Tampa Bay Devil Rays News and Events.
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Pedroia deserved MVP in a big way (Yahoo! Sports)The tiny Red Sox second baseman stood tall after Ramirez was traded and excelled in pressurized Boston.
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Pedroia is a mighty mite of an MVP (Yahoo! Sports)Red Sox second baseman was the clear winner in an open field after producing a well-rounded year.
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Rays Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The Rays could use a closer, and Trevor Hoffman, a pretty good closer, could use a job.
Baseball's all-time saves leader will not re-sign with the Padres, who pulled a $4 million offer off the table Nov. 11 and told Hoffman to look elsewhere for employment.
Could that mean Tropicana Field? Probably not.
While the Rays proved last offseason they're not opposed to signing well-seasoned vets, it is highly unlikely they would pursue the 39-year-old Hoffman. The Rays already owe Troy Percival $4 million for 2009, so it is doubtful they want to pay $8 million for two closers, assuming Hoffman sticks to his $4 million-a-year asking price.
Besides, the Rays have not yet given up on Percival, the 38-year-old who saved 28 games for them last season.
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AL champion Tampa Bay Rays raise ticket prices (AP)It will cost more to see the Tampa Bay Rays next year. Coming off their first winning season, the AL champion Rays announced Monday that single-game tickets will rise anywhere from $1 to $5, depending on location at Tropicana Field, where prices range from $10 to $210 for most home dates in 2009. Prices range from $16 to $270 for 21 dates designated as "prime" games, including the home opener...
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Agent thinks there will be a large market for Hoffman (Yahoo! Sports) All-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman is ready to move on. Hoffman's agent believes there will be a significant...
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Rays' Upton has surgery on left shoulder (AP)Tampa Bay center fielder B.J. Upton had surgery on his left shoulder this week and the Rays expect him to be ready by opening day. Dr. James Andrews did the surgery Tuesday, Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said. "We don't have too much of an update other than to say we expect him to be ready during spring training and be in a position to be in our opening day...
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Joe Maddon named AL Manager of the Year (PA SportsTicker)Joe Maddon, who guided the Tampa Bay Rays to one of the most dramatic turnarounds in baseball history, was named the American League's Manager of the Year on Wednesday.
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Vegas not favoring your team in 2009? Don't worry about it (Yahoo! Sports) David Chalk of Bugs & Cranks weighs in with reasons you shouldn't fret over your team's World Series odds...
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Don't expect Tampa to be a big player in winter dealings (Yahoo! Sports)The Tampa Bay Rays ' sudden success will allow them to gradually increase their payroll, but competing for the...
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Rays-ing a profile: Pena wins TB's 1st Gold Glove (AP)Carlos Pena grabbed attention for all those balls he hit. Now the Tampa Bay first baseman and his teammates are getting noticed for the ones he caught. Pena raised the Rays' profile Thursday when he became the first player in franchise history to win the Gold Glove for fielding excellence. "I think this is the first of many for the Tampa Bay Rays," he said on a conference call.
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Joe Maddon hopes to be crushed by mob of European Rays fans (Yahoo! Sports) Joe Maddon's going and getting himself married this weekend. No word if Evan Longoria will reprise Vince...
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Maddon's European vacation: Rays manager ready (AP)Between planning his wedding and taking his dog for surgery, Joe Maddon was pressed for time. But with baseball's general managers meeting about 45 minutes from his house, the Tampa Bay manager drove over to visit with the Rays' Andrew Friedman about the team's needs for next season. Maddon is getting married this weekend, less than two weeks after the Rays lost the World Series to Philadelphia in...
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Dodgers' offer to Manny includes a term limit (Yahoo! Sports)The prized slugger would be guaranteed a contract for only half as long as Barack Obama's first term in the White House.
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Notebook: Busy Boras holds the cards (Yahoo! Sports)Scott Boras arrived at the GM meetings and said there's plenty of money to go around.
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Notebook: Yankees, Angels join Peavy chase (Yahoo! Sports)On the first day of the GM meetings, it's clear many teams are looking to add to their pitching staff.
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Rays decline options on Cliff Floyd, Trever Miller (AP)The AL champion Tampa Bay Rays on Monday declined contract options for next season on designated hitter Cliff Floyd and relief pitcher Trever Miller. Floyd hit .268 with 11 homers and 39 RBIs in 72 starts this season. The Rays held a $3 million option with a $250,000 buyout on the 35-year-old slugger, who was on the postseason roster until a right shoulder injury sidelined him for the final two...
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Rays decline options on DH Floyd, LHP Miller (PA SportsTicker)The Tampa Bay Rays on Monday declined their 2009 contract options for designated hitter Cliff Floyd and lefthander Trever Miller.
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10 'moves' the Nats can make to become next season's Rays (Yahoo! Sports) Because of a combination of maturing young players, shrewd moves by the front office and deft managing by Joe...
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At the Letters: Conflicted Phillies fans (Yahoo! Sports)Phillies fans defend their city, explain their behavior and break down their reasoning for booing Santa Claus.
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A note of hope among the disappointment for Rays (Yahoo! Sports) There was a note of hope amid the disappointment of Wednesday night's Game 5, in which the Phillies clinched...
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Red Sox favored to win 2009 World Series (Yahoo! Sports) Not long after the Philadelphia Philles won 2008 World Series, BetOnline.com delcared the Boston Red Sox are...
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Phils' Manuel wasn't bad for an American League manager (Yahoo! Sports)All we know is that Geoff Jenkins, who was hitless in three postseason at-bats, doubled off the wall in...
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Rays rewarded for staying the course (Yahoo! Sports)Carl Crawford and B.J. Upton are among a core group of players Tampa Bay refused to trade. The payoff now is obvious.
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Wacky Series highlights baseball's audience issue (AP)This year's World Series will be remembered for a rain delay that caused a game to end close to 2 a.m., a quagmire that led to a suspended game and a three-inning sprint to the finish. Strange, indeed. Still, Philadelphia Phillies versus Tampa Bay Rays also had its share of exciting moments, courtesy of some remarkable young players.
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Rays planning to work on new deal for Baldelli (AP)The Tampa Bay Rays hope to start talks soon on a new contract with right fielder-designated hitter Rocco Baldelli. Baldelli, who hit a solo homer in Game 5 of the World Series, was one of this season's inspirational stories. The 27-year old returned to play part time on Aug. 10 after missing 240 games due to mitochondrial disorder, which slows muscle recovery and causes extreme fatigue.
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Rays raise expectations for future (AP)One remarkable ride is over, and the Tampa Bay Rays are already planning another. No stepping back to savor what they accomplished over the past six months. The AL champions want to make winning and going to the World Series an expectation. "Our minds have been stretched. Everything about us has been stretched," manager Joe Maddon said.
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World Series draws record-low TV ratings (AP)A small-market team and a short series often are guarantees of low television ratings for sports in this age of fractured audiences. The 2008 World Series added to that double whammy the disjointing impact of a long rain delay and a suspended game. The Philadelphia Phillies' five-game victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Fox drew record-low ratings.
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Philadelphia plans World Series parade for Friday (AP)Many baseball fans here would not speak the "P" word in the anxious days leading up to the city's World Series title, lest they jinx the team. But now that the Philadelphia Phillies have claimed their second championship, everyone is talking about a parade. Hundreds of thousands of people could crowd the sidewalks on Friday to cheer the city's first national sports title in 25 years.
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The Second-Guess: Should Jayson Werth have been Series MVP? (Yahoo! Sports) When appropriate, BLS reviews key decisions to see if the right one was made. This is the Second-Guess .
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Did the Rays just blow their best shot at a World Series title? (Yahoo! Sports) I feel bad for the Tampa Bay Rays . Over the next few months, we'll be reading plenty of stories about how this...
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