tampabay.rays.mlb.com - 5/2/2008
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BALTIMORE -- After sweeping the Red Sox at Tropicana Field last weekend, the Rays will have a change of venues to Fenway Park, beginning on Friday night, when they battle the Red Sox for first place in the American League East. Over the years, the fabled ballpark has not been kind to the Rays, who have a 23-61 record at Fenway. Immediately after the Rays completed their sweep of the Red Sox on ...
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The Rays: Are they for real?
Projo Sox Blog —
... Pretty brash headline today on the official Web site of the Tampa Bay Rays: "Rays aim for second sweep of Red Sox." Let's submit right off the top that the boys from Tampa should win the first game, or better yet the first two games, of the series before they start thinking about sweeps. On the other hand, the Rays have reason for a little swagger as they visit Fenway Park for the first time this season. Tampa Bay took three straight from the Red Sox last weekend, their pitching seemed to start Boston on its current offensive tailspin, and the Rays open the series percentage ...
Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/2
SOX & Dawgs —
Balloting has gotten underway for the 2008 MLB All-Star Game to be held at Yankee Stadium. Let’s get voting to make the Boston Red Sox have a huge presence at our hated rival’s stadium. Make sure that you include Jacoby Ellsbury on your list by putting him in the write-in category.
Do you think the MLB.com beat writer for the Rays is a little overconfident?
Curt Schilling checks in over at 38 Pitches and talks about the great starting pitching the Red Sox are getting.
Red Sox CEO/President Larry Luchhino will deliver the main address at Boston University’s commencement and also be honored with a honorary Doctor of ...
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The Tampa Bay Rays feel like the only thing that can postpone left-hander Scott Kazmir's first start of the season is the weather on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park.
The 24-year-old Kazmir, last's season's AL strikeout leader and the ace of a young ...