Rays rout Yankees to move half-game out of first - St. Petersburg Times

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St. Pete Times: Rays rout Yankees to move half-game out of first
Published 5/13/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
St. Pete Times: Rays rout Yankees to move half-game out of first After Monday’s 7-1 win, they are six games over .500 for the first time in franchise history at 22-16, have the majors’ best record (14-5) over the past three weeks, extended their winning streak to five and their major-league-best home streak to 10, are a half-game out of first place and are leading the AL wild-card race. But there’s another measure of their success that will never get old: beating the Yankees. “Always, beating the Evil Empire is awesome,” Jonny Gomes said… “Anyone in the AL East, we’ll take our ...

Baseball Today: Tuesday, May 13
Published 5/13/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... 'BEATING THE EVIL EMPIRE IS AWESOME': So said the Rays' Jonny Gomes after Tampa Bay's 7-1 smackdown of the Yanks. (St. Petersburg Times) Somewhere Larry Lucchino is smiling. ...

Bronx Banter: Boyz II Men
Published 5/13/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... , while the Yanks appeared sluggish and old. "Always, beating the Evil Empire is awesome," Jonny Gomes said. "They've been doing work on us for the last 10 years (a 115-58 advantage). … Anyone in the AL East, we'll take our wins. But beating those guys is always a little more fun." (Marc Topkin, St. Pete Times) The Rays, winners of five straight, were big, young and strong, not your ...

Blog Jam: WNBA Coach Can’t Contain Excitement
Published 5/13/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... • The ST. PETERSBURG TIMES reports that setting new levels of success and beating the Yankees still can’t get Rays fans out to Tropicana Field . • The ORLANDO SENTINEL tosses news of a Florida State baseball player who gets around - by ...