tampabay.com - 7/14/2009
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Rays manager Joe Maddon puts his stamp on baseball's All-Star Game.
thebullgator.blogspot.com - 7/12/2009
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thebullgator.blogspot.com —
With reigning American League MVP Dustin Pedroia pulling
out of the upcoming All-Star festivities , Joe Maddon...
has decided it only fitting to have the entire Tampa Bay Rays' infield at the game by adding Carlos Pena to the roster. Pena becomes the fifth Ray to be placed on this year's ...
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Tampa Bay Rays' Carlos Pena Added to AL All-Star Roster
yougabsports.com - 7/15/2009
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yougabsports.com —
I'm glad the AL won the semi meaningless
All Star game but I'm a little miffed about...
a few things. I'll skip the political rant and stick to the main beef. Why didn't Joe Maddon get Tim Wakefield in for a couple of batters in say the third, forth or fifth inning? I know he was afraid to ...
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Tim Wakefield should have pitched.
slanchreport.com - 7/14/2009
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slanchreport.com —
At Saturday’s Rays game, they wore some retro
uniforms, all the way back to the good ol’...
days of 1998! Since dropping the “Devil” part of their name, the Rays have won 145 games over the last season and a half, add in the teams first winning season/playoff ...
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The Devil Is in the Uniforms
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Links For Tuesday
Tyler's Take On Sports —
... Philly tomorrow. Ben Nicholson-Smith of MLB Trade Rumors was our guest on Minor League Notebook last night, and you don't want to miss his take on the Roy Halladay situation. Dave Cameron kicked off his MLB Trade Value series over at FanGraphs. R.J. Anderson revisits the infamous Bobby Abreu/Kevin Stocker trade. Keith Law on the puzzling Yuniesky Betancourt trade. Joe Maddon has put his stamp on baseball's All-Star game, writes John Romano. Marc Topkin had a nice profile on Ben Zobrist, an American ...
Links For Tuesday; Home Run Derby Edition
Around the Majors —
... Philly tomorrow. Ben Nicholson-Smith of MLB Trade Rumors was our guest on Minor League Notebook last night, and you don't want to miss his take on the Roy Halladay situation. Dave Cameron kicked off his MLB Trade Value series over at FanGraphs. R.J. Anderson revisits the infamous Bobby Abreu/Kevin Stocker trade. Keith Law on the puzzling Yuniesky Betancourt trade. Joe Maddon has put his stamp on baseball's All-Star game, writes John Romano. Marc Topkin had a nice profile on Ben Zobrist, an American ...
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Major League Baseball News 7/13/2009
While the Rays fell short during last year's World Series, the journey that carried them there is still paying dividends that are evidenced through the fact that they'll have an overwhelming presence in the AL dugout during Tuesday's All-Star Game.
