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Yesterday | 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

Wed Oct 14, 2009

DRays Bay

The Rays and the Win Curve

"To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man" - William Shakespeare's Hamlet Teams often experience mirages and misinterpretation when they determine whether they should buy more, sell more, or do a mixture of both at the conclusion of each season.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, American League, American League East, Baseball Players, Adam Dunn

Mon Oct 12, 2009

Bleacher Report

Is Bobby Abreu The Best Offseason Signing?

There he was waiting for anyone to grab him. He was just sitting there, waiting for someone to make an offer.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Bobby Abreu, Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball, Milton Bradley, Chicago Cubs

Sat Oct 10, 2009

Fox Sports

Ibanez is always prepared

Three and a half hours before game time the 37-year-old leftfielder with barely measurable body fat quickly pulls on his Phillies uniform, and he's off and running.

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Related Topix: Sports, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball, Jamie Moyer, Baseball Players, Edgar Martinez, Seattle Mariners

Fri Oct 09, 2009

St. Petersburg Times

In Chicago, they're talking about Pat Burrell and Milton Bradley

The idea of a Pat Burrell-for-Milton Bradley trade has been kicking around for a few weeks now, since the Cubs got so sick of Bradley's antics they send him home early to get him out of their clubhouse.

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

Thu Oct 08, 2009

St. Petersburg Times

Tampa Bay Rays say they're unlikely to pursue a closer

Rays officials say they will work diligently throughout the offseason pursuing free agents and considering trades to improve their bullpen.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Dioner Navarro

Wed Oct 07, 2009

Bradenton.com

Rays remain hopeful for 2010

They were better offensively than the team that reached the World Series in 2008 and, in some areas, better on the mound, too.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, J.P. Howell, Baseball Players, Carlos Pena, Carl Crawford

Mon Oct 05, 2009

Tampa Bay Online

numbers 2009 MOMENTS had its

Having reached what for most was the pinnacle of their athletic careers a season ago, the disappointment of finishing a distant third and well out of the playoff race in 2009 was profound for the Rays.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Carl Crawford, J.P. Howell, Dioner Navarro, James Shields

Sat Oct 03, 2009

Fox Sports

How is Garza only 8-12?

As the Rays head into the final weekend of the season after Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Orioles , there are some questions - beyond what might have been had Carlos Pe?a's left hand not been broken the last time they faced CC Sabathia - that may never be answered.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Dioner Navarro, Matt Garza, Ben Zobrist, Baltimore Orioles

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