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Tampa Bay Rays Offseason Report: Nov. 27, 2009

Welcome to another edition of Thaddeus' Tampa Bay Rays Offseason Report. Each and every Friday, we're going to recap the moves, trades, signings, and other nonsense of the previous week in the ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Tampa Bay Rays: Playing GM

Alright, along with being a professional baseball player, and a sportswriter for ESPN, The Mag, a general manager for an MLB team is on my short list of dream jobs...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Tampa Bay Rays Offseason Report: Nov. 20, 2009

Welcome to another edition of Thaddeus' Tampa Bay Rays Offseason Report. Each and every Friday, we're going to recap the moves, trades, signings, and other nonsense of the previous week in the ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Exceptional Instructors Honored By Minor League Baseball

Oakland Athletics Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman, and Durham Bulls Manager Charlie Montoyo have been named the recipients of the second annual Sheldon “Chief” Bender, and Mike Coolbaugh Awards...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Rookie of the Year Awards

I haven’t really spent a lot of time thinking about baseball’s best rookies this year, and I don’t really have any strong feelings about the choices the voters made.  Chris Coghlin hit ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Outlaw Breaks Foot, Same Injury Martell had Last Year

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In tonight's victory in Charlotte, the Blazers suffered a major personnel loss.  Travis Outlaw has a stress fracture to his 5th metatarsal, which is the same injury Martell Webster had last season...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Burrell Appears To Be On The Block For The Rays

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Rumors are flooding the Internet that the Rays are offering up Pat Burrell in trade talks. The Rays are desperate to part with the bad contract of Burrell, a major disappointment in the DH role ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Tampa Bay Rays Offseason Report: Nov. 13, 2009

Ah, here we are yet again, sports fans: the offseason. Just a week after the Yankees won their 27th World Series trophy, the baseball world is itching and ready to go for next April, when our ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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The Dismanting of the 2008 AL Champion Rays Continues: Akinori Iwamura Traded

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As Tampa Bay Rays followers, we knew it wouldn't be long. As the Yankees close in our their latest purchase of another World Series, there's a stark realization that Tampa Bay fans must face...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Tampa Bay Rays Send 2B Akinori Iwamura to Pirates for RHP Jesse Chavez

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Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports announced Tuesday that the Tampa Bay Rays have sent 2B Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for right-handed relief pitcher Jesse Chavez...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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October 28th, 2008: When Crazy Philly Fandom Goes Wrong…

October 28th, 2008 Recently (read: always), we’ve been extremely fascinated with the psyche of the everyday sports fan...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Tampa Bay Rays Re-Sign OF Gabe Kapler

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According to an AP report, the Tampa Bay Rays have re-signed one half of their Double-Gabe right field platoon, welcoming back Gabe Kapler. The team announced a one-year deal worth $1.05 million earlier today...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Rays Fans Don't Have a Dog In This World Series Fight

For Rays fans, it's probably the worst outcome possible. The Yankees versus the Phillies in the World Series. It may be hard for those outside the Tampa Bay area to understand, but there's something ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Would Rod Carew Make a Good Hitting Coach For the Rays?

The Rays are in the market for a hitting coach. How about throwing Rod Carew's name into the mix? Nothing like bringing one of the game's best hitters in to work with the Rays young batters...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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The Rays Refuse to Pick Up a Closer

Rays fans, get ready for a closer by committee in 2010! "Rays vice president of baseball Andrew Friedman said he expects the Rays to break camp next spring with the old closer by committee...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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An Open Letter to the Rays

Dear Tampa Bay Rays,Thanks.Although the season did not end in the manner I had hoped, I would like to extend a thank you for the efforts you put forth this season...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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2009 Rays End Of Season Awards

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Most Valuable Ray: Carl Crawford The Rays had many players with strong seasons this year, which even adds more to why the Rays clearly had a good enough year, but CC put up a career year. He batted ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Rays Put 2009 To Bed With Some Lasting Magical Moments

Of all the people to get the first cycle in franchise history, BJ Upton wouldn't be at the top of my list. Certainly, BJ has the athletic ability to make it happen, and he most certainly did ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Tampa Bay Rays Wrap Up Winning Year

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It wasn't the season everyone had hoped for. Management hoped for more fans at the gate, fans hoped for higher numbers in the win column. Joe Maddon hoped for better performance from Pat Burrell, BJ Upton, the Gabe-and-Gabe show and his pitching staff...Read the full article on...
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Free MLB Baseball Betting Picks: September 30th 2009: ATS Consultants

Below are Free MLB Picks for September 30th from ATS Consultants. Do you want to receive more free expert MLB predictions on a daily basis, be sure to sign-up for the ATS Consultants Newsletter...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Free MLB Baseball Betting Picks: September 29th 2009: ATS Consultants

Below are Free MLB Picks for September 29th from ATS Consultants. Do you want to receive more free expert MLB predictions on a daily basis, be sure to sign-up for the ATS Consultants Newsletter...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Tropicana Field, a Pleasant Surprise

  This article was originally published on www.stadiumjourney.com At first glance, an enclosed baseball field in the middle of the Sunshine State would seem to be an improper way to honor the national pastime.   However, the stadium experience is much more than the playing...
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CC Sabathia silences Sox

Alliteration much? CC Sabathia shut out the Red Sox (91-63) for seven innings and Phil Hughes and Mariano Rivera closed out a 3-0 victory for the Yankees (99-56)...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Can The Rays Finish Out As a Winner?

It was a question that seemed absurd a month ago. Will the Tampa Bay Rays finish with a winning season? A month ago, with the team over .500 by 14 games it seemed assured. An eleven game losing streak and a September where the Rays have gone 7-16 has put the winning season in jeopardy...
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Rays Showing Some Fight Left In Them for the Last Go around

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Last week I lambasted the Rays for not playing with much heart down the stretch. While I know my article had no impact on them whatsoever, I'd like to think that somewhere in the baseball universe, word got back to the team that they were going out like dogs. Since their epic slump...
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