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Projo Sox Blog found this 7/24/2008 on www.tampabay.com [flag]
By Gary Shelton , Times Sports Columnist In print: Thursday, July 24, 2008 ST. PETERSBURG Perhaps the word entered your mind with the first strikeout. Perhaps, because you are a patient soul, it held off until the first popup. Sometime during the Rays' 4-3 win over the A's on Wednesday, however, you thought about it. Again. And again. Trade. Please. And furthermore, soon . It has become ... [link]

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Baseball Today: Thursday, July 24
Published 7/24/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... DIFFERENT TIMES CALL FOR DIFFERENT MEASURES: Normally the Rays approach the trade deadline as a seller. This year, of course, they're buyers . . . but the St. Petersburg Times' Gary Shelton warns "what is left of the season depends on whether their core players begin to hit," not on whoever they acquire between now and July 31. Jonny Gomes isn't exactly one of the core players, ...

[THE HANGOVER] Zobrist Gives Boost To Struggling Offense, Gets Demoted
Published 7/24/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (The Professor) at Rays Index
... This season the trading deadline means something different for the Rays. In the past the Rays would have 2-3 players that they were "selling" for prospects. Now that the Rays are in the other corner, most of the organization is in play and the Rays must decide "at what cost" do they trade for major league help. [St. Pete Times] ...

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