Rays Fans Loyalty Once Again Questioned
tbsportsblog.com 6/26/2009 — For the past three nights, the Tampa Bay Rays brought back memories of the 2008 World Series - a series they lost to the Philadelphia Phillies. On Tuesday night, the Phillies returned to Tropicana Field for a rematch and Rays management expected a filled house to greet them. There were ...

The Obvious Isn't To The Rays: Lower Ticket Prices!
mvn.com 6/24/2009 — What got me is that Tampa Bay Rays President Matt Silverman rant of the attendance last night seemed to be taking a blind eye to the answer to the problem. Silverman was disappointed the Rays only got 19,608 in attendance after expecting get a 30,000 plus crowd at least. Here is what the Heater ...

Rays Not Happy With Attendance
raysindex.com 6/25/2009 — Last night was only the 8th World Series rematch since the introduction of interleague play. But a look at the stands and one would have thought it was just another mid-week matchup with an AL Central foe. 19,608 was the paid attendance and Matt ...

The Draft Review
raysprospects.com 6/11/2009 — So, did the Rays do a good job in the draft? The short answer: Yes, with an if. The long answer:Round 1: LeVon Washington, Florida HS: I said in my initial wrap-up of the first three picks that I don't think the Rays got the best player available. Instead, they had a plan and Washington fits it. ...

Rays at the Deadline: Nothing is Not a Bad Thing
tbsportsblog.com 7/21/2009 — As we get closer to the Major League Baseball trade deadline on July 31st  (a significant day in my life with the official release of Rise of the Ancients - Annuna ), it's the time of year where fans of the Tampa Bay Rays get a little nervous. For the longest time, the Tampa Bay ...

Rays Schedule May Explain Early Season Struggles
raysindex.com 6/18/2009 — We have talked a lot recently about how the Rays have underperformed their Pythagorean Record * and some of the reasons why. Most recently we showed both the offense and the pitching were taking a step back late in close games, whereas last season ...

Rays Out slug World Champion Phillies for Series win
tbsportsblog.com 6/26/2009 — I've never been one for moral victories. You either win or you lose. A rematch of teams that met in a championship setting the previous season does not constitute a "revenge game" or series. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 World Series - they have the rings. ...

Rays to Open Baseball Academy in Brazil
baseballdigest.com 5/28/2009 — Could the next Ronaldo or Renzo Gracie or Gustavo Kuerten be wearing a baseball glove instead of a soccer shoe, Jiu-Jitsu gi or tennis shorts? That might be premature, but the Tampa Bay Rays , by establishing a baseball academy in Brazil , believe they can tap into the sports-mad ...

Rank the Rays Week #9
mvn.com 6/2/2009 — The Tampa Bay Rays had a bad series in Cleveland last week but won the series at the Trop against the Twins. Now the Rays are still under .500 at 25-28 and 6 games behind the Yankees in the AL East. Let us see how much the Rays have changed since last week's rankings : A dip of almost three ...

Baker bristles at Rays move from St. Pete
www2.tbo.com 6/27/2009 — By CHRISTIAN M. WADE cwade@tampatrib.com and STEPHEN THOMPSON spthompson@tampatrib.com The Tampa Tribune Published: June 27, 2009 TAMPA - Will the Tampa Bay Rays be coming to downtown Tampa? Not if St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker has anything to say ...

Phillies beat Rays, 10-1, in World Series rematch — L.A. Times - Baseball News 6/24/2009
Chase Utley hits a home run and drives in four runs for Philadelphia. > Philadelphia 10, at Tampa Bay 1: Chase Utley homered and drove in four runs for the Phillies in the first ...

Phils crush Rays 10-1 in opener of Series rematch — Boston.com -- Baseball News 6/24/2009
Eight months haven't changed the Tampa Bay Rays' fortunes against the Philadelphia Phillies. They lost the World Series in five games in October and began a three-game rematch with a lopsided 10-1 defeat on Tuesday night.

Phillies-Rays: Chase Utley, John Mayberry Pound Tampa Bay 10-1 — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/24/2009
Its one of the more puzzling stories of the 2009 Philadelphis Phillies, the fact that they dominate on the road, yet, can't buy a win at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies pushed their road record to 24-9 after an absolute drubbing of the defending ...

Phillies-Rays: Rematch? Fine With Me; Phillies Blast Rays — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/24/2009
Any chance the Phillies can move their remaining home games to Reading or Lehigh Valley? The Phillies once again proved that they are a totally different team on the road and jumped all over the Tampa Bay Rays en route to a 10-1 rout in the World ...

World Series Phlashback: 2008—Game Three — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/24/2009
After being swept out of the 2007 playoffs by the Colorado Rockies , the Phillies were determined to not repeat their failures in 2008. After clinching their second straight division title the Phillies dispatched of the hot Milwaukee Brewers and ...