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There were no warnings from the umpires ("Not a word," umpiring supervisor Jim McKean said), and no histrionics from either side.
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Base on Balls Expo 2008
Red Sox Nation Daily — ... Good teams will make you pay for giving them extra at bats.  Thats exactly what the Tampa Rays did last night to the Boston Red Sox.  Given eight free passes last night, the Rays made sure that three of those walks crossed home plate, providing them with the difference to pad thier American League East lead over the Sox. ...

Thou shalt not kill the rally
The Soxaholix — ... I mean we just got sizzled in the first game of a 3 game series and now trail the Rays by a game and a half in the division, and my first reaction continues to be, Meh, it's only the Tay Bay Rays, who cares? ...

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