raysindex.com - 6/25/2009
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Time to bring back the GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe.
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THE GOOD: Matt Garza . He walked 3 and hit a batter, but didn’t allow a hit until the 5th and lasted 8 innings ...
bizofbaseball.com - 6/25/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
When the Interleague schedule was set for 2009,
many circled the dates that the Philadelphia Phillies would...
be playing at Tropicana Field against the Tampa Bay Rays . After all, it would be a rematch of last season’s World Series. And, there was little doubting that the front office for the ...
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The Tampa Bay Rays Fan Base and the Curse of Vince Naimoli
mvn.com - 6/25/2009
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mvn.com —
Here are your links for the office this
morning... Jerrod Morris, the infamous Raul Ibanez blogger, makes...
a great point here about what appears to be a fairly obvious double standard when it comes to journalists speculating the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Drunk Jays ...
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Links For Thursday; Burrell, Smoltz, Wright
bugsandcranks.com - 6/26/2009
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bugsandcranks.com —
Historic Tropicana Field saw history made Thursday night
in the 5th inning ( watch historic video here...
) as Devil Ray superstar Joltin’ Jason Bartlett launched a line drive single into right. With that epic single, Bartlett became an ...
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Kicking Joe DiMaggio’s Ass: Joltin’ Jason Bartlett’s ...
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Links For Thursday; Burrell, Smoltz, Wright
Around the Majors —
... the Philadelphia Phillies for the first time since their Game 2 World Series victory last October. Matt Garza was pitched well for the Rays and Pat Burrell finally connected for a homer, ending the longest drought of his professional career; Burrell's last shot game against the New York Yankees way back in April. ...
Links For Thursday; Burrell, Smoltz, Wright
Tyler's Take On Sports —
... the Philadelphia Phillies for the first time since their Game 2 World Series victory last October. Matt Garza was pitched well for the Rays and Pat Burrell finally connected for a homer, ending the longest drought of his professional career; Burrell's last shot game against the New York Yankees way back in April. ...
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