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The Rays lost (again), but our good friends to the north, the New York Roadkills put up a 19-spot on the Boston Pink Hats. With Boston's loss, the Tampa Bay Rays have done the impossible...The 2008 Tampa Bay Rays are the champions of the AL East. First of all...congratulations to every member ...
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Tampa Bay Rays Win AL East
soxanddawgs.com 9/27/2008 — By virtue of the Boston Red Sox 19-8 loss to the New York Yankees, the Tampa Bay Rays are the American League East Champions. This is their first division title and first-ever playoff berth.
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Breaking News - Angels Choose 8-Day ALDS
soxanddawgs.com 9/27/2008 — With the Tampa Bay Rays losing tonight, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will finish with the best record in the American League which gives them the right to choose which series they wanted to play.
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Oh Dear Heavens
draysbay.com 9/29/2008 — Barty/MVP post, if you don't want to read it then don't. Come on Marc Topkin , you are better than this... There are "experts" around the baseball world questioning the Tampa Bay BBWAA chapter's election of SS Jason Bartlett as the ...
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Tampa Bay Rays Finally Decide Who's Throwing Out First Postseason Pitch
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The Rays Are Still Learning How to Cope with Postseason Play
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Evan Longoria hit two home runs as the Tampa Bay Rays celebrated their first American League Division Series playoff game with a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox Thursday.
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Longoria's 2 HRs carry Rays by White Sox (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
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Fresh legs and arms on one side, experience and momentum on the other. The Tampa Bay Rays rested while the Chicago White Sox worked overtime to secure a playoff berth. No one can be sure what that will mean when their AL division series begins ...
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Fresh legs and arms on one side, experience and momentum on the other. The Tampa Bay Rays rested while the Chicago White Sox worked overtime to secure a playoff berth. No one can be sure what that will mean when their AL division series begins ...
Fresh legs and arms on one side, experience and momentum on the other. The Tampa Bay Rays rested while the Chicago White Sox worked overtime to secure a playoff berth. No one can be sure what that will mean when their AL division series begins ...
Rested Rays are ready for debut — L.A. Times - Baseball News
Tampa Bay plays its first playoff game ever against an overworked White Sox team. > The Tampa Bay Rays rested while the Chicago White Sox worked overtime to ...
Tampa Bay plays its first playoff game ever against an overworked White Sox team. > The Tampa Bay Rays rested while the Chicago White Sox worked overtime to ...
From Last to First, Not Many Teams Compare to the Rays — NYT > Baseball
The Tampa Bay Rays joined the ’91 Atlanta Braves as the only teams to reach the postseason after having the majors worst record the season before. >
The Tampa Bay Rays joined the ’91 Atlanta Braves as the only teams to reach the postseason after having the majors worst record the season before. >
A capsule look at the White Sox-Rays series — Boston.com -- Baseball News
A look at the best-of-five American League division series between the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays:
A look at the best-of-five American League division series between the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays:
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A look at the best-of-five American League division series between the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays:
A look at the best-of-five American League division series between the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays:
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Left fielder Carl Crawford must pass another test this morning to earn a spot on the Tampa Bay Rays' division series roster.
Left fielder Carl Crawford must pass another test this morning to earn a spot on the Tampa Bay Rays' division series roster.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Playoff novices or not, the Tampa Bay Rays see no reason why they can't...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Playoff novices or not, the Tampa Bay Rays see no reason why they can't...
Confident Rays expect postseason success — Boston.com -- Baseball News
Playoff novices or not, the Tampa Bay Rays see no reason why they can't keep winning.
Playoff novices or not, the Tampa Bay Rays see no reason why they can't keep winning.
Confident Rays expect playoff success (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
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Playoff novices or not, the Tampa Bay Rays see no reason why they can't keep winning.
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Rays head to postseason with 8-7 win over Tigers — Boston.com -- Baseball News
The Tampa Bay Rays took advantage of the weakest link the Detroit Tigers had during their disappointing season.
The Tampa Bay Rays took advantage of the weakest link the Detroit Tigers had during their disappointing season.
Rays claim AL East title to cap turnaround — Boston.com -- Baseball News
The Tampa Bay Rays have completed a stunning turnaround by winning the American League East title a year after finishing last in their division.
The Tampa Bay Rays have completed a stunning turnaround by winning the American League East title a year after finishing last in their division.
