Archive for July 31st, 2008

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  [THE ARCHIVES] Two Years Ago On Rays Index

  July 31, 2008 at 9:19 pm 0 comments

  Two years ago on Rays Index we were very critical of the local newspapers for the way in which they handled a few quotes from BJ Upton, Delmon Young and Elijah Dukes in a national publication. The Irresponsible Reporting Of The Tampa Tribune And The St. Pete Times [Rays Index]

   
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  [DAVID PRICE] Feature Story On David Price In Sports Illustrated

  July 31, 2008 at 6:01 pm 0 comments

  David Price once almost quit baseball in college to go work at a McDonalds. Seriously…You can’t make this shit up. That is just part of the story in the upcoming issue of Sports Illustrated about Price and being a black baseball player in this day and age. IN JANUARY 2005, [...]

   
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  [TRADE DEADLINE] Tampa Bay Rays Deadline Deals And Rumors

  July 31, 2008 at 10:17 am 27 comments

  Today is the non-waiver trading deadline in baseball and this post will be dedicated to all the rumors and moves as they happen throughout the day. So keep checking back from time-to-time. We will keep this going until a little after the 4pm deadline… [5:17] The Pirates are getting Craig [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] Rays Back Up By 3 Games Over Red Sox

  July 31, 2008 at 9:55 am 1 comment

  THE GOOD: Carlos Pena. Since the All-Star break, Pena has 4 home runs in 46 at bats or 1 every 11.5 at bats, which is closer to his ’07 rate of 10.7 at bats per home run. Prior to the break he was only hitting home runs once every 20 [...]

   
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  [DOWN ON THE FARM] Tim Beckham Sits For 3rd Straight Game

  July 31, 2008 at 9:04 am 0 comments

  Buffalo 8, Durham 5. Wade Davis pitched 5 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks and 2 hit batters. He struck out 6. He gave up a 2-out home run in the first, after which he loaded the bases with 2 walks and a hit batter before [...]