The scene from two weeks ago is the beautiful home of the Tampa Bay Rays, Tropicana Field. A baseball fan is sitting in his seat, minding his own business, when all of a sudden something strikes his thigh. Thinking it was a foul, the fan ignored it (Quick aside, how do you not know when [...]
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Charles Sweatt, the police chief of the small town of Parker in the Florida Panhandle, was in attendance at Tropicana Field on June 16 for the Rays game against the Marlins, when he felt something sting his leg. At first Sweatt thought he must have been nicked by a foul ball, although upon further inspection there was no ball to be found in his vicinity. What was found, by another...
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Deflected ground ball drills ump in the face
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A ground ball by Tampa Bay Rays batter Carlos Pena deflected off the glove of Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer and hit first base umpire Brian Gorman in the face during Wednesday's game at Kaufmann Stadium. Hosmer's error in the top of the eighth inning bloodied Gorman, who had to be treated by trainers for a cut on his face. However, Gorman was able to stay...
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Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Alex Cobb didn't feel like a hero after allowing 13 hits -- one off the team record -- in an 8-0 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Monday. However, that was exactly what manager Joe Maddon called him after Cobb, despite a five-run third inning, gutted it out to pitch an eight-inning complete game and save the Rays' already short-handed bullpen...
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Fan hit by stray bullet while attending Rays game at Tropicana Field
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If it wasn’t already difficult enough for the Tampa Bay Rays to attract fans to its decrepit ballpark, Tropicana Field, to root, root, root for the home team, marketing folks are now faced with dealing with yet another deterrent: fans being struck with what police have deemed a “falling bullet.” Charles Sweatt, 54, a police [...]
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Rays activate Scott for Thursday's game
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- The Tampa Bay Rays activated designated hitter Luke Scott from the 15-day disabled list and have him batting cleanup against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night.
Scott has been sidelined since June 15 because of back stiffness. To make room on the roster, right-handed pitcher Chris Archer was optioned to Triple-A Durham.
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