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baseballreflections.com - 5/26/2009
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The 2009 Tampa Bay Rays played their fortieth
game of the season on Monday, May 18th and...
in so doing got themselves back to the .500 mark at 20-20. But at this point, things that went right in 2008 so far have not in 2009, and the Rays find themselves in fourth place in their division. ...
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The Rays After 40 Games
www2.tbo.com - 6/1/2009
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JOE HENDERSON | The Tampa Tribune Published: May
31, 2009 ST. PETERSBURG - The telephone rang Saturday...
afternoon at his home in Riverview just as Matt Joyce Sr. logged onto video of his son hitting a home run the night before for the Durham Bulls. ...
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A joyous moment for Joyce family
eatdrinksleepbaseball.blogspot.com - 5/25/2009
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The Tampa Bay Rays have given a three-year
extension to Joe Maddon, who won the A.L. Manager...
of the Year award in 2008. The Rays' skipper is now under contract until 2012. " This is where I belong ,'' Maddon said. "This is where I want to be. I really have to use the word love when I talk about ...
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Rays gave Maddon three-year extension
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Series Preview in Blog: Tampa Bay Rays (5/29-5/31)
The WGOM —
... so hopefully this series against a team struggling with higher expectations this year will get them on track. Tampa Bay currently sits at 23-27, fourth in the AL East, only percentage points above Baltimore in the cellar. They are coming home (11-10 record at Tropicana Field) from a entirely disheartening sweep by the Cleveland Indians that involved a seven-run ninth inning and rain delays in every game. The rain delay is an apt metaphor for the Rays season so far, everyone is just waiting for the 2008 Rays to show up and start winning. On the other hand, I'm having trouble ...
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With apologies to Rob Schneider, I honestly couldn't think of a better headline for recaping the Rays debacle...er series against one of the worst teams in baseball, the Cleveland Indians.
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www2.tbo.com 5/23/2009 — mlancaster@tampatrib.com Published: May 22, 2009 Updated: 05/23/2009 12:12 am MIAMI - The potentially permanent departure of Troy Percival on Friday left the Rays back in familiar territory at the back end of their bullpen. It's closer-by-committee ...
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www2.tbo.com 5/19/2009 — MARTIN FENNELLY | The Tampa Tribune Published: May 18, 2009 Updated: 05:00 am ST. PETERSBURG - I spent most of Monday looking for the book. You know, the "book" of unwritten baseball rules. I tried all the local stores. They had nothing in stock. ...
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mvn.com 5/26/2009 — Yes no more Cleveland posts, for now. Any way here is a quick look at the bullpen in May. (Yellow stats and players are good, orange stats and players are bad!) Those four pitchers in the last two innings yesterday were hurt statistically so analyzing these stats are hard. Also I am too lazy ...
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USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 5/29/2009
Pitcher David Price, still a rookie despite his playoff performance last season, is back in the major leagues with the Tampa Bay Rays, and catcher Matt Wieters will give eager Baltimore Orioles fans their first look at that organization's top prospect ...
GAME OF THE DAY / Indians 2, Rays 1 —
SFGate: Top Sports Stories 5/29/2009
CLEVELAND - Rookie David Huff and four relievers combined to stifle the Rays and Victor Martinez drove in both runs for Cleveland to complete a sweep of the defending American League champions Thursday in a game that was stopped by rain for 2 hours, ...
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Bleacher Report - MLB 5/29/2009
After stealing away game one and the rest of the four game set from the Tampa Bay Rays, the Indians are heading into another four game set. This time, it's against the red-hot New York Yankees.
The Indians are riding a four game winning streak into ...
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