thebullgator.blogspot.com - 6/30/2009
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This time of year is tough for me. Very tough. No football. The one sport I’m trying to become a fan of (it’s hard…so very hard) is the only sport currently in season. And the entire city of Orlando is doing its best to crush everything I believed to be good in this world (at least one of you ...
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 ...
The Tampa Bay Rays Reach .500…FINALLY!!!
thebullgator.blogspot.com 5/19/2009 — After Monday night’s 13-4 win over the Oakland A’s , the Tampa Bay Rays finally reached .500. It’s the first time the Rays have hit that mark since April 14 when they were 4-4. Unfortunately, at 20-20, Tampa Bay is still only in fourth place in the AL East and currently 6.5 games out of ...
The Tampa Bay Rays Reach the Mid-Point…Sort Of
thebullgator.blogspot.com 7/13/2009 — Okay so 89 games isn’t exactly the mid-point of the season, but reaching the All-Star break might as well be considered halftime. The Tampa Bay Rays currently sit at 48-41. A respectable record for a team still considered to be young and improving. But a step back from this point last ...
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 ...
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 ...
Let the Attendance Debate Begin
raysallday.com 6/24/2009 — World Series rematch. Rays vs. Phillies. I guess the expectation was that this series should be a sellout. Perhaps. But, Rays management definitely thought so.
I will preface by saying a crowd of about 20,000 is a little disappointing. But, in my opinion, there are many factors that are ...
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 ...
It's getting late for Rays to make their move
www2.tbo.com 7/27/2009 — JOE HENDERSON | The Tampa Tribune Published: July 27, 2009 Updated: 07/27/2009 01:30 pm ST. PETERSBURG - The Rays won't clinch or lose a playoff spot in the next three nights at Tropicana Field, no matter how they fare against the New York Yankees. ...
Comings and Goings in Tampa Bay Sports
tbsportsblog.com 7/14/2009 —
- The Tampa Bay Rays limped into the All-Star break, dropping their last two games to the last place Oakland Athletics. Against the American League's bottom feeders, the Rays are a horrid 10-15. That's one reason why they find themselves 6 1/2 games back.
- Carlos Pena took the spot of ...
Lester Dominates Mound; Sox Win 4-0 —
Bleacher Report - MLB 6/30/2009
The road trip that some would say could be the key to holding on to the AL East lead until the All Star Break has been a success thus far. The team has gone 2-1 versus both teams, and 4-2 overall.
Now they come into Baltimore, the Fenway of the ...