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A Tip of the Cap to Joe Maddon
fenwaywest.com - 7/6/2009
A Tip of the Cap to Joe Maddon
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In a very classy gesture, Joe Maddon, manager of the Tampa Bay Rays, used one of his picks to name Tim Wakefield to the American League All Star Game Team. Whether perceived or real, a budding rivalry between the Sox and the Rays could have cast a shadow over the possibility of any Sox being ...
Are six Red Sox All-Star selections too many?
blog.masslive.com - 7/6/2009
Are six Red Sox All-Star selections too many?
— blog.masslive.com — Red Sox Monster breaks down the American League All-Star roster.... (more) Are six Red Sox All-Star selections too many?

Comments vote down dmothe30 dmothe30 posted 7/6/2009posted this
mvn.com - 7/9/2009
Keep your sullied stars; just give me the Tim Wakefields of the world
— mvn.com — It has literally nothing to do with Tim Wakefield himself, and literally everything to do with that... topsy-turvy knuckleball of his. For years now, almost 15 in Boston to be exact, I have sat on the couch to watch Tim Wakefield pitch, and my head acted just like his signature pitch. A ... (more) Keep your sullied stars; just give me the Tim Wakefields ...

Comments vote down BaseballATM BaseballATM posted 7/9/2009posted this
From Playing to Hair, TBS All-Star Selection Show Comments and Interviews
bizofbaseball.com - 7/5/2009
From Playing to Hair, TBS All-Star Selection Show Comments and Interviews
— bizofbaseball.com — The following is commentary and interviews from today's TBS All-Star Selection show. Analyst commentary by David Wells,... Cal Ripken, Jr., and Dennis Eckersley. Player interviews with Evan Longoria of the Rays, and Chase Utley of the Phillies. Interviews with All-Star managers Joe Maddon ... (more) From Playing to Hair, TBS All-Star Selection Show ...

Comments vote down Maury Maury posted 7/5/2009posted this

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Rays Index:  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss 4 Rays In The All-Star Game

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[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss 4 Rays In The All-Star Game
Rays Index — ... Joe Maddon is garnering a lot of respect from Red Sox Nation today for his selection of Tim Wakefield to the AL all-star team. [Fenway West] ...

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