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9/26/11 Starting Lineups, Etc

So it all comes down to this, only 81 outs separate the Rays from their destiny. Is it their destiny to be in or out of the post season? How will they get there? All of that remains uncertain at the moment. One thing is certain thought: the next 81 outs will be filled with …

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Jeff Niemann Goes the Way of A Wounded Buffalo, and Other Musings

Someone forgot to tell RHP Jeff Niemann that he, and the Rays, are in the make or break battle of the season. Last nights game looked ugly right out of the gate, and the Big Nyquil looked terrible on the mound within the first two pitches of the game. After an inning of work that …

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Uggh! Audible Grumbles….

“We did not play well, we didn’t hit well; we didn’t do anything well.” -Joe Maddon Last nights 5-1 loss at the hands of the barely over .500 Blue Jays was a very ugly, very VERY unfortunate one; a loss that came at a time when the Rays really cannot relent any other games. Especially …

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