With Rays on top, Kazmir now considers trade from Mets a blessing

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Spilled Milk
Published 7/2/2008 by Matthew Artus at NJ.com: Always Amazin'
... . Then Roger Rubin reminds Mets fans of the organization's past sins : For a long time Scott Kazmir looked back on that July day in 2004 and considered it the worst of his professional career. No more. The day the Mets dealt him to Tampa Bay now ranks as one of his best. "It turned out to be a blessing," said Kazmir, the first-round pick from 2002. "If that doesn't happen, I don't pitch in the majors as soon as I did. If that doesn't happen I'm not on this team, sitting in first place and hoping for October." Amos Otis, Nolan Ryan, Lenny Dykstra, Roger McDowell, Jeff Kent, Tom ...

Mets In The News July 2- Pedro, Kazmir, And More
Published 7/2/2008 by Dave Doyle at The Mets Report
... Roger Rubin of the Daily News talks about Scott Kazmir’s shock and sadness when he found out that he was traded by the Mets to the Rays. Now he’s thrilled to be in first place and hoping for post season baseball in Tampa. ...

Baseball Today: Thursday, July 3
Published 7/3/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... . . . Scott Kazmir is delighted with the trade that sent him from the Mets to the Rays (New York Daily News) . . . Andy Pettitte may be headed to court ...

[THE HANGOVER] Rays Sweep Red Sox, Stretch Lead In East
Published 7/3/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (The Professor) at Rays Index
... that will regularly boo Carlos Delgado early in a game and then give him a standing ovation later in the game when he hits a home run. And then they wonder why he won't come out for a curtain call. We are so glad to not be in the NL East. Mets fans make Red Sox fans look classy and that is not an easy thing to do. [200 Miles From the Citi] It used to be the worst day of his life, but now Scott Kazmir calls his trade from the Mets "a blessing". [NY Daily News]

11 reason to root for the Rays; 5 reason to root for the Red Sox
Published 8 days ago by noreply@blogger.com (The Bottomline) at The Bottom Line
... 3. Many of their players aren't old enough to drink the liquor they are spraying 2. Until very recently , an incredibly economical jersey purchase 1. Every time a Mets Fan sees Scott Kazmir , he dies a little more inside Bottom Line : If the Red Sox weren't in the mix, I'd be rooting for the Rays. It's a great story and lobve the parody they bring to the AL East... Yes, even Red Sox fans can get sick of the Sox and Yankees year after year... okay - just the Yankees. Just like Angels series, this 7 game match-up is going to be exciting and intense... and to be honest, I'm a ...