Category: Tampa Bay Rays
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Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
Even though they play in the same division with perennial powers Boston and New York, the Tampa Bay Rays have everything in place to make a serious run at a World Series. From the top on down, the Rays are an organization that a number of small market teams should ...
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Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Thanks to a great late season run and a tremendous pitching staff, the Tampa Bay Rays snuck into the playoffs last year only to have that ride come to an end at the hands of the Texas Rangers. However, the future is bright in Tampa Bay. Despite playing in the ...
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Johnny Damon enjoyed the magic carpet ride that was the Tampa Bay Rays improbable run to the postseason in September, when he played an integral role in propeling the Rays all the way back from a nine-game deficit in the final month of the 2011 season. It's as if Damon is a good ...
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Friday, September 30th, 2011
Bud Selig had a hard time falling asleep Wednesday night. When he woke up, the Major League Baseball commissioner says he had never felt better about his sport. He watched, as the nation did Wednesday night, as the final teams earned a spot in the playoffs and the drama unfolded ...
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Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
This offseason the Tampa Bay Rays lost some key pieces from their team in 2010 and then during the season it was a bumpy road at times. Through the retirement of Manny Ramirez, the injuries, and the trade rumors, the Rays never gave up and never gave in. They had ...
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
At the out set of September, the Red Sox owned a record of 83-51 and a slim lead over the New York Yankees for first place in the American League East. A playoff berth seemed all but locked up. Since then, Boston has not only faded from contention in terms ...
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Johnny Damon had big aspirations this season when he returned to his native Florida and signed with the Tampa Bay Rays to hopefully inject some veteran leadership to the young Rays young organization. Damon was part of the crew that he labeled as “idiots” that helped erase the curse ...
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Sometimes going through adversity can cause a team to crumble or sometimes it can bring them closer together. The latter has been the case for the Tampa Bay Rays. Despite losing Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, and much of their bullpen in the offseason and then seeing Manny Ramirez retire abruptly, ...
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Friday, April 15th, 2011
Before the Tampa Bay Rays could even get to May, they were dealt a huge blow to their playoff chances. While he started off slow and wasn’t performing very well, the Rays went out this offseason and brought Manny Ramirez to Tampa for a reason. They did it because they ...
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Monday, April 11th, 2011
I’m not part of the Baseball Writers of America, but Manny Ramirez is not a Hall-of-Famer. There’s no question he has a resume that screams Hall-of-Famer. He is a member of the 500 home run club, he is a two-time World Series champion, he is a World Series MVP, he ...
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