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Scolded at school, fan lauded by Rays | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com - 10/13/2008
Scolded at school, fan lauded by Rays | MLB.com: News
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ST. PETERSBURG -- On Monday, Zachary Sharples wasn't even allowed to rest his head and take a nap. On Saturday night, the seventh-grader had a hard time believing he wasn't dreaming. After watching his favorite team, the Rays, clinch the American League Division Series on Sunday night with a ...
ALCS Game 2 (Red Sox/Rays): Commentary and Interviews from TBS Broadcast Teams
bizofbaseball.com - 10/12/2008
ALCS Game 2 (Red Sox/Rays): Commentary and Interviews from TBS Broadcast Teams
— bizofbaseball.com — The following are comments and interviews from Saturday's ALCS Game 2 between the Boston Red Sox and... the Tampa Bay Rays TBS MLB on Deck presented by Sprint Announcers Ernie Johnson, Harold Reynolds, Dennis Eckersley and Cal Ripken Ripken on ... (more) ALCS Game 2 (Red Sox/Rays): Commentary and Interviews ...

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Who Are These Guys?
braveslaunchpad.com - 10/12/2008
Who Are These Guys?
— braveslaunchpad.com — Rays and Red Sox show down in another battle. This time for a trip to the ALCS.... But who are these upstart Rays? (more) Who Are These Guys?

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Rays Win, Their Fans Still Losing
legendofcecilioguante.com - 10/13/2008
Rays Win, Their Fans Still Losing
— legendofcecilioguante.com — W-E-A-K Last night, I watched the Rays knot up the ALCS with the Sox. I'm excited. I'm... looking forward to watching this team and seeing how they come out in Fenway. They are talented. They fight. I dig that Maddon's rocking a Rayhawk. I'm in. One ... (more) Rays Win, Their Fans Still Losing

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Speed Read: Well, Ain’t That A Kick In The Head
SPORTSbyBROOKS — Brushing up on the SAT, or just looking to get your GED? Then let’s help you with some standardized testing. “Billy watched four NFL games won in the final minute of regulation. Which one did he like the best?” a) Ryan Longwell’s 26-yard field goal to help the Vikings beat the Lions 12-10 b) Jason Elam’s last-second kick to give the Falcons a 22-20 win over the Bears c) Josh Brown flexing with pride after kicking the Rams to a 19-17 victory against Washington d) Matt Schaub lifting the Texans to a 29-28 win over the Dolphins on a last minute scramble ...

Rays Host 12-Year-Old Student Suspended Over 'Rayhawk'
FanHouse — Filed under: Rays, AL East, MLB Fans, MLB PlayoffsZachary Sharples, a 12-year-old middle school student, was punished with an in-school suspension last week for committing the dastardly crime of ... getting a haircut? More specifically, he got a "Rayhawk," which is exactly the same as a mohawk except ... well, okay, it's just a mohawk. But while the hair cut was once reserved for rebellious punk rockers, it's now popular among Tampa Bay baseball fans following in the footsteps of Jonny Gomes, Evan Longoria, Ben Zobrist and the rest of the Rays. But apparently at Palmetto's Lincoln Middle School, it's also against the ...

Create-a-Caption: 'So that's how Gomes got his Rayhawk'
Big League Stew — Ah, Jonny Gomes — you're the non-playoff roster gift that keeps on giving. I don't know what that gigantic flame was doing behind your head before Game 1 of the ALCS and frankly I don't want to know. Just keep getting yourself into situations that call for a Create-a-Caption and you'll be a postseason hero in any book.  (You amateur Internet copy editors know the drill ... How should this caption read?) Follow the jump for winners from the last Gomes' C-a-C: "And starting for the Rays at lumberjack ..."  1st — Dave D. "I got a ...

The Laziest Post In Devil Ray Town
Bugs & Cranks — Devil Ray Fan Of The Day: The dude in the Devil Rays jersey in the Monster seats who came up with E-Love’s home run that put us up 5-0. Nice TV photography from Doug A. Milhoan of (Devil) Rays Prospects Dot Com. Neat-o Devil Ray Stat Of The Day #1. Evan Longoria tied the all-time rookie postseason HR record with that home run. No team with a rookie who has hit 4 postseason home runs has ever failed to win the World Series. Neat-o Devil Ray Stat Of The Day #2. Saturday night, BJ Upton and E-Love broke the all-time record for postseason home runs by teammates under age 25. Now they’re at 9, ...

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Red Sox LHP Lester, all better, unleashed on Rays — Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/13/2008
Jon Lester is pitching like an ace. Just don't call him that. The strapping Red Sox left-hander hasn't allowed an earned run in 14 innings this postseason. That followed 5 2-3 shutout innings in a Game 4 win that completed a sweep of the Colorado ...
AL series shifts to Boston today, tied 1-1 — Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/13/2008
The American League Championship Series resumes this afternoon in Boston. Jon Lester toes the rubber for the Red Sox against Tampa Bay's Matt Garza. In the National League, game 4 of the series is tonight in Los Angeles, with the Phillies leading 2 ...
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