Cinderella's Glass Slipper Just Broke

Foul Balls found this 8/12/2008 on mlb.fanhouse.com [flag]

Even though a lot of people would agree that the Tampa Bay Rays are a very good team this year, there have still been a lot of doubters out there who don't think they'll be able to hold off the Boston Red Sox all season. Those doubters have gotten a lot louder in the last few days as things are starting to fall apart in Tampa. First the Rays were dealt the blow that they'd likely be without ... [link]

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Cinderella's Glass Slipper Just Broke
Published 8/12/2008 by Fornelli (noreply@blogger.com) at Foul Balls
... to hold off the Boston Red Sox all season. Those doubters have gotten a lot louder in the last few days as things are starting to fall apart in Tampa. First the Rays were dealt the blow that they'd likely be without Carl Crawford for six to eight weeks (also called the season), and things didn't get much better yesterday afternoon. That's when the team found out they were going to be without probable Rookie of the Year Evan Longoria for a while as well... Continue reading at FanHouse

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