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Tampa Bay Rays stories: 82 news summaries

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OPINION

 5 Factors to Focus On in Series 


Oct 21, 08 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The World Series starts tomorrow night, with two teams that might not be so familiar to viewers. With that in mind, John Lowe, writing in the Detroit Free Press, has prepared a list of five players or positions that could be game changers.
  • Centerfielders: The Phillies' Shane Victorino
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Tube 2, Boobs 0 in Weekend Sports Viewing Snafus

Technical issues keep baseball playoff, NFL game off air long enough to drive fans nuts

Oct 20, 08 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Power problems had fans hoping to catch the baseball playoffs and the NFL on TV this weekend howling, the AP reports, with a malfunction at TBS headquarters keeping the first 20 minutes of Tampa Bay’s Game 6 loss to visiting Boston off the airwaves Saturday. Yesterday, balloons snagged a... More »

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OPINION

 Tip Your Hats to Tampa 

Rays' talent rises to occasion, avoids epic collapse in beating Boston to seal Series trip

Oct 20, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The improbable has happened. The Tampa Bay Rays have ousted the defending champion Red Sox. Sportswriters, start your fawning:
  • The Rays won this thing with “talent, talent, talent,” which trumps experience every time, writes Bob Ryan in the Boston Globe. “The best team in the
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playoffs

 Rays KO Sox, Head to Series 


Oct 19, 08 11:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - The worst-to-first Tampa Bay Rays completed a stunning run to their first World Series, holding off the defending champion Boston Red Sox, 3-1, last night behind Matt Garza's masterful pitching in Game 7 of the ALCS. "It's unbelievable," center fielder BJ Upton said. "We battled a lot... More »

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Philadelphia Phillies • Boston Red Sox • World Series • American League playoffs • ALCS • Tampa Bay Rays • Willy Aybar • Evan Longoria • Matt Garza • Rocco Baldelli

Gutsy Red Sox
Force Game 7

Comeback kings 'played like it was their last game'

Oct 19, 08 4:28 AM CDT
(AP) - The Boston Red Sox, playing like the defending champs they are, came out swinging and beat Tampa Bay 4-2 last night to force a seventh game in an American League championship series that the Rays had all but wrapped up two days ago. "We went out there and played... More »

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(Newser) - Red Sox nation is secretly grieving. Sure, the Sox pulled off one of the most incredible comebacks ever on Thursday, but precious few were actually watching. Many among the Fenway Faithful didn’t exactly live up to their name, the Boston Globe reports. “It was 7-0,” laments... More »

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 Us Can't Wait for World Series 

Fan unintentionally coins rallying cry for first Series berth since '93

Oct 17, 08 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - When a delirious Phillies fan called in to a radio show after Philadelphia's NLCS win, he inadvertently coined the team's new rallying cry. "Boston did it. The White Sox did it. Why can't us?," he asked. While waiting to see which AL team they'll face, Phillies fans have... More »

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 Red Sox Alive After Miracle Rally


Oct 16, 08 11:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Red Sox stayed alive tonight with a stunning 8-run rally over the last 3 innings, the Globe reports. Boston trailed Tampa 7-0 after 6 innings but scored 4 in the 7th and 3 in the 8th to tie the game. In the bottom of the 9th, a base hit... More »

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(AP) - Tampa Bay rocked Tim Wakefield and the Boston Red Sox tonight in a 13-4 victory at Fenway that put the defending champs on the brink of elimination. Evan Longoria hit his rookie-record fifth home run of the playoffs, and Carlos Pena and Willie Aybar also homered off aging knuckleballer Wakefield.... More »

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playoffs

Rays Rip Red Sox, 9-1,
for Series Lead 


Oct 13, 08 7:25 PM CDT
(AP) - B.J. Upton, Evan Longoria, and the rest of the Tampa Bay Rays are bashing their way through their first trip to the playoffs, the AP reports. Upton and Longoria homered off a suddenly shaky Jon Lester, and the power-packed Rays cleared the Green Monster four times to beat the... More »

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playoffs

 Dice-K Muzzles Rays 
 in ALCS Opener 


Oct 10, 08 11:29 PM CDT
(AP) - Unhittable most of the game, Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Boston Red Sox taught Tampa Bay all about dominant postseason pitching, the AP reports. Matsuzaka took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and the defending World Series champions played a little better in every way, beating the Rays 2-0 tonight... More »

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playoffs

 Red Sox Send Angels Packing 


Oct 6, 08 11:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - When it turns to October, no one dominates like Boston. Jason Bay slid headfirst into home plate to score on Jed Lowrie's two-out single in the ninth inning tonight as the defending World Series champs beat Los Angeles, 3-2, in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series. The Sox advance... More »

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playoffs

 Rays Win 6-2, Earn ALCS Berth 


Oct 6, 08 7:49 PM CDT
(AP) - B.J. Upton and these Tampa Bay Rays are headed home — to get ready for the American League championship series. Worst in the majors last year, the Rays will play for a spot in the World Series after finishing off the Chicago White Sox 6-2 today in Game 4... More »

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playoffs

 ChiSox Stay 
 Alive With 5-3 Win 


Oct 5, 08 7:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Chicago White Sox staved off elimination today with solid starting pitching and a fastball that left Evan Longoria looking, MLB.com reports. John Danks held the Tampa Bay Rays to 3 runs over 6 2/3 innings in the 5-3 victory. When a two-run homer by B.J. Upton got... More »

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playoffs

 Rays Rally to Beat ChiSox 6-2 


Oct 3, 08 11:25 PM CDT
(AP) - Akinori Iwamura hit a go-ahead, two-run homer as Tampa Bay beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 today for a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five American League division playoff series, the AP reports. The young, resilient Rays are one win from breezing into the American League championship series. "This is... More »

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 Rays, Longoria Take Game 1 


Oct 2, 08 6:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Tampa Bay Rays made their postseason debut in fine fashion today. Rookie third-baseman Evan Longoria hit home runs in his first two at-bats as the Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 in Game 1 of their AL series, the Tampa Tribune reports. Longoria added an RBI single to... More »

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UPDATED

 ChiSox Win Playoff 
 for AL Central 

Winner gets day off, begins series against Tampa Bay on Thursday

Sep 30, 08 8:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jim Thome’s seventh-inning home run propelled the Chicago White Sox to a 1-0 victory tonight over the visiting Minnesota Twins in a one-game playoff to decide the American League’s Central Division. The White Sox bullpen made it stand up in clinching the South Siders a berth in a... More »

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(Newser) - What a difference a year makes. The once-lowly Tampa Bay Rays clinched their first playoff appearance in franchise history today with a 7-2 win over Minnesota. The Rays will earn at least a wild-card spot, but they also hold a 2 1/2-game lead over Boston in the AL East, the... More »

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 Rays Score 
 First Replay Reversal 

Fan interference call dropped on homer;  Rays topple Twins 11-1

Sep 20, 08 6:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Twins fan's near-catch caused MLB's first-ever instant replay reversal yesterday, the St Petersburg Times reports. Carlos Pena's 3-run homer was initially ruled a double for fan interference after the first-base umpire thought he saw a fan touch the ball while it was in play. The replay showed that contact... More »

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 First Replay
 Call Confirms
 A-Rod Homer

Instant replay's maiden use awards slugger his 549th home run

Sep 4, 08 3:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Major League Baseball's first-ever use of instant replay to settle a call backed a 9th-inning homer from Alex Rodriguez last night at Tropicana Field. Umpires checked the Yankee slugger's drive on a monitor after a protest from Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon, and upheld the original fair call, Newsday reports.... More »

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MLB • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • home run • instant replay • baseball • Tampa Bay Rays • Tropicana Field

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