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Tampa Bay Rays: May 18 through May 20 - Examiner.com

2012-05-18
Boston.comTampa Bay Rays: May 18 through May 20Examiner.comIt's a special weekend around Major League Baseball ballparks as the 16th season of Interleague play begins and for the Tampa Bay Rays, they'll be hosting the Atlanta Braves in a three-game weekend series. The American League has dominated Interleague ...Up next: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Atlanta BravesTampabay.comFlorida-Native Chipper Jones Will Have Plenty Of Fans SaturdaySB Nation (blog)Interleague play returns for BravesFS Southall 561 news articles »

Rays' Thompson takes long road back to majors - Tbo.com

2012-05-19
Rays' Thompson takes long road back to majorsTbo.comBy ROGER MOONEY | The Tampa Tribune Clay Thompson wanted to visit the touch tank in center field, leave his sweet seat in the Tampa Bay Rays family section at Tropicana Field, turn his back on Thursday's game and pet a cownose ray.and more »

Tampa Bay Rays Attendance Update: A Fan's Review - Yahoo! Sports

2012-04-23
Tampa Bay Rays Attendance Update: A Fan's ReviewYahoo! SportsContributor Network – Mon, Apr 23, 2012 11:15 AM EDT In 2008 the Tampa Bay Devil Rays changed their name to the Tampa Bay Rays and since then the Rays franchise has made great strides towards becoming one of the premier organizations in the Major ...and more »

Rays-Orioles Preview - CBSSports.com

2012-05-13
Tampabay.comRays-Orioles PreviewCBSSports.comA win Sunday would give Baltimore its first sweep of the Rays (20-14) at Camden Yards since taking three in a row July 24-26, 2007, during the last season in which Tampa Bay was known as the Devil Rays and finished with a losing record.Tampa Bay Rays lose to Baltimore Orioles 5-3Tampabay.comOrioles sitting pretty after a sloppy win, thanks to five Rays errorsSacramento BeeRays and Orioles Meet in 1st Place Showdown: Fan's LookYahoo! Sportsall 992 news articles »

Hideki Matsui signs for the Tampa Bay Rays and watches a lot of porn. - IrishCentral

2012-05-02
Boston.comHideki Matsui signs for the Tampa Bay Rays and watches a lot of porn.IrishCentralTwo-time All-Star and MVP of the 2009 World Series Hideki Matsui is now a part of the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays' organization. Matsui signed a minor league deal with the (Devil) Rays and will join the organization's extended spring program Wednesday in ...New reliever Fernando Rodney the key to Tampa Bay Rays' early successTampabay.comall 1,827 news articles »

Josh Hamilton: What If He Still Played for the Tampa Bay Rays - Bleacher Report

2012-05-09
Bleacher ReportJosh Hamilton: What If He Still Played for the Tampa Bay RaysBleacher ReportWe will start our journey at the top of the 1999 MLB draft when the Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Josh Hamilton with the number one overall pick. We are well aware of his battles with drug and alcohol addiction in the real story, but let's adjust the ...and more »

Insider: Guyer To DL, Rich Thompson To Rays - ESPN Florida

2012-05-16
Insider: Guyer To DL, Rich Thompson To RaysESPN FloridaBy Tommy Rancel The Tampa Bay Rays made a flurry of roster moves on Wednesday with several impacting the 25-man roster. In a trade of minor-league outfielders, the Rays sent Kyle Hudson to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for veteran minor leaguer ...and more »

Getting Back On Track - Baseball Prospectus

2012-05-18
Getting Back On TrackBaseball ProspectusChipper Jones started his major league career five seasons before the Tampa Bay Devil Rays took the field for the first time. Odds are, a number of Rays fans were at one time Braves fans given the fact TBS has always been a prevalent cable channel in ...

Rays' road to success paved by stability at top - MLB.com

2012-05-07
Rays' road to success paved by stability at topMLB.comOnce that meeting ran its course, the fate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays would forever be altered, and the foundation for the team's road to respectability began to gain traction. Any Rays fan would have guessed that the white-haired dude was then Angels ...and more »

Tampa Bay Rays Attendance Update: A Fan's Review

2012-04-23
In 2008 the Tampa Bay Devil Rays changed their name to the Tampa Bay Rays and since then the Rays franchise has made great strides towards becoming one of the premier organizations in the Major Leagues.

Up next: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Atlanta Braves

2012-05-17
By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer Thursday, May 17, 2012 . Up next vs. Braves Tonight-Sunday W hat's new: Since an 0-4 start, the Braves have had the best record in the majors (23-11) despite losing two of their past three. Offense has been their forte, entering Thursday tied for third in the majors with 200 runs. CF Michael Bourn has been their cata­lyst, with 1B Freddie Freeman, LF Martin ...

Josh Hamilton: What If He Still Played for the Tampa Bay Rays

2012-05-09
Let's take a trip down memory lane and play a little "what if" along the way. We will start our journey at the top of the 1999 MLB draft when the Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Josh Hamilton with the number one overall pick. We are well aware of his battles with drug and alcohol addiction in the real story, but let's adjust the space-time continuum and hop in the DeLorean and adjust the outcome ...

Rays' Thompson takes long road back to majors

2012-05-18
Clay Thompson wanted to visit the touch tank in center field, leave his sweet seat in the Tampa Bay Rays family section at Tropicana Field, turn his back on Thursday's game and pet a cownose ray.

Ex-Rays outfielder Delmon Young charged with hate crime

2012-04-27
Former Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Delmon Young was arrested Friday on a hate crime harassment charge after police said he got into a fight with a group of men and yelled anti-Semitic epithets.

James Shields Clearly Established as the Rays Ace: A Fan's Take

2012-04-22
The Tampa Bay Rays have one of the deepest and most talented starting pitching rotations in the Major Leagues. They're in the same class as the starting rotations for the Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels, San Francisco Giants and Washington Nationals.

Tampa Bay Rays lose to Baltimore Orioles 5-3

2012-05-12
By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer Saturday, May 12, 2012 BALTIMORE — And to think manager Joe Maddon said after Friday's game that the Rays were making too many mistakes. Saturday they went out and performed sheer folly, committing a team-record-tying five errors — including three in one inning — plus a few other boneheaded maneuvers, along with another disappointing performance by rookie ...

Orioles emerge from a sloppy game with 5-3 win over Tampa Bay Rays

2012-05-12
O's benefit from five Tampa Bay errors, boost lead in AL East to two games The teams playing at Camden Yards on Saturday were battling for supremacy in the American League East. Ultimately, the first-place Orioles used a catcher's interference call to rally and took advantage of an overall abysmal defensive showing to slip by Tampa Bay.

New reliever Fernando Rodney the key to Tampa Bay Rays' early success

2012-04-30
By Gary Shelton, Times Sports Columnist Monday, April 30, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — These days, success tilts to the left. Victory? For the Rays, it is somewhere off the port side bow. Fernando Rodney pitches, and it seems as if his head is about to take a left turn toward Pisa. His cap sits crooked on his head, the brim pointing toward the on-deck circle. It gives Rodney a slightly askew, slightly ...

I still call them the Tampa Bay "Devil" Rays. I don't care what your christians in Florida say. DEVIL DEVIL DEVIL you sensitive hoes

2012-05-19
I still call them the Tampa Bay "Devil" Rays. I don't care what your christians in Florida say. DEVIL DEVIL DEVIL you sensitive hoes

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2012-05-19
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2012-05-19
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2012-05-19
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays (Official Site) >> Pena works on swing with small-ball drill http://t.co/BqF9gqOE

2012-05-19
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays (Official Site) >> Fuld to sit in on Sunday's game broadcast http://t.co/gWjH7jcp

2012-05-19
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (Official Site) >> Fuld to sit in on Sunday's game broadcast http://t.co/gWjH7jcp

Tampa Bay Devil Rays (Official Site) >> Jennings' knee now feels 'good' http://t.co/Qok4Egiv

2012-05-19
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (Official Site) >> Jennings' knee now feels 'good' http://t.co/Qok4Egiv

Tampa Bay Devil Rays (Official Site) >> Rhymes returns to Rays lineup http://t.co/3gDsj40X

2012-05-19
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (Official Site) >> Rhymes returns to Rays lineup http://t.co/3gDsj40X

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2012-05-19
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