TROY PERCIVAL NEWS

Troy Percival...Seriously?

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are close to signing the former Angels closer to a multi-year deal and rumor has it that he could take over 9th inning duties for his new squad. I know he pitched last year and pitched well, but for the last half decade or so he's been the guy that gets...
>> www.tiricosuave.com/2007/11...
 

Tale Of The Tape: Milli Vanilli Vs. Barry Bonds

So if you've been following the site for a while you realize we're not exactly the biggest fans of Barry Bonds and his quest for a tainted record. So while thinking of other completely fraudulent achievements over the years it occurred to me, this whole Barry and steroids thing...
>> sportsyenta.blogspot.com/2007/08...
 

Instant Replay Utilized in Baseball! Um, Really?

Boy am I glad they instituted instant replay in Major League Baseball. Oh, you mean you didn't know they had instituted it? It has been with little fanfare, for sure. In fact, it took a week and 81 actual games for a home run to even be called into question. MLB executive
>> www.bostonsportz.com/blog/20...
 

Tampa Bay Rays Claim Catcher Jose Lobaton Off Waivers; Move Troy Percival to 60-Day Disabled List

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More photos » by Lenny Ignelzi - AP 10 days ago: Florida Marlins' Cody Ross is tagged out by San Diego Padres catcher Jose Lobaton while trying to score from third on an infield ground ball in the fifth inning of a...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/7/...
 

9/26 GDT: Tampa Bay Rays @ Texas Rangers

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Tampa Bay Rays Injuries 60 Day DL / Out for the season Player Injury Type Injury Date Troy Percival shoulder 05/22/2009 Carlos Pena fingers 09/07/2009 Jason Isringhausen elbow 06/14/2009 I've never used this widget before...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/9/...
 

MLB Athlete Number 40 - Troy Percival

Longtime Angel and ninth inning specialist Troy Percival is the best major league baseball athlete to ever wear the jersey number 40. Why you ask? Just this.352 career saves through 2008 season3.12 career ERA through 2008 season774 strikeouts in 697.1 innings pitched42 save season...
>> www.bestbythenumbers.com/2009/05...
 

Shelley Shirley Duncan Is The New A.J. Pierzynski (A Little Bitch)

Tampa Bay Rays (18 days until Opening Day)Yesterday: Tampa Bay Rays 7, Spankees 6. Andy Sonnanstine got his first start of the spring and looked sharp going 3 scoreless and giving up only 1 hit. He did not walk a batter. Troy Percival pitched another perfect inning in the 5th. Both...
>> www.raysindex.com/2008/03...
 

What About the Rays' Bullpen?

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More photos » by Kathy Willens - AP .....we paid him $4.5M this year. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Browse more photos » The Rays' bullpen this year was quite the odyssey.  There were times...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/10...
 

Joe Maddon is Using J.P. Howell Correctly

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>> www.draysbay.com/2009/6/...
 

Another Mop Up Duty Rant

In this article: Josh Hamilton, Troy Percival, Justin Speier.
>> mopupduty.com/index.p...
 

Where do bullpens come from?

I have a theory, which is hardly a unique theory. It states: Minor league relievers are usually irrelevant to major league success. Most key major league relievers are former starters. I'm not sure the extent to which this is true. Obviously there are exceptions, like Troy Percival...
>> lanaheimangelfan.blogspot.com/2008/04...
 

Troy Percival’s Pottymouth Tears Rays Fans Apart

In all of the 12 months most Rays fans have followed the team, they’ve had very little adversity. Losing a World Series was tough, but it really brought them together as a series of suburbs masquerading as a city. So the current controversy over Troy Percival is uncharted waters...
>> www.sportsbybrooks.com/troy-pe...
 

Closer Troy Percival unlikely to return to Tampa Bay Rays because of shoulder problems

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Troy Percival visited his Rays teammates before Tuesday night's game with the Angels and the closer sounded every bit like someone who has thrown his last pitch in a major league game.
>> sports.espn.go.com/mlb/new...
 

Troy Percival To Retire?

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First we heard he would retire, then we heard that he might give it another go. Now we hear that Joe Maddon spoke with Troy Percival and Maddon believe’s the closer’s career is over.  [St. Pete Times] © The Professor for Rays Index, 2009. | Permalink | 3 comments...
>> www.raysindex.com/2009/08...
 

Respekanize Troy Percival

You know it feels like I’m the only person in Devil Ray Town who has any faith in Troy Percival and it makes absolutely no sense to me.  Since Percy got here, the Devil Rays have lost just one game when he entered in a save situation.  Out of like 40 games.  Them’s...
>> www.bugsandcranks.com/davidch...
 

Classic Chalk On The Weekends: Jeter’s Father Beat Him

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It’s time again for Classic Chalk On The Weekends, wherein I dig through the archives so you don’t have to…. June 17 2007 SportsCenter: Jeter Owes It All To Daddy’s Beatings June 18 2008 Troy Percival Equals Rollie Fingers
>> www.bugsandcranks.com/davidch...
 

Maddon Wanted Percival To Be A Catcher

Troy Percival Maddon Wanted Percival To Be A Catcher Posted 70 minutes ago at DRaysBay First of all thanks to Jay Bradley for pointing this out over at RaysBB. This...
>> striketwo.net/post/31...
 

Percival finally ready to call it a career

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Troy Percival's body has endured some unspeakable things the past few years, from the epidural injections he took at the base of his spine in an attempt to get back on the mound for the Rays' playoff push last season to the shoulder and back pain that screamed at him to stop...
>> www2.tbo.com/content...
 

Percival essentially calls it a career

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ANAHEIM—The official arrangements have not been made, but Troy Percival knows he won’t throw another pitch again in a major-league game. “I know that I can’t really go out there and do it,” the Rays’ former closer said today during a visit to Angel...
>> www.tboblogs.com/index.p...
 

Why High Priced Non-Elite Relievers Aren't Worth the Money

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More photos » by Jim Prisching - AP Browse more photos » We've heard plenty of times this year about how the Rays need to add a veteran pitcher with closing experience. After Troy Percival's back, arm...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/8/...
 

Percival picks up the pieces

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Photo from the Riverside Press-Enterprise ANAHEIM—The timing really is remarkable. About six months after a vintage truck Troy Percival had painstakingly restored was stolen from his Southern California home, much of it was recovered on the eve of the Rays’ only visit...
>> www.tboblogs.com/index.p...
 

Troy Percival To The DL: Fantasy Impact

Troy Percival was placed on the 15 day DL on Thursday. We explain why and who you can expect to see getting saves while he is out.
>> fantasysportsexperience.blogspot.com/2008/05...
 

Troy Percival Knocks Off Rollie Fingers

Tonight's save makes 342 so?. Troy Percival now stands alone at #9 atop the Major League Baseball All-Time Career Saves Leader List. Rollie Fingers is left in the dust, at #10. Some might complain that Percival walked four batters in Tuesday's 9th inning, but that would be...
>> www.bugsandcranks.com/?p=5517...
 

Stickball stories and an apology...

Stories from the day in baseball...
>> www.sonsofsammalone.com/2007/06...
 

The Top 177 Devil Rays Ever: #117

In our continuing efforts to preserve and protect the full, proud history of our proud, great and dominant franchise, and to hagiographize the many, many valiant warriors who have contributed to that proud history, every Monday through Thursday we’ll be counting down The Top...
>> www.bugsandcranks.com/davidch...
 
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