Kazmir outing draws optimism
www2.tbo.com 6/24/2009 — MARC LANCASTER | The Tampa Tribune Published: June 24, 2009 ST. PETERSBURG - Everyone sounded so optimistic about Scott Kazmir's progress Tuesday that it seemed the only difficult part of deciding when he will rejoin the Rays is determining who will ...

‘Definitely a chance’ Kazmir back this week
tboblogs.com 6/24/2009 — The reviews on Scott Kazmir’s start last night in Durham were unanimously positive, from the pitcher himself to coach Brian Anderson, who was there (and DROVE back to Tampa 11 hours overnight with his fellow lefty) to the reports Joe Maddon and ...

All Things Rays - What to Watch in Texas
raysallday.com 7/3/2009 — The holiday weekend takes the Rays to Arlington to take on the Texas Rangers. Scott Kazmir makes his second start since coming off the DL. His opponent will be rookie RHP Tommy Hunter, who is making his third start of the season. He is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA. That’s much improved ...

Kazmir Looking Good in Rehab
mlbnotebook.com 6/23/2009 — From Will Carroll, Baseball Prospectus: The Rays also got some good news on the pitching front. During his start in Triple-A, Kazmir looked... well, nothing at all like the Kazmir we've seen so far in 2009. He showed good velocity, solid mechanics, a nice mix of pitches, and (gasp) efficiency ...

Rays Win Series With Offensive Surge
mvn.com 6/26/2009 — June 25, 2009 Box    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E   ...

What To Do when Kazmir Returns
raysallday.com 6/22/2009 — Scott Kazmir will be back from his “injury” soon. Perhaps as early as the end of the week, if all goes well tonight in Durhm. So, what do the Rays do? Conventional wisdom is that Kazmir’s return spells the removal from the rotation of Andy Sonnanstine. He’s probably ...

Half Way Rays - Tampa Bay Reaches Midway Point with More Questions
tbsportsblog.com 7/6/2009 — Tampa Bay recovered from an extremely slow start to the season to pull over .500 in the second quarter. With 83 games in the books, the Rays have passed the midway point in 2009 and we begin to gear up for the second half of the season and hopefully a stretch run. When we looked at the team ...

All Things Rays - What to Watch Tonight
raysallday.com 6/25/2009 — It will be Andy Sonnanstine vs. Antonio Bastardo in the rubber match of this three game series. Bastardo is making just his fifth start of his career. He began by winning his first two times out. But, he has lost the last two to AL East foes Boston and Baltimore. As it turns out, the two ...

Kazmir’s Return and the State of the Rotation
raysallday.com 6/28/2009 — Scott Kazmir is back. Kaz allowed just four hits and one walk during his five-inning start last night, marking his successful return from an injury that seemed more about correcting the flaws that were impacting his production. The fact that he walked only one is the obvious sign that things ...

An Improving Kazmir, Pitch F/X Of Course
mvn.com 6/28/2009 — One of the few games which I really was excited to watch beforehand because I will get to see the pitch f/x of the night. Scott Kazmir made his return from the DL, and threw only five innings due to being on a pretty strict pitch count after throwing 92 pitches. A good start overall, fell into ...

Rays end Marlins' win streak at 5 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 6/27/2009
B.J. Upton's three-run double snapped an eighth-inning tie and helped the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Florida Marlins 7-3 Friday night in the opener of a series between the intrastate rivals. Carlos Pena, Evan Longoria and Carl Crawford also drove ...

Rays activate Kazmir off disabled list — Major League Baseball News 6/27/2009
The Rays sent right-handed pitcher Andy Sonnanstine down to Triple-A Durham on Friday night to make room on the roster for Scott Kazmir, who was activated off the 15-day disabled list.

Rays 7, Marlins 3 — NYT > Baseball 6/27/2009
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- B.J. Upton's three-run double snapped an eighth-inning tie and helped the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Florida Marlins 7-3 Friday night in the opener of a series between the intrastate rivals.

Kazmir returns to rotation for Rays — Major League Baseball News 6/27/2009
Tampa Bay suddenly found itself with an abundance of arms in the starting rotation, with Scott Kazmir activated off the disabled list and ready to take the ball on Saturday.

A Healthy Pitching Staff Gives The Tampa Bay Rays New Life — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/27/2009
So far this season, the Tampa Bay Rays' pitching staff has looked more like a M.A.S.H unit. Even though there are still pitchers on the disabled list, there are reasons for hope in St. Petersburg. Here are some reasons why the Rays' pitchers ...