TROY PERCIVAL NEWS
There's A New Beast in the AL East
October 20, 2008 by
Baseball Reflections
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The Tampa Bay Rays Advance to the 2008 World Series
After being beaten in game 6 by Josh Beckett and the Red Sox, a game the Rays should have won, the Rays beat Jon Lester in game 7, a game they should have lost. Bottom line: the Rays played better in 4 of the 7 games played and that...
Rays Unlikely To Acquire Closer
October 09, 2009 by
MLB Trade Rumors
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The Rays don't find adding a closer realistic this offseason, executive VP Andrew Friedman told Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times. Friedman's said the Rays are more likely to add two or three late-inning relievers who can handle high-leverage situations. The plan...
Fantasy Baseball's Top 15 Closers
May 13, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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I've raised the bar, but only by 50%. Here are the top 15 (no longer top 10) closers in Major League Baseball from a fantasy perspective.
Mustaches: The New Mohawks?
May 26, 2009 by
Bugs & Cranks
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Big news hit in Devil Ray Town just as Memorial Day weekend was starting. Future Hall Of Famers Scott Kazmir and Troy Percival were both placed on the disabled list, and pitcher Dale Thayer was called up.
Thayer made an impressive big league debut after starting the season saving...
TGIT177DREF! The Top 177 Devil Rays Ever: #92-89
June 05, 2009 by
Bugs & Cranks
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“Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.”
-Jane Austen
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...
The Bounce Back Pitchers
March 17, 2008 by
thefantasysportsforum.com
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Our Bounce Back Pitchers list is comprised of players who were one-time fantasy studs and have fallen off the top of the list due to recent injuries or off-year. Expect a return to form from these ten hurlers, who should be mid to late round picks in most drafts.
Week 9 Diamond DL Report
May 30, 2008 by
Fantasy Insider Online
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In this weekly fantasy column, FIO co-founder & editor Matt Hinzpeter takes a look at the walking wound in the world of fantasy baseball. Find out which guys are set to return, news and updates concerning some key players, as well as the newest additions to the DL.
2009 Rays Bullpen: A Must Watch
February 03, 2009 by
Jorge Says No
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While it might be difficult to compete with the Yankees and Red Sox on a $50-$60 million dollar payroll, the Rays continue to establish themselves as strong contenders in the AL East. While the Rays will never be able to make the splashy signings like the Yanks or Sox, the Rays have made some ...
Top 10 Fantasy Closers: April 30th Edition
April 30, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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Here is the list of the top 10 fantasy baseball closers as of April 30th (through games of 4/29).
The Good, the Bad and the Down-Right Ugly: Free Agent Signings 2008
March 05, 2008 by
Baseball Mastermind
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There were some god-awful contracts handed out this off-season and a few good ones as well. Baseball Mastermind covers the best and the worst free agent signings this off-season.
Rays-Yankees Lines Preview
May 07, 2009 by
Sports Handicapping Blog
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The Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Yankee Stadium. The Rays will give the ball to starter Jeff Niemann in this one. Righthander Niemann is 2-3 this season with a 5.68 ERA. The Yankees will counter Niemann with...
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...
2009 Bullpen: All or Nothing
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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...
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...
Tampa Bay Rays Get Swept in Anaheim
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by Reed Saxon - AP
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MLB Punchlines: What is B.J. Upton's Deal?
August 19, 2008 by
The Sports Point
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Troy Percival is opting not to to have surgery on his knee and will pitch with pain down the stretch for the 1st place Rays. (Tampa Trib) With Longoria and Crawford on the DL Carlos Pena has been stepping up his game. (Tampa Trib) Lingering lower back problems kept JD Drew out of...
Pitch Count: Is Garrett Atkins Back?
June 05, 2009 by
Crooked Pitch
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Today’s pitch count is 15.
Closer by committee situations are never good in terms of fantasy baseball. That’s not stopping Tampa Bay from utilizing the strategy while Troy Percival is injured. Last night J.P. Howell got his second save of the year and R.J. Anderson wrote...
Series Preview: Yankees vs. Rays
September 07, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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Yankees - Rays@ New Yankee Stadium(four games)(Sorry, this will again be a brief series preview... Normal previews will resume after this series. )After a fairly success road trip that saw the Yankees go 5-2, they head home for a ten-game homestand starting with four games against...
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...
Why You Don't Pay For Saves
April 12, 2009 by
Five Tool Tool
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Every year in every fantasy league, some guy overpays for saves, and almost always winds up losing his league over it. Fantasy analysts say it, but especially in keeper leagues, it's hard to get away from it: don't pay for saves. And yet, since you have to have them in all...
Comebacks: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
January 28, 2009 by
Jorge Says No
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TROY PERCIVAL: Percival had the most interesting 2007 ever. He threw out the 1st pitch at the Angels home opener, signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, and started the Cardinals final regular season home game. How strange is that mix? Percival parlayed his strong 2007 into a closing ...
Red Sox Have Looked Like A MASH Unit In '08
September 02, 2008 by
BostonSportZ.com
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After winning the World Series in 2007, the Red Sox were certainly expected to contend again this year. Before the season began, many prognosticators even thought they had a very solid chance of repeating. But the strength and performance of a team is often directly related to the...
Baseball Brunch: Sometimes Relief Solution Is Closer Than It Appears
by Ed PriceFiled under: Astros, Braves, Cardinals, Mariners, Orioles, Padres, Phillies, Red Sox, White Sox, Yankees, MLB Injuries, MLB Inside Scoop, Baseball BrunchEvery Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.A week ago Sunday night, Mariano Rivera earned...
Comparing AL East bullpens
February 16, 2009 by
Bugs & Cranks
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A while back we compared the starting pitching staffs for the Yankees, Red Sox and Rays. We might as well go ahead and compare the other areas of those three American League East heavyweights.
Let’s begin today with a look at the bullpens.
Yankees
Mariano Rivera (CL)
Damaso...
If The Angels Had Held On To All Their Prospects...
August 31, 2009 by
6-4-2: Double Play Blog
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... they would still look an awful lot like the Angels, according to an NBC Sports piece running this exercise through all 30 teams. Troy Glaus would be at DH. Jimmy Edmonds would still be manning center (why, when the author gives Troy Percival a bye for his retirement? When was the...
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