mvn.com - 5/18/2008
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Eight Runs and 18 hits should be enough to win the game. I say should, because it didn’t happen for the Rays. About a half dozen baserunning errors, shakey starting pitching, and other mental lapses put a hold on the Rays comeback attempt as they dropped the game 9-8 to the Cardinals in 10 innings. The Rays are now 25-18 and still lead the AL East by percentage points.
Reality may set in for certain teams
msn.foxsports.com 5/18/2008 — Who are the contenders and who are the pretenders? Are the Rays for real? What about the Cardinals, Marlins, D-Backs, Twins and A's? Lots of early-season surprises, but I'm sure teams like the Yankees and Angels will bounce back.
Rays vs. Cardinals - Box Score - May 18, 2008
scores.espn.go.com 5/19/2008 — Tampa Bay Rays Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG A Iwamura 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .276 C Crawford LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .282 B Upton CF 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .288 C Pena 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .215 E Longoria 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .231 E Hinske RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 G Gross RF 0 0 ...
wicked clevah · Terrified of Tampa
wickedclevah.com 5/18/2008 — “[Tampa is] going to be not just a team on the radar screen in coming years, they’re going to turn into a force .” - Theo Epstein . Sadly, I concur. The sentiment would have probably seemed at once more prescient and less surprising had I published ...
