raysallday.com - 8/15/2009
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Last night’s 5-2 loss was dissapointing, but we got beat by one of the best. The Rays now need to rattle off 6 or 7 in a row if they want to stay a contender. The Rays are 5 games back in the Wild Card, so they can still reach the Red Sox, but the more they keep losing, the less of a ...
All Things Rays: Must Win Series
raysallday.com 8/21/2009 —
With last night’s dissapointing 8-7 loss to the Orioles, this series against the Rangers becomes a must-win series. We all also need to be rooting for the Yankees to beat up on the Red Sox. It is dissapointing that Shields could not get out of that jam and ended up giving up the ...
All Things Rays: Let’s Keep It Going
raysallday.com 8/19/2009 —
The Rays did exactly what they needed to yesterday by getting a win. The Rays now need to follow up the 5-4 win with another good game. Texas lost and the Red Sox won, so Boston and Texas are tied at the top with the Rays 3 under. The Rays are still in striking range and the Red Sox have to ...
AL Wild Card Update
firebrandal.com 8/21/2009 — The longer the Rangers stick around the more I feel like they're here to stay. With the way Ian Kinsler is swinging the bat he throw the team on his back and carry them into October. With a 27-28 record on the road, the Rangers really need to pull things together down the stretch. The Rangers ...
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 ...
All Things Rays: Time to Win
raysallday.com 8/24/2009 —
That loss was dissapointing. It’s like the Rays shut down on Sundays, not playing the game. The Rays desperately needed that sweep, but they didn’t get it. The Red Sox lost last night to the Yankees, so the Rays are 3 back in the Wild Card and now 2 behind the Rangers. The Rays ...
All Things Rays: Let’s Get Another
raysallday.com 7/29/2009 —
After last night’s win, the Rays now will definitely not get swept. The Rays now need to take tonight’s game to win the series. The Rays won yesterday 6-2 after beating up on the Yankees best in CC Sabathia and getting owned by the Rays worst right now, Scott Kazmir. Hopefully ...
All Things Rays: FINALLY!
raysallday.com 8/16/2009 —
Finally! The Rays have won a game. Now we just need to rattle off a few wins in a row. Last night’s 8-3 win was a great start. Maybe this can be a turning point that brings this team together so they can win a few.
The Rays will send Matt Garza to the mound in the series finale. Garza ...
All Things Rays - The Sunday Papers
raysallday.com 8/30/2009 — Check out this lazy snippet from Minneapolis Star-Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse :
“The Rays had been reminded a day earlier that winning costs too much when lefthander Scott Kazmir was traded to the Angels.”
Yes, the Rays traded Kaz to save money. But, I’m pretty sure ...
Nine Game Road Trip May Hold Fate of The Rays
tbsportsblog.com 8/13/2009 —
The Rays were ready to roll, coming off a terrific run at home that included a two game sweep of the team they were chasing, the Boston Red Sox. The schedule makers decided to throw Tampa Bay a curve ball, sending them out to the west coast.
The Rays had a horrible roadtrip after getting ...
It Takes Two to Make a Thing Stay Alive
tbsportsblog.com 8/24/2009 —
The Tampa Bay Rays took two out of three games against the Texas Rangers, gaining some ground in the wild card chase and keeping their playoff hopes alive as we close in on September.
The Rays went 6-3 in their nine game home stand and maintained a three game deficit in the race for ...
Top 15 Candidates for AL MVP —
Bleacher Report - MLB 8/15/2009
The American League's best players will be competing for the Most Valuable Player award. Here are who I think are the top 15 candidates for the award, in no particular order. I didn't include pitchers.
Apologies to: Adam Jones (Baltimore Orioles), ...
Jason Bartlett: Buy or Sell? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 8/15/2009
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