tampabay.com - 7/1/2008
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By Joe Smith , Times Staff Writer In print: Tuesday, July 1, 2008 ST. PETERSBURG Red Sox veteran third baseman Mike Lowell said after Monday's thriller that both teams hope to shift the focus of the rivalry from the brawl to baseball. And if he wasn't impressed before with a Tampa Bay team that's made a remarkable turnaround from worst to first, Lowell was when he left the Trop after the ...
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Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 7/1
SOX & Dawgs —
... know. The healing process is something you can’t control.”
Rays rookie 3B Evan Longoria was named American League Player of the Week for the week ending 6/29.
Manny Ramirez and Terry Francona say the incident where Manny shoved the Red Sox traveling secretary is in the past and will be handled internally. Odds are he will be fined and may even have to make a contribution to a charity.
Mike Lowell said he can see the Rays being in the playoff hunt all the way to the end of September. ...
Baseball Today: Tuesday, July 1
Projo Sox Blog —
... The Sox looked glum in the ninth inning (below), but no need. If this is an indication of what awaits us this summer -- and the Boston players themselves think Tampa Bay's in it for the long haul (St. Petersburg Times) -- we're in for quite a ride. ...
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The Tampa Bay Rays don't need to brawl to prove they are no longer pushovers. Avoiding a repeat of their benches-clearing skirmish June 5, the Rays and Red Sox squared off Monday night as the top two teams in the AL East. The surprising Rays held on ...
