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An Improving Kazmir, Pitch F/X Of Course
mvn.com - 6/28/2009
An Improving Kazmir, Pitch F/X Of Course
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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 ...
www2.tbo.com - 6/24/2009
Kazmir outing draws optimism
— www2.tbo.com — 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 ... (more) Kazmir outing draws optimism

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blogs.tampabay.com - 6/27/2009
Rays send down Sonnanstine, add Kazmir, Bradford
— blogs.tampabay.com — The Rays sent RHP Andy Sonnanstine to Triple-A and designated Winston Abreu for assignment to make room... on their roster. Scott Kazmir will start on Saturday. Jeff Niemann will be bumped back to Monday. The Rays had to clear space for Kazmir and ... (more) Rays send down Sonnanstine, add Kazmir, Bradford

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Rays Index:  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Strike-One For Kazmir, The Duke’s Demotion And Dirtbag’s Defense

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[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Strike-One For Kazmir, The Duke’s Demotion And Dirtbag’s Defense
Rays Index — ... DOGS WEBTOPIA… A bald eagle (above) was released during the national anthem, and landed on the restaurant rooftop in center field rather than return to the trainer. It remained there until the middle of the first inning. Marc Topkin reports that the decision to demote Andy Sonnanstine was actually an easy one. [St. Pete Times] The Rays Party breaks down Scott Kazmir’s start through Pitch f/x. [The Rays Party] No surprise here. St. Pete residents do not want tax money spent on a ...

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