Five and a half hours, seven homers, 14 pitchers, some lead changes, two shaky starters, it all added up to 11 innings of ball, a walk-off sacrifice fly by B.J. Upton, and a tied series headed back to Boston.That was an absorbing game, one in which managerial tit-for-tat with pitching (neither Josh   more...
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Right off the bat, you have to mention the injuries. Boston is without 3B Mike Lowell and Tampa is without closer Troy Percival. Boston’s replacement on the roster goes to RP Mike Timlin, while Tampa has added SP Edwin Jackson.On paper, Boston has the advantage in 5 of the 9 spots in the line   more...
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How can you not love this ball club?How can you not love this ball club's hair?I pity the fool who is too old or too jaded to appreciate the glory and the beauty of the Devil Rays and their mohawks.To my eyes, starting pitcher Andy Sonnanstine, enforcer Jonny Gomes, utility man extraordinaire Ben   more...
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Opening Day has come & gone (well, for most teams), so let's review some of the highlights & lowlights from yesterday's action.
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Alright ladies and gentleman, here's todays part 1 update on various baseball injuries, it's a long one. This one contains updates on the St Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros.
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With the recent injury to Troy Percival the Tampa Bay Rays needed to add a few relievers and one of them came at the expense of position player Ben Zobrist.The team announced it had called up 30-year old reliever Grant Balfour. (not be be confused with Ball-four which is what he does on the mound)   more...
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Tampa Bay, 8:1 (BetUS)+120 to win the AL East (BetUS)Current Record: 68-45PECOTA Playoff Odds: 91.8%The Rays have been fantastic since the break, winning 13 of 19 and seven of their last eight. Most of that success has come at home, but it also includes a 4-3 road trip. They're not yet back to   more...
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