January 2011
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Rays to televise five Spring Training games. →
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Batting Cleanup: A Baseball Blog: Rocco Baldelli's... →
battingcleanup:
Rocco Baldelli has officially retired. He said he knew he needed to after the Rays’ first game of the ALDS, when they took Baldelli off the roster and put Willy Aybar back on.
“I pretty much made the decision that day that I wasn’t going to play anymore,” Baldelli said. “I don’t think it was…
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Rays switching to AstroTurf for 2011 →
battingcleanup:
The Rays have played on synthetic turf since their inaugural season of 1998. The new “AstroTurf 3D60H” with in-fill systems and latest technology will allow for a better playing surface…finally.
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B.J. Upton sits down for an interview with friends of the site Toby David and Shaun King.
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Tampa's 2011 Projected Lineup
mlboffseason:
LF Johnny Damon 1B Ben Zobrist 3B Evan Longoria DH Manny Ramirez RF Matt Joyce CF BJ Upton C John Jaso 2B Sean Rodriguez SS Reid Brignac
Certainly not a big time 1 through 9, but certainly enough to ensure that the Rays will be a pain in the ass for other A.L. East teams. As is the case with any team, injuries could take a toll, but I would imagine the Rays will be big time...
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I am very excited to join an organization that has a very good chance to keep...
– Damon, on joining the Rays.
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fuckyeahtbraysgifs:
Happy belated birthday, dude.
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Rays to sign Kyle Farnsworth
battingcleanup:
Farnsworth posted a 3.34 ERA with 8.5 K/9 and 2.6 BB/9 in 64 2/3 innings for the Royals and Braves last year.
The Rays have also added bullpen candidates Adam Russell, Cesar Ramos, Joel Peralta, Chris Archer, Cory Wade, J.P. Howell and R.J. Swindle this offseason.
Oh how those glasses excite me.
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I just found out we lost Fernando Perez
through this trade as well. I don’t know how I missed this before, but this makes me even more sad. I liked Perez a lot.
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We never got off the dime, but strong impressions were that it would be...
– Yankees GM Brian Cashman thinks Tampa Bay Rays asking price for pitcher Matt Garza was too high (via livelovelaughtoday)
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BREAKING: Garza traded to the Cubs →
I feel sick. But, on the upside, we got a lot of good minor league players!
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Tampa Bay Rays eyeing Brian Fuentes as closer. →
The Tampa Bay Rays may be close to finding a new closer.
They appear to be very interested in free-agent lefthander Brian Fuentes, and are trying to add him to the back end of their rebuilt bullpen.
Fuentes, 35, split last season between the Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins, logging 24 saves and posting a 2.81 ERA. He had a major-league leading 48 saves (and a 3.93 ERA) in 2009 for the...
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