
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The Tampa Bay Rays and Philadelphia Phillies are
in the midst of a three-game World Series rematch...
in St. Petersburg. As both Joe Maddon and Charlie Manuel are well aware, one of the benefits of managing your team to the Fall Classic is the privilege of managing your league in the Midsummer Classic.
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Picking the American League All Stars for Joe Maddon
examiner.com - 6/22/2009
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The Rays took two out of three from
the Mets at Citi Field this weekend and fans...
of both teams were treated to the play of the league's two best third basemen. No disrespect intended towards Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Zimmerman, or Chipper Jones, but David Wright and Evan Longoria are a notch above....
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Evan Longoria vs. David Wright: The tale of the tape
examiner.com - 6/18/2009
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The U.S. Open was rained out today, leaving
the final game of the Rays’ three game set...
with the Rockies as the television highlight of the afternoon. What a perfect time for a game diary. Ubaldo Jimenez of the Rockies against Matt Garza of the Rays. Away we go . . .
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Tampa Bay Rays drop second straight to Colorado Rockies ...
examiner.com - 6/17/2009
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The irresistible force met the immovable object tonight
at Coors Field and the object moved. Or maybe...
the force was resisted. Well, whichever of the two physical phenomena represented the Rays triumphed. Thanks to a complete offensive assault, the Rays ended Colorado’s 11-game winning streak and...
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Tampa Bay Rays flatten the Rockies
examiner.com - 6/13/2009
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The Rays will take a modest three-game winning
streak into Saturday’s tilt with the Washington Nationals, and...
the credit for this streak has to go to the much-maligned bullpen. All seven guys in the Rays’ pen contributed some valuable outs to help offset some short outings by the starters....
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Bullpen deserves credit for Rays' winning streak
examiner.com - 6/10/2009
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The Rays did not need to go far
for their first-round draft pick last night. They just...
went right up the road to Gainesville for Buchholz High School’s LeVon Washington. All indications point to Washington signing rather quickly. The second baseman/centerfielder with electrifying speed already....
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Rays nab Gainesville's Washington in first round of MLB ...
