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January 2008
- Yanks Nail Top Payroll in Bigs
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jan 24, 08 2:45 AM CST
  
  The New York Yankees may have been bounced in the first round of the playoffs this past season but at least fans of the Bronx Bombers can boast the team is first in something: payroll. New York set a record with its $218.3 million payroll last season—and collected the most revenue in baseball, $415 million, according to the Associated Press. More »
November 2007
- Veteran Pitcher Joe Kennedy Dead at 28
  
  newser | St. Petersburg Times | Nov 23, 07 3:36 PM CST
  
  Major league pitcher Joe Kennedy died unexpectedly today while visiting the Tampa Bay area for a wedding. The cause of death is unknown, although his agent speculated that a brain aneurysm or heart attack may be responsible. Kennedy, 28, pitched for five major league teams in 7 years, finishing last season with Toronto, the St. Petersburg Times reports. More »
October 2007
- Pena named Sporting News All-Star
  
  MLB.com | Oct 16, 07
  
  ST. PETERSBURG -- Carlos Pena's season ended weeks ago, but the accolades keep coming in for the Rays' fantastic first baseman. On Tuesday, The Sporting News named Pena the first baseman on its American League All-Star roster, which will appear in the Oct. 22nd issue of the magazine. This nod, from voting by Major League players and managers, came two weeks after Pena was named AL Comeback Player of the Year. "I think there's a good message [in winning the comeback award] about learning how to get up again after falling down," Pena said on Oct. 2. "Even though things might not go the way we...
September 2007
- Yankees Clinch Playoff Spot
  
  newser | ESPN | Sep 27, 07 3:53 AM CDT
  
  The Yankees yesterday clinched a playoff berth for the 13th straight season, with a 12-4 battering of the Devil Rays. With the win, the 15th in their last 20 games, New York has eliminated defending AL champs Detroit from the playoffs. They will likely face off against the Indians in the ALDS. More »
- Papi Puts Away the D-Rays With Just 2 Swings
  
  newser | Associated Press | Sep 13, 07 3:02 AM CDT
  
  Jonathan Papelbon got the win, but it was David Ortiz who had all the RBIs in Boston's 5-4 defeat of the Devil Rays last night at Fenway, AP reports . Ortiz went deep in the third inning to narrow Tampa Bay's 4-0 lead to 4-3, and came through again in the ninth for the walk-off runs. More »
- Sox Slugfest Surmounts Sorry Start
  
  newser | Boston Globe | Sep 12, 07 6:20 AM CDT
  
  The Red Sox trailed 8-1 last night after Tim Wakefield and his immediate relief were pounded by the Devil Rays, but Boston's bats kicked into gear to score four runs in the fourth, three in the fifth, and six in the sixth, and finally a season high of 16 to Tampa Bay's 10, the Globe reports. More »
August 2007
- Wakefield, Sox Blank Rays
  
  newser | Associated Press | Aug 20, 07 11:53 PM CDT
  
  Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield surrendered only four hits in a seven-inning outing last night, leading Boston past the Devil Rays 6-0. Wakefield, whose 15 wins tie him for the most in Major League Baseball this year, got some big offense from his teammates. Though slugger David Ortiz sat out, Mike Lowell smashed a 3-run homer and Manny Ramirez posted 2 RBIs. More »

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Dioner Navarro, right, rounds the bases with third base coach Tom Foley after Navarro hit a 10th inning walk off home run off New York Yankees pitcher Jeff Karstens during a baseball... (Associated Press)

Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitcher J.P. Howell bounces the ball off the rubber as manager Joe Maddon makes his way to take him out of the game during the fifth inning against the New York Yankees during a baseball... (Associated Press)

Tampa Bay Devil Rays manager Joe Maddon, left, argues with first base umpire Mike DiMuro during the seventh inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007 in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Yankees won 3-1.(AP... (Associated Press)

Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Carlos Pena (23) is forced out at second base on Delmond Young's grounder as New York Yankees shortstop Alberto Gonzalez, left, watches Robinson Cano, right, throw to first for... (Associated Press)

Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Josh Wilson, left, slides safely back into second base ahead of the throw to Blue Jays' shortstop John McDonald during the third inning of their baseball game in Toronto, Friday,... (Associated Press)

Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Dioner Navarro slides safely into third base during the ninth inning of their baseball game against the Blue Jays in Toronto, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007. (AP Photo/J.P. Moczulski,The... (Associated Press)

Tampa Bay Devil Rays starter Edwin Jackson pitches against the Blue Jays during the first inning of their baseball game in Toronto, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007. (AP Photo/J.P. Moczulski,The Canadian Press) (Associated Press)

Tampa Bay Devil Rays starter Edwin Jackson, right, stands on the mound as Toronto Blue Jays John-Ford Griffin rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the fourth inning of their baseball... (Associated Press)

Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Raul Casanova connects for an RBI single against the Toronto Blue Jays during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,... (Associated Press)

Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Greg Norton, left, slides safely into home plate as Toronto Blue Jays catcher Curtis Thigpen, right, fails to secure the ball during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Toronto,... (Associated Press)

Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Akinori Iwamura, of Japan, celebrates with Carlos Pena (23) at home plate after Pena's three-run homer off Boston Red Sox reliever Javier Lopez during the seventh inning of a baseball... (Associated Press)

Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Dioner Navarro, second from left, celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk off home run off New York Yankees pitcher Jeff Karstens in the 10th inning during a baseball game... (Associated Press)

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Yanks Nail Top Payroll in Bigs

Veteran Pitcher Joe Kennedy Dead at 28

Pena named Sporting News All-Star

Yankees Clinch Playoff Spot

Papi Puts Away the D-Rays With Just 2 Swings

Sox Slugfest Surmounts Sorry Start

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