The Official Site of The Tampa Bay Rays: News: Crawford wouldn't mind DH at times

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The Official Site of The Tampa Bay Rays: News: Crawford wouldn't mind DH at times
DRaysBay found this 6/11/2008 on mlb.mlb.com [flag]
ANAHEIM -- Carl Crawford looked to be in some pain at the beginning of the current nine-game road trip that began in Boston. He arrived late to Boston and wasn't in the lineup for the first game of the trip because he had taken a detour to Birmingham, Ala., to see the team physician James Andrews. Crawford had an MRI that revealed no damage to his right knee, but he still had pain and faced ... [link]

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6/11: News & Notes
Published 6/11/2008 by Patrick L. Kennedy at DRaysBay
... LF Carl Crawford says that the Tropicana Field turf is taking a toll on his knees, and as a result, he would like to be the Designated Hitter for at least a game or two on each homestand. Though he will miss four games of the upcoming homestand due to suspension, Crawford would like to broach the matter for future home stints. Manager Joe Maddon seemed open to the idea, but needed to discuss the matter with Crawford first. ...

[THE HANGOVER] Rays Shutdown By Jered Freakin' Weaver
Published 6/11/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (The Professor) at Rays Index
THE GOOD: James Shields faced only one over the minimum in 6 of the 8 innings he pitched. That's it. That's the only good thing we could come up with...Oh, and Evan Longoria had 2 doubles, responsible for half of the Rays' hits. THE BAD: Jered Weaver? Unfortunately for the Rays, Weaver pulls one of these out of his ass once a month. In 3 previous starts this season he had thrown at least 7 shutout innings with 3 hits or fewer and yet he still had an ERA closer to 5 than 4...The top 4 hitters in the lineup were a combined 1-14 with 4 strikeouts and a ...

[Ken Griffey Jr] Floyd To Retire After Season; Griffey To The Rays?
Published 6/13/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (The Professor) at Rays Index
According to John Heyman of ESPN.com, Cliff Floyd indicated that he will likely retire following this season. The Rays don't have a set starting right fielder, but the lefthanded-hitting Eric Hinske (11 home runs, 31 RBI) has done a nice job as part of a rotation, and a righthanded hitter might actually be a better fit. Veteran Cliff Floyd (.250, 5 HRs) has been solid serving as the lefthanded DH for the Rays but is injury prone and has been held out of the lineup in recent days. Floyd said earlier this year he's pretty sure this will be his last season.Floyd signed with the Rays as a free agent this past off-season with a 1-year, ...

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