Troy Percival Is Back on the Disabled List

Foul Balls found this 7/2/2008 on sports.aol.com [flag]

While the Tampa Bay Rays have caught everybody by surprise this season (most expected them to improve in 2008, but nobody had them having the best record in baseball on July 2nd), one of the biggest surprises on the team has been the performance of closer Troy Percival . Percival had been out of baseball for a year and a half before joining the Cardinals bullpen last season, and signed with ... [link]

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Troy Percival Is Back on the Disabled List
Published 7/2/2008 by Fornelli (noreply@blogger.com) at Foul Balls
... . Percival had been out of baseball for a year and a half before joining the Cardinals bullpen last season, and signed with the Rays to be their closer this season. Personally, I didn't think the 38-year old would be all that helpful to the Rays but it turns out that I'm an idiot, and Percival has been a big reason why the Rays are in first place... Continue reading at FanHouse

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