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Starting Lineup 9/12/11

The Tampa Bay Rays (81-64) will take on the Baltimore Orioles (58-87) in the first game of a three game set tonight in Baltimore. Don’t let the Orioles sub .500 record deceive you, there indeed is some pop in their bats. Also, don’t let Buck Showalter’s admiration of the Rays cloud your mind, his Orioles …

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Sweep, and Other Related Ephemera

It feels great to be a Rays fan at the moment for many reasons. 1) The Rays went 7-2 on this nine game home stand. 2) Not only did they beat one of the highest scoring teams in baseball in three games (that’s called a sweep for the unaware) mind you, but they did so …

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Lord, I’d like to thank you

For short fly balls with the bases loaded. That is all.

Holy Schmoley!

My mouth is dry. Throat’s feeling a little closed up. There’s a little something going on with my stomach. What is that? It’s this old familiar thing. Like something that you kinda remember from a dream. It’s…it’s…it’s HOPE!!! Goddammit it’s HOPE. Holy Schmoley!! 2 for 2 in this series against the Sux, 4.5 back in …

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Just One More!!!!

In front of 24,566 at the Trop last night, the Rays did what was assumed the impossible by many a Masshole: took game two of their current three game series against the Red Sox. And my oh my, did they ever do so in dramatic fashion. The Rays struck early and enetered the ninth inning …

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