Rays beat Yankees to take over first place - St. Petersburg Times

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Baseball Today: Wednesday, May 14
Published 5/14/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... RAYS OF POWER: They're already figured out the magic number -- 122 -- in St. Petersburg as the Rays moved into first place with an 11-inning win over Mariano Rivera and the Yankees last night. (St. Petersburg Times) They're beginning to make believers out of people, ...

Bronx Banter: Youse Guys Stink
Published 5/14/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... collected some cherce quotes from the Yankee pitchers: Chien-Ming Wang: "It's tough pitching with no runs. It's surprising because we have good hitters. I got my job done and kept the team close." Mariano Rivera: "We have to score some runs and we haven't done that." Joba Chamberlain: "It's tough right now. Every run against us looks huge." With Shields and Kazmir pitching the next two days for the Rays, it's hard to imagine the Yankees leaving Florida with a split. Go figure that. The Rays , it should be noted, are now in first place, and last night marked a high-point in ...

Rays Defeat the Yanks 2-1 in 11; 1st Place in East & Best Record in AL.
Published 5/14/2008 by Tommy Rancel at Outs Per Swing
... back and play,” said Baldelli. “I’m hoping that some of the medications that I’m taking are going to help me get on the field for an extended period of time without having the problems that I had. That’s kind of the next step, is just trying new things and experimenting. It’s like trial and error, and hopefully one of them works.”    Al Reyes is feeling fine after playing catch and could be activated before tonight’s games. The St. Pete Times reminds us The Rays Magic number is 122 for those who are counting down. ...