nysun.com - 7/1/2008
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Three months ago, anyone claiming that a four-game Red Sox-Yankees set, culminating in a nationally televised Joba Chamberlain start, would be the second-most interesting series in the American League East this week would rightly have been written off as a madman. As July opens, though, the attention of the baseball world is fixed on St. Petersburg, Fla., where the defending world champions ...
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[THE HANGOVER] Rays Punch The Bully Right In The Nose
Rays Index —
... The New York Sun says that Yankees fans should worry. Boston and Tampa Bay are the class of the division and will be for years to come. [New York Sun] ...
Quiet bats waste Moose's effort
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... this morning, "Okay, we seem to all pretty much agree that this team is not necessarily destined for the playoffs as constructed." Contrary to that public perception, Tim Marchman feels that given the Rays' talented (and equally importantly, locked up) core of young players, this season may be the Yankees' best chance to win for years to come. Marchman's entries are always enjoyable and thought provoking, and today's is no different. ...
Baseball Today: Wednesday, July 2
Projo Sox Blog —
... ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN: The New York Sun's Tim Marchman warns Yankee fans that this Red Sox-Rays series pits the real powers of the A.L. East, and that may be true for some years to come. ...
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