nydailynews.com - 7/1/2008
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With July here, there is a huge series being played in the AL East this week, and it doesn't involve the Yankees. The Rays held on to beat the Red Sox Monday night and widened their lead in the division to 1-1/2 games - 6-1/2 over the Yanks.
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Baseball Today: Tuesday, July 1
Projo Sox Blog —
... GETTING OUR ATTENTION: This series is creating confusion in New York, which normally greets every Red Sox defeat as cause for celebration. But now, with the Rays 6 1/2 games ahead of the Yankees, there's a growing sense that something must be done to derail the Tampa train. (Red Sox Nation will face a similar dilemma during the Rays-Yankees series next week.) John Harper of the Daily News comments on all this, and includes a very interesting quote from a scout: "If you watched the [Yankees and Rays] play without uniforms telling you who they were, I don't think ...
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New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... that given the Rays' talented (and equally importantly, locked up) core of young players, this season may be the Yankees' best chance to win for years to come. Marchman's entries are always enjoyable and thought provoking, and today's is no different. John Harper focuses on how the Rays' success is putting the heat on the Yanks. Some rumblings from the minors ...
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yankees.lhblogs.com 7/2/2008 — The Yankees had a runner on first base with no outs in the bottom of the ninth and were down 3-2 tonight.
Derek Jeter was on the bench. But Melky Cabrera stayed in the game and grounded into a double play.
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