All Things Rays: Bring on the Yankees
raysallday.com 7/27/2009 — After the long 10 game road stretch, the Rays are ready to be home. The Rays are ready for the Yankees. Bring it on. This series will be one of the most important of the season as the Rays look to gain some ground on the division leading Yankees. The Rays will send James Shields to the ...

All Things Rays: This is a Must WIN
raysallday.com 7/28/2009 — After last night’s 11-4 loss, the Rays cannot afford to lose tonight’s game. If they lose this game, they could single handedly take themselves out of contention for the playoffs. Hopefully the Rays can win tonight’s game. Scott Kazmir takes the mound tonight for the Rays, ...

All Things Rays: Let’s Win the Series
raysallday.com 8/3/2009 — After yesterday’s tough 4-1 loss after a great performance by BGJ, the Rays will look to win the series today. It will be a tough game to win, but I think the Rays can do it. The Rays will send Scott Kazmir to the mound. The Rays are in search of another great start from Kazmir to ...

The Current Mindset of the Rays
baseballreflections.com 7/31/2009 — It’s hard to believe that in this decade, Tampa Bay major sports franchises have been to the Super Bowl, the World Series, and the Stanley Cup Finals. Not bad for a city that has, at other times, been synonymous with horrendous teams (the Buccaneers before this decade, and the Rays ...

Get Back to Where They Once Belonged: Rays Even Up With Yanks
tbsportsblog.com 7/29/2009 — If tonight was the last time you'll see Scott Kazmir in a Tampa Bay Rays uniform, he instantly upgraded his trade value. Kazmir put together an outstanding outing, outdueling high priced free agent C.C. Sabathia to help Tampa Bay even up the series with the Yankees with a 6-2 victory.  ...

All Things Rays: Bring On Boston
raysallday.com 8/4/2009 — The Rays took the final game of the four-game series against the Royals 10-4 yesterday. The Rays were able to win the series, taking 3 of 4. I had the pleasure of watching yesterday’s game from the Fox Sports Florida/Sun Sports suite on local media day. Thanks for inviting me, FSFL.  ...

All Things Rays: Disappointing
raysallday.com 8/10/2009 — Well, as soon as we think Scott Kazmir is starting to heat up, he proves us wrong with a bad start. He went 4.1 innings while allowing 7 of the 11 runs in the 11-2 loss. Despite Dioner Navarro homering for the Rays in a record 14th straight game, the Rays did not have a hope yesterday with ...

Yankees-Rays series preview
lennysyankees.com 7/27/2009 — The first-place Yankees (60-38) begin a nine-game homestand at Tampa Bay, where they will meet the Rays (54-45), who stand 6.5 games out of first. Head-to-Head: The two teams have split their four previous meetings this season. They will meet again four times in August, and then play the ...

Q & A with Rays Beat Writer Joe Smith
fenwaywest.com 8/4/2009 — Fenway West interviewed Joe Smith of the St. Petersburg Times to get ready for the series with the Tampa Bay Rays. FW : Do you think the Rays can make a run at the wild-card or possibly win the division? Joe Smith : Yes, I think there's a chance at both, but they've got to take advantage ...

Rays Trade Deadline Tomorrow
raysallday.com 7/25/2009 — I said this in another post, but I truly believe that the Rays trade deadline is not July 31. It’s tomorrow. Going into this afternoon’s matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays, the Rays are 6 1/2 games behind the Yankees for the AL East lead and four back of the Red Sox and the ...

KAZMIR, LONGORIA STAR IN RAYS' 6-2 WIN — NY Post: Sports 7/29/2009
> Scott Kazmir outpitched CC Sabathia to win for the first time in more than two months, and the Tampa Bay Rays slowed down the streaking New York Yankees with a 6-2 victory Tuesday night. Evan Longoria hit a solo homer and Carl Crawford had ...

Rays slow down Yankees, get win vs. Sabathia — SI.com - MLB 7/29/2009
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.(AP) Scott Kazmir outpitched CC Sabathia to win for the first time in more than two months, and the Tampa Bay Rays slowed down the streaking New York Yankees with a 6-2 victory Tuesday night.

Kazmir, Longoria star in Rays' 6-2 win — Boston.com -- Baseball News 7/29/2009
Scott Kazmir outpitched CC Sabathia to win for the first time in more than two months, and the Tampa Bay Rays slowed down the streaking New York Yankees with a 6-2 victory Tuesday night.

Rays 6, Yankees 2: This Time, the Rays Look Like the Front-Runners — NYT > Baseball 7/29/2009
Scott Kazmir, who came into the game with the worst earned run average in the majors, led the Rays to trip C. C. Sabathia.

Kazmir, Longoria star in Rays 6-2 win over Yankees — Examiner Sports 7/29/2009
Scott Kazmir outpitched CC Sabathia to win for the first time in more than two months, and the Tampa Bay Rays slowed down the streaking New York Yankees with a 6-2 victory Tuesday night.