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We Got Ourselves An ALCS Here, Don't We?
October 12, 2008 by
Awful Announcing
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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...
Tampa Bay Rays are the New .... ?
July 04, 2008 by
Blue Workhorse
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The Tampa Bay Rays have taken the AL East and all of baseball by storm. They are attempting to go from worst-to-first as has happened only a few times in the past.
But the Rays remind us...remind us A LOT...of another media darling that took the sport by storm. See how similar these...
World Series Preview
October 22, 2008 by
Hot Stove Philly
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The time has come. After 15 years, the Philadelphia Phillies are finally back in the World Series. Their opponents: The Tampa Bay Rays.
The two unlikely league champions face off in St. Petersburg, Florida, Wednesday night.
Game 1
Charlie Manuel is sticking with the same pitching...
Finding a closer.....
October 13, 2008 by
Mets Fever
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I'm becoming less and less enthused with the two leading free agent candidates for our current whole in the closers role. I keep hearing stories about how much the Angels over used K-Rod and that his velocity is down. Couple that with his violent delivery, clubhouse demeanor, the...
MLB Punchlines: Josh Beckett Is GoingTo See Dr. James Andrews
August 29, 2008 by
The Sports Point
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Another franchise milestone for the Rays, a guaranteed .500 season for the 1st time in team history. (USA Today) A big part of the Rays' success has been solid late inning pitching and Dan Wheeler has been money in that role the last few weeks. (Tampa Trib) Cardinals rookie closer...
The Coco Crisp-Jacoby Ellsbury Shuffle
October 20, 2008 by
Jorge Says No
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Anyone remember the 2007 playoffs when Jacoby Ellsbury burst onto the scene with his speed, defense, and good looks to propel the Red Sox to a World Series victory? Ellsbury seemed to be unstoppable at the time and came through with huge plays-both offensively and defensively. Ellsbury...
Who in the World is Jorge Campillo?
May 30, 2008 by
AccuScore.com
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Meet Jorge Campillo. He is a little known 29-year old rookie for the Braves and throws an invisible pitch. He has gone from obscurity in the Mexican league to baffling major league batters. Troy Percival hits the DL, and Jason Bartlett and Ian Stewart arrive to help your fantasy teams...
Yankees 3, Rays 2
September 08, 2009 by
TampaBay.com
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Nick Swisher's second homer of the game, a solo shot in the ninth inning off Dan Wheeler, hands Tampa Bay its season-worst seventh loss in a row as another strong pitching performance -- this one by rookie David Price --...
BABIP Bounce Back
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by Jim Mone - AP
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Earlier this week, I covered Andy Sonnanstine and how he was due for a pretty massive BABIP regression. While that was not to excuse him from some other pitching...
Not even True Rays fans can believe their good fortune
July 04, 2008 by
juicedsportsblog.com
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The playoffs in July? It sure felt like it on Wednesday watching Tampa's raucous crowd will their high flying Rays to a spectacular comeback and a surprising sweep of the reigning champ Red Sox. The win pushed Tampa Bay's lead in the East to an impressive 3.5 games. It was...
Brad Lidge a?" NL Comeback Player of the Year
September 30, 2008 by
Hot Stove Philly
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The Phillies Brad Lidge was the recipient of the 2008 National League Comeback Player of the Year. Lidge was stellar for the Phillies this season going 2-0 with a 1.95 ERA. More importantly he was 41 for 41 in save opportunities, making him the first Phillie in the 125-year history...
2009 Bullpen: All or Nothing
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by Brian Blanco - AP
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Baseball is a game that requires patience, steadfastness and a long term commitment to an organizational philosophy from management probably more so than...
Tampa Bay wears out its pen; big deal for rest of series?
September 02, 2009 by
Batter-up with Bruno
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Last night the Tampa Bay Rays used a total of eight pitchers (seven relievers) in its 8-4 loss last night to the Boston Red Sox.The Rays took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, but the Red Sox tied it up quickly in the top of the second, then put up three more runs...
The Bullpen Additions Post
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by Kathy Willens - AP
about 2 hours ago:
Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Madden, left, takes the ball from reliever Grant Balfour, second from left, after he loaded the bases in the eighth inning of their 4-3 loss...
Twins Seeking Bullpen, Infield Help
October 20, 2008 by
Eli's MLB Rumors
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Twins GM Bill Smith is hoping to find some bullpen and infield help, according to the Pioneer Press. There are several solid free agents that could help the Twins bullpen, and even better infield options, but only if they are aggressive. Dan Wheeler, who thrived in the late inning...
The Rays After 40 Games
May 26, 2009 by
Baseball Reflections
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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...
Swisher finds groove at Stadium, belts two homers
September 09, 2009 by
NY Daily News
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Nick Swisher hit his first two homers at the Stadium in three months - including a game-winning blast off Dan Wheeler in the ninth inning - catapulting the Yankees to yet another last-gasp victory, 3-2, over Tampa Bay.
JP Howell, Bud Norris Shut Down
September 27, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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A couple of quick, early morning fantasy notes that I wanted to touch upon.
First, the Tampa Bay Rays shut down closer JP Howell. Howell has logged a lot of innings the last couple of years and with the Rays out of the pennant race, I am sure Howell could use the rest.
Despite finishing...
Fearsome
August 06, 2009 by
Empyreal Environs
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Game 106: August 5, 2009 Red Sox4L: Brad Penny (7-6)62-44, 2 game losing streak Rays6W: David Price (5-4)H: Lance Cormier (2)H: Dan Wheeler (12)S: J.P. Howell (12)60-48, 3 game winning streak Highlights: Jason Bay homered for the first time since July 7. For the first time as a member of
Pyrrhic
September 03, 2009 by
Empyreal Environs
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Game 132: September 2, 2009 Red Sox5L: Ramon Ramirez (7-4)77-55, 1 game losing streak Rays8H: Chad Bradford (2)H: Russ Springer (11)BS, W: J.P. Howell (8, 7-4)S: Dan Wheeler (2)72-60, 1 game winning streak Highlights: The gig is up, Howell. I know that you blow saves in order to try and
What Could Have $50 Million Bought Your Team? Part Three
November 06, 2008 by
Over The Baggy
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On Monday and Tuesday, you showed how you spent $32.27 million of your $50 million budget on eight position players and five starting pitchers. Today, you are going to detail what is often a team's hardest portion of the payroll to control. At this moment you have $17.73 million ...
Pena's Solo Shot In 10th Helps Beat Yanks 4-3
May 07, 2009 by
The Evil Empire
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INSIDER: The Yankees have lost 4 in a row.ON THE MOUND:A.J. Burnett started for the Yankees and pitched a good game for the most part. In six innings he allowed three runs on six hits, walked two and struck out eight. He threw 114 pitches, 69 of them for strikes.The bullpen overall...
Who can I trade BJ Upton for?
seaarrrr asked:
Is Billy Wagner worth getting? I’m in a head-to-head 10 team league and I’m short on relievers. My team currently:
hitters:
Ryan Doumit
Mark Teixeira
B.J. Upton
Adrián Béltre
Orlando Cabrera
Rickie Weeks
Raúl Ibañez
Hideki Matsui
Alfonso Soriano
Julio...
Swisher walks off
September 08, 2009 by
Scott Proctor's Arm
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Nick Swisher joined the long line of Yankees who have had walk-off hits this season. Swisher hit a one-out solo home run to right against Dan Wheeler in the bottom of the ninth to lead the Yankees to a 3-2 victory. They have now reached 90 wins and are 40 games above .500...
Another One for the Scrapbook
October 18, 2008 by
Hardball Heaven
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Some 35 hours later, people are still buzzing in Boston about the newest chapter in Red Sox postseason lore. (Who would have thunk four years ago that we've already have 'Red Sox postseason lore?)You know the story. Sevens were wild. Seven runs down, seventh inning, one of...
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