From afar, I'm sure this looks like a beautiful story. The American League's favorite punching bag, the endlessly futile Tampa Bay Devil Rays, drop the 'Devil' and start winning. With no superstar, the entire team pulls together as one, and unites to win their division over 3 other great teams (and   more...
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Excuse me if I'm not ready to march in the Ray Pride Parade quite yet.
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Last night, I watched the Rays knot up the ALCS with the Sox. I'm excited. I'm looking forward to watching this team and seeing how they come out in Fenway. They are talented. They fight. I dig that Maddon's rocking a Rayhawk. I'm in. One thing bothers me, though.Last night all the elements were   more...
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On the heels of last night's excruciating, agonizing, 5+ hour,A 9-8A eleven inning loss to the Rays in Game 2 of the ALCS, I have come to a decision regarding my viewing habits for extra inning Red Sox games:I'm changing the channel after nine innings are completed, regardless of the score, and   more...
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Two prominent sports voices have stood firm against Manny Ramirez and his recent success:Tim McCarver and Buster Olney. I would add Skip Bayless to this - but I would likely be ridiculed endlessley to call Skip prominent (though I love him). Tim McCarver made waves yesterday by calling Manny   more...
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In anticipation of the League Championship Series, InGameNow will take a close look at each team still alive in the playoffs and tell you why they're going to move on to the World Series...or why they're heading home early.Follow the link to see what we think of the cinderella Tampa Bay Rays, and   more...
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Rays 9, Sox 8 (11)WP: Price (1-0) LP: Timlin (0-1) SV: NoneHRs: BOS-Pedroia, 2 (2), Youkilis (1), Bay (3); TB-Pena (1), Longoria (3), Upton (4)Summary:Josh Beckett blew three leads, the teams tied a postseason record for most homers in a game, and the Rays prevailed as soon as Mike Timlin took   more...
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I had the pleasure of going to see games 1 and 2 of the American League Championship Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox. The games were played at Tropicana Field on October 10th and 11th and it was an experience I will never forget. I had been to a few Major League games in the   more...
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Just a few to get started - the full list is 37 deep. All Jewish.Corey Pavin Corey Pavin has a serious mustache - and it's seriously good looking.. He spent over 150 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1986 and 1997.Kevin Youkilis He is commonly referred to as the Greek   more...
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So yes, Boom Boom Beckett lost a bad one, but I'll take 3-1. Wouldn't you?
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Timlin gave up the winning run at 1:30 AM last night, but the blame needs to fall on Josh Beckett for last night's loss. What happened to our heroes from 2007 ???
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The nation's love affair with Mike Timlin continues!I figure most of y'all didn't stay up or were out and about for the end of the TBS postgame show, but apparently the nice folks at Sox & Dawgs were still up or had the TIVO set, because lookit what they found:This is just brutalby   more...
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Just because these guys don't duke it out like Superman and Doomsday... doesn't mean we can't have a little fun breaking down the match-ups, right? Starting off... The Red Sox have the edge in experience, starting 4 pitchers with at least one postseason start under their belts... and a few with   more...
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Each of the four remaining MLB Playoff teams demonstrate the characteristics of a one of your favorite adult beverages. What are the Rays drinking? How bout the Phillies?
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Thanks to Ian from Sox and Dawgs for sending these videos along, as they show the hard-hitting work that TBS is doing with the ALCS. First, a Craig Sager sideline report on what really matters in the game: how much gum Terry Francona chews.This is just brutalby beisbolctThe Be Flats, everybody!
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