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Sunday | BleacherReport

Why Jason Bay Should've Accepted the Boston Red Sox' $64 Million Offer

ESPN.com reports that Boston Red Sox left fielder Jason Bay refused an initial offer by the team and will dive into the pool of free agency to test the depth of its waters.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Jason Bay, Cincinnati Reds

Fri Nov 20, 2009

DockOfTheRays.com

Silence is Golden

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu said it best when she said, "The idle mind will sometimes fall into contemplations that serve for nothing but to ruin the health, destroy good humour, hasten old age and wrinkles, and bring on an habitual melancholy." The 2009 baseball season is 99.8% over with only these long drawn out award announcements leaving fans and ...

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Related Topix: Sports, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Milton Bradley, Carl Crawford, Jason Bartlett, Carlos Pena

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Newsday

Davidoff's Baseball Insider

One gave New York a glimpse of what he had; one served as little more than a tantalizing name to local baseball fans.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jose Tabata, Baseball Players, Lastings Milledge, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays, Carl Crawford, Opinion

Mon Nov 16, 2009

BTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog

The Peter Golenblog: Billy Wagner on Rays Radar ?

Ia m very excited. I was reading the sports wire, and I saw that the Rays are one of the teams who have expressed interest in signing free agent Billy Wagner.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, Billy Wagner, Baseball Players, David Price, Jake McGee

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Sporting News

Mets to inquire about Holliday; likely to pass on Bay

The New York Post reported that the Mets will try to meet with agent Scott Boras tonight in Chicago to get an idea of how much it will take to sign outfielder Matt Holliday, one of the top free agents in this year's class.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Baseball Players, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Delgado

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Newsday.com

"Imperfections on the market," starting Pat Burrell and Curtis Granderson

During my time at the shortened GM meetings, I was telling one industry official about the Mets' decision to not go after the Rays' Pat Burrell in a trade, due to Burrell's lousy defense.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Baseball Players, Curtis Granderson, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox

DRays Bay

Rays Family Tree: The Dead Trade Strings of 2001

View full size photo>> 1999: Aaron Ledesma and Rolando Arrojo for Vinny Castilla Aaron Ledesma Expansion Draft $525k OPS .682/2 yrs OPS .554/1 yr 2nd Rd 1990 Mets Rolando Arrojo AFA $325K AmateurFA 1997 for Vinny Castilla Released 2001 $6.25 million OPS .870/9 yrs OPS .569/ 2yrs Bought for Mexican team Pre-Trade: Formerly a second round pick of the ...

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Related Topix: Sports, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, Vinny Castilla

Wed Nov 11, 2009

DRays Bay

The Definitive Carl Crawford Off-Season Post

View full size photo>> It seems odd, but the most compelling Rays hot stove item has nothing to do with this off-season. Well, it has something to do with this year, just not as much as it does with next year, or the year after next.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Carl Crawford, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, Carlos Pena, Evan Longoria, Steve Finley

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

the Deal Hunters

Is Milton Bradley still here? Yeah, and he's holding up some of the decisions the Cubs might make as the hot-stove season gets started in earnest with the general managers meetings this week at the O'Hare Hilton.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Milton Bradley, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, John Grabow

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Philly.com

Michael Smerconish: Parade is a sure thing; first, a few tweaks

Jinx, schminx. The Phils are going to win this thing, and the city needs to get ready.

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Related Topix: Sports, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Brad Lidge, Tampa Bay Rays

Tue Nov 03, 2009

St. Petersburg Times

Oil drilling in gulf makes trouble in River City worse

According to a St. Petersburg Times / Miami Herald/ Bay News 9 poll, 54 percent of Floridians strongly support or somewhat support oil drilling 3 to 10 miles off the coast.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Fox Sports

Kapler a fit on several fronts

The Rays liked how he hit , how he played defense, how he ran, how he prepared, how he hustled, how he set a good example for the young players.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, Fernando Perez, Baseball Players, Justin Ruggiano, Gabe Gross, Matt Joyce

Fri Oct 30, 2009

New York Post

Rollins belittles Burrell

Jimmy Rollins still loves a microphone, even if it means airing a little of the Phillies' dirty laundry in the process.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League East, Baseball Players, Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia Phillies, Raul Ibanez, Tampa Bay Rays

Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Tampa Tribune

With Series upon us, one has to wonder if Rays can make it back

Today, the Orlando Tuskers of the fledgling United Football League will work out at Tropicana Field in preparation for Friday's game there against the Las Vegas Locomotives.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, American League, American League East, Baseball Players, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Major League Baseball

Inbox: Will Howell take over as closer?

Can you please tell me why we bother shopping for a closer when we have J.P. Howell? I thought Howell did a fantastic job this year with the closer role and should be our full-time closer.

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Related Topix: Sports, J.P. Howell, Baseball Players, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, Akinori Iwamura, Jake McGee, Danys Baez

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Major League Baseball

Phils riding unprecedented run of success

In advancing to the World Series for the second consecutive season, the Phillies have ridden a postseason run of success never before seen from a National League club.

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Related Topix: Sports, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball, National League, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chase Utley, Baseball Players, Brett Myers

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Fox Sports

Bob Ford: Rare Phillies feat is one to savor

This didn't have to happen for the Phillies , this return to the World Series, and all those people telling you to savor these moments because they are rare and fleeting are correct.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League East, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, Adam Eaton, Baseball Players

Thu Oct 22, 2009

CBS SportsLine.com

Phillies' power has American League feel to it

Phillies fans are going to hate this. They're going to hate me for saying it. And they shouldn't. Here goes: The National League still isn't anywhere near as good as the American League.

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Related Topix: Sports, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball, Brad Penny, Baseball Players, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, Hideki Matsui

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Major League Baseball

Inbox: Do the Rays need bullpen help?

I like the Rays bullpen, but they need to add a closer or add two more good arms or both.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Ben Zobrist, Akinori Iwamura, Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Fox Sports

Angels say Rays picked up a keeper

Trading LHP Scott Kazmir to the Angels was about the money, in that it allows the Rays to keep the core of their team together for 2010 and helps going forward with Carlos Pe?a, and Grant Balfour headed toward 2011 free agency.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Scott Kazmir, Los Angeles Angels, B.J. Upton, Evan Longoria

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