beloblog.com - 10/8/2008
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Click the play button below to hear Joe McDonald's comments, recorded this morning, just as he was arriving in Tampa. The topics: excitement in Tampa Bay over the Red Sox-Rays series, the Rays' success playing in front of big crowds, and Rocco Baldelli and Dan Wheeler facing the team they grew ...
Projo SoxTalk from Las Vegas meetings -- Baldelli on his way to Boston?
soxblog.projo.com 12/9/2008 — Click the play button below to hear Joe McDonald's comments, recorded this morning from Las Vegas. The topics: What it's like to cover the meetings in Las Vegas, whether the Red Sox are genuinely interested in CC Sabathia, the latest on Mark Teixeira ...
Why Wheeler?
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 10/20/2008 — What was Manager Joe Maddon thinking by using Dan Wheeler, his closer, in the bottom of the seventh inning and into the 8th inning. Maddon's bullpen management ultimately cost the Rays the game, so why did he do it?
Tampa Bay all the way… to the World Series
juicedsportsblog.com 10/20/2008 — Relive the final two and a half innings from a sports blogger’s point of view from an epic game seven
SCOTT JACOBS
Okay, so they’re not going to Disneyworld. Well, not yet at least, but Tampa Bay is going to the World Series after ...
Rocco Baldelli, You're Officially a Stud
bleacherreport.com 10/16/2008 — Three years ago my dad's best friend gave me a list of Yankee games to choose from as my birthday present. I ended up picking a game in late April against Tampa Bay. My dad asked why I would choose to go see the worst team in the league. I had one answer: Rocco Baldelli.
Naturally, my dad's response was, "That's a good reason to go to a game...Rocco Baldelli. Who is he anyway?"
The previous season I had been watching a Yankees-Rays game, and Baldelli caught my eye. I liked the power he showed at ...
End of year means Baldelli a free agent | raysbaseball.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 10/31/2008 — ST. PETERSBURG -- Rocco Baldelli is a free agent now that the season is over, and on Thursday afternoon, the veteran outfielder said he did not know what to expect heading into the offseason. "I don't know what's going on right now," said Baldelli ...
Climbing the Ladder with the American League
seamheads.com 10/12/2008 — ALCS Preview and Predictions! Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Granted I’m a fan of the Boston Red Sox. I’ve never tried to hide it, but I try to not let my bias of the home town team show in my writing. That aside, I’m taking the Red Sox in this series. Boston has what ...
MLB Postseason - World Series Preview
allhiphopsports.blogspot.com 10/21/2008 — Philadelphia Phillies vs Tampa Bay Rays: Offensive Ratings: PHI: 4.93 runs per game/214 HR/.255 AVG/.332 OBP/.438 SLG/.770 OPS/103 OPS+/136 SB TBR: 4.78 runs per game/180 HR/.260 AVG/.340 OBP/.422 SLG/.762 OPS/103 OPS+/142 SB Pitching Ratings: PHI: 4.20 runs per game/3.89 ERA/115
MLB Postseason Recap
allhiphopsports.blogspot.com 10/17/2008 — The Boston Red Sox pulled off an improbable comeback and send the series back to Tampa down 3 games to 2
It's Not Over Yet
vegaswatch.net 10/15/2008 — I thought it was, but FanHouse commenter Steven F. has convinced me otherwise : I HAVE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE AND BELIEVE ME THIS IS THE PERFECT SITUATION FOR THE RED SOX. THEY WILL NOT ONLY DEFEAT THE TAMPA BAY RAYS BUT THEY WILL GO ON TO WIN ...