Tampa Bay Rays

INJURY REPORT Alex Rodriguez, 3B (Yankees) - Fantasy owners can breathe a sigh of relief with A-Rod expected back in the Yankees' starting lineup next week against the Orioles. Rodriguez has been out since April 30 with a strained right quadriceps. His injury might make him more cautious about stealing bases, but it will have little effect on his power numbers. Get him into your lineup for next week.

Another day, another twist in the battle between the city and county over whose firefighters get the lucrative contract to provide medical services during sporting events at Raymond James Stadium.

For 11 days, Shawn Riggans sat and watched. There wasn't much more the Rays' backup catcher could do, because the man in front of him, hot-hitting Dioner Navarro, was virtually unmovable.

Many look forward to facing Cards

Kazmir seals new deal with win

Staats honored by award creation

That’s more like it.  The Rays beat the Yankees 5-2 last night in front of nearly 20,000 fans to win the series 3-1 and lower the New York to last place in the AL East.  It was the Rays sixth series win in their last seven chances.  Inside the Box Score: Scott Kazmir(W, 2-1): 6IP, 0ER, 3H, 3BB, [...]

 Tommy’s out on personal business today and I’m busy here at work so the Recap is going to be short today. Well they can’t win them all.  The Rays fell to the Yankees last night 2-1.  It was a fairly unexciting game to watch.  James Shields and Mike Mussina were the stars of the game.  Shields [...]

UPDATE 7:49 From TBO.com the deal breaks down like this 2009 - $6 million 2010 - $8 million 2011 - $12 million 2012 option - $13.5 million (or $2.5 million buyout) Here are some quotes on the deal: “It’s something that we’ve been working hard to do over the past couple of years and it’s something that, as we continue to win games and play [...]

What to watch for: Interleague play is always weird, so let’s see how the Rays respond. It can’t help the lineup to lose one of the bats every game, but the other 8 guys should be able to...

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This is part two of a two-part series looking at the effect of the Scott Kazmir extension on future of the Rays pitching staff. Part one took a closer look at the future of the current major league...

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(Box Score) Because, if not, you definitely should. The Tampa Bay Rays are for real. Just ask the New York Yankees. To be fair, this New York Yankees team we’re talking about is now in last...

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