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Game 163-On!!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:24:00 +0000

No three-way tie, but wild final day sets up Rays-Rangers tiebreaker

Let's Go Rays-Tied for First on 8.25.2013

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 15:30:00 +0000

6.2. 2012 Line Up Card.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 17:42:00 +0000

Cult of Joe Maddon

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:55:00 +0000

There I was, in the middle of the hotel bar at the Baseball Winter Meetings, proposing the seemingly imaginable: a woman throwing batting practice to a major league team.
( by Justine Siegal , The Washington Post) Washington Post, October 19, 2011.

SEPTEMBER NIGHTS: Hunting the Beasts of the American League East

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:48:00 +0000

SEPTEMBER NIGHTS: Hunting the Beasts of the American League East [Paperback]
James Shields (Author), Bill Chastain.
Available at Amazon.

4 Winning Seasons & A Triple Play

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 02:24:00 +0000

Wild Card for 2011. How about that?

It was amazing to reach our third post-season and our 4th winning season. September 28, 2011-- the nite our Rays won the 2011 AL Wild Card will always be known as:

Six minutes that shook baseball history.

And the day before that we had a triple play.

The Rays get out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth with a triple play.

Written in the Stars

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:45:00 +0000

"Written in the Stars" by Tinie Tempah featuring Eric Turner will be the backdrop to memorable video moments that showcase signature postseason highlights and memorable moments from this season.

See Eric Turner clip at You Tube for chorus used for post-season theme:Written in the Stars.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhTgK3wmCsA&feature=related

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Major League Baseball announced "" is the theme of its 2011 Postseason multimedia campaign -- a celebration of the legendary moments like those that always seem to arise when you least expect them. You can expect to relive many October legends like those as you follow the high-tension drama that is on its way.

"One of the many great aspects of Postseason baseball is to see who will rise to the occasion and give a performance that will be remembered forever," said Tim Brosnan, MLB executive vice president of business. "Sometimes it is the star players like Albert Pujols, Derek Jeter or Roy Halladay last year and sometimes it is a role player like Aaron Boone, Dave Roberts or Cody Ross. This campaign is designed to capture how a player can forever cement his reputation in baseball history during October."

The holistic campaign launches this weekend across all platforms, fully integrated with MLB.com, MLB Network, TBS, FOX, and locally through the clubs.

The first spot airs Saturday on FOX and then Sunday on ESPN and TBS. The series will continue with multiple TV and digital executions on FOX, TBS, ESPN, MLB Network, local MLB broadcasts, and in MLB ballparks through October. Each one will feature the hit song "Written in the Stars" by Tinie Tempah featuring Eric Turner as the backdrop to memorable video moments that showcase signature postseason highlights and memorable moments from this season.

Don't Vote Joe Biden who Prays for RedSox

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:33:00 +0000

Obama should drop Biden because NO ONE in TampaBay will vote for a ticket with Biden on it after Biden said he was rooting for the Boston Red Sox.

WHOOPS: Rays win Wild Card.

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The vice president mentioned the baseball team during remarks at a fundraiser in Boston on Tuesday, according to a White House poolreport. Biden offered a prayer for the playoff hopes of the collapsing Boston Red Sox.

The veep explained that one of his lead Secret Service agents is a big Red Sox fan who will be devastated if his team comes up short. Said Biden, “I'm worried if in fact they don't he's going to be so damn miserable he will not jump in front of a bullet."

Vote for Charlie Troeger !

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:04:00 +0000

Vote for Charlie Troeger!!!

Join All Together Reporter Nick Stevens as he follows MLB Network games this season with fans in communities across the country. Vote for your Favorite to be the Fan Voice at the next MLBN game, and you could win a seat at the 2012 All-Star Game in Kansas City.
Go here to Vote for Charlie Troeger !

After five years — Troeger finally got his ball.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:30:00 +0000

After five years, Tampa Bay Rays fan Charlie Troeger finally gets a ball from Tom Foley.

ST. PETERSBURG — "Hey Foley, get me the ball!"

Rays third base coach Tom Foley hears fans yell that all the time. It's an occupational hazard in his spot in a box about 15 yards from the stands. Some ask for baseballs that were fouled off in his direction. Others just say foul things....

That changed June 24 in Houston. Troeger, who was in town to see his brother, attended the Rays-Astros game. He went by the Rays dugout and saw infielder Elliot Johnson.

"Hey, 'Where's Foley?' "

Soon Foley appeared. "Hey Foley! Get me the ball!"http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

Foley flashed a big smile, reached into his pocket and handed Troeger a ball.

"There, you got it!"

Foley came back later and signed it, with the phrase, "I got the ball!"

READ THE WHOLE STORY.

Ben Zobrist for All-Star 2011.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 20:39:00 +0000

Vote for Ben Zobrist for All-Star 2011.

Super Sam in New Yorker

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:51:00 +0000

Super Sam

ABSTRACT: THE SPORTING SCENE about Sam Fuld of the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa Bay Rays IQ: The Ultimate Test of True Fandom by Andy Sonnanstine

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:23:00 +0000

Get it from Black Mesa or Amazon.

Rays Win!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:26:00 +0000

Rays Tied for #1 in AL-East-May 7,2011

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 08 May 2011 03:11:00 +0000

May 7, 2011-Rays tied for #1 with NYY.

NY Yankees 18 13 .581 - 5-5 L1 12-6 6-7 5/7 @ TEX, L 5-7 5/8 @ TEX, 2:05 PM 8-4 7-7 3-2 0-0 13-9 5-4 2-2 5-3 158 127 19-12 N N N
Tampa Bay 19 14 .576 - 7-3 W3 9-10 10-4 5/7 @ BAL, W 8-2 5/8 @ BAL, 1:35 PM 8-5 10-5 1-4 0-0 12-11 7-3 2-1 6-2 142 115 20-13 N N N
Boston 15 18 .455 4.0 5-5 W1 9-9 6-9 5/7 vs MIN, W 4-0 5/8 vs MIN, 1:35 PM 6-6 1-4 8-8 0-0 10-11 5-7 1-1 2-5 135 148 15-18 N N N
Toronto 15 18 .455 4.0 4-6 L1 7-6 8-12 5/7 vs DET, L 0-9 5/8 vs DET, 1:07 PM 5-10 3-2 7-6 0-0 10-14 5-4 3-1 5-8 140 144 16-17 N N N
Baltimore 14 18 .438 4.5 4-6 L3 7-10 7-8 5/7 vs TB, L 2-8 5/8 vs TB, 1:35 PM

At Bay News 9 site

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 04:26:00 +0000

Look here.

Let's Go Rays!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:32:00 +0000

Rays- AstroTurf Install Cam.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:49:00 +0000

LIVE VIDEO of our Tampa Bay Rays' Tropicana Field installation

Now available -live video feed of the ongoing Tampa Bay Rays installation.

Facility: Tropicana Field
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
System: AstroTurf® GameDay Grass™ 3D60H (Horseshoe)
Sq. Footage: 135,320 sq. ft.
Projected Completion Date: February 15, 2011.

Taibbi: seriously consider a conversion to Tampa Bay-ism.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 23:56:00 +0000

Funny post by Matt Taibbi--Yankees Fans Already Desperate to Find Next Year’s Ringers.

"They can't Take That Away From Me." Rays win AL-East- on October 3, 2010.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:00:00 +0000

AL East Division Championship Clinched 10.3.2010

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 23:24:00 +0000

Go here for gear.

Garza Gift of Fat Boy for No-Hitter Against Tigers

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:33:00 +0000

The Rays presented Matt Garza with a 2011 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy motorcycle in honor of his July 26 no-hitter against the Tigers.

"Jump!|DJ Kitty (DJK) at Tropicana with the Rays Drives Crowd to Crazy Cheering

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 01:14:00 +0000

We saw DJ Kitty in a snippet on 9/13/10 during a pitching change. Then during the big rally on 9/14/10 DJ Kitty went wild. Saw him again on 9/15/10. He escalated the crowd to a frenzy. Here is a video of him doing Jump!

Mentions of DJK starting to appear in the blogosphere at Miami NewTimes , the Awl, Out of Bounds, SB Nation, The Last Angry Fan.

Shirts Out! Rays Beat Oakland 5-4.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:25:00 +0000

In Oakland the Rays
Got the win, no doubt
and
Soriano got the save,
So Rays' Shirts are out.

Homers Only! Gork Corked by Hogs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:45:00 +0000

"This radio station is Hog Sports Radio," he said. "We are very biased. We support the Razorbacks 100%."

A lesson to all non-homers:

Wearing the wrong hat can cost you your job in Arkansas. Northwest Arkansas radio personality Renee Gork found that out Monday.

Gork, a Florida graduate, wore a hat of her alma mater to a news conference by Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino on Saturday.