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Loading ...The post-Fremont strategy (new A's ballpark)
Posted October 10, 2008 at 1:25 pmGeorob writes:As awful as this sounds, this may be a good time to revisit the subject of contraction and why it could or could not happen.I know you and others have stood by the theory that the only reason it was brought up last time was as a premptive threat leading up to renewing the players association contract.People …
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Posted October 9, 2008 at 7:35 pm, Fla. - Even when the Rays weren’t among the league’s elite, Tampa Bay tussled with Boston on a regular basis. Now, the Red Sox and Rays - teams whose previous best-known interactions were dust-ups - will meet for the right to go to the World Series. Tampa…
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...‘Fraternity Brothers’ in ALCS / Upton, Sonnanstine lead Rays past Chisox (SFGate Sports: Oakland A's)
Posted October 7, 2008 at 12:07 amThey rushed toward the mound, these remarkable Rays, and immediately formed a circle. Jumping together like fraternity brothers, they resembled party regulars in the postseason. Worst in the majors last year, Tampa Bay will play for a spot in the World…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Playoffs Day One Wrap-up (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted October 1, 2008 at 10:26 pmWell, that was fun!
Brewers vs. PhilliesGallardo v. HamelsFinal Score: Phillies 3, Brewers 1Series: Phillies lead 1-0Next Game: Tomorrow (10/2) at 3:00PMBrew Crew BallThe Good PhightAside from one sloppy inning that decided the game, this game was a great pitcher’s duel pretty much the whole way through. Hamels got the win in his awesome …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...ALDS: Rested Tampa Bay ready for playoff debut (SFGate Sports: Oakland A's)
Posted October 1, 2008 at 9:06 pmFla. - Fresh legs and arms on one side, experience and momentum on the other. The Tampa Bay Rays rested while the Chicago White Sox worked overtime to secure a playoff berth. No one can be sure what that will mean when their AL Division Series begins today…
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...White Sox vs. Rays (SFGate Sports: Oakland A's)
Posted October 1, 2008 at 12:07 amSeason series: Rays, 6-4 Schedule - TV: TBS Game 1: Thursday at Tampa Bay, 11:30 a.m. (Vazquez 12-16 or Buerhle 15-12) vs. (Shields 14-8) Game 2: Friday at Tampa Bay, 3 p.m. TBD vs. (Kazmir 12.-8) Game 3: Sunday at Chicago Game 4: Monday at Chicago* Game 5:…
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Open Game Thread: The (Real) Last Game of the Season (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted September 30, 2008 at 4:12 pmAfter emerging victorious after last night’s should-have-been-a-meaningless-game-but-played-like-a-playoff-game contest, the White Sox have extended their season at least one more day, as they have given themselves yet one more chance to play in October.
Tied with a regular-season record of 88-74, the two unlikely competitors in the AL Central will meet this afternoon in the ultimate baseball game; one will advance to the ALDS against Tampa Bay, …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...AN Girls Visit Seattle! (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted September 30, 2008 at 10:34 amWere you wondering why the game threads seemed so empty last weekend?
Despite the rough season for both the A’s and the Mariners, a few of the girls from AN decided on a Seattle road trip because a) hey, girls trip! b) hey, baseball players! and c) Safeco is AWESOME!
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Numbers Game (SFGate Sports: Oakland A's)
Posted September 28, 2008 at 12:00 am2 Times the Pirates, in their 122-year history, didn’t have a 10-game winner. It happened in 1890 and again this year. 8 Consecutive games Tampa Bay’s Carlos Peña had at least one RBI and one walk, the longest streak since Ted Williams had nine straight RBI-…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Baseball’s instant replay produces first reversal (SFGate Sports: Oakland A's)
Posted September 19, 2008 at 8:53 pmBaseball’s instant replay system produced its first reversal Friday night when Tampa Bay’s Carlos Pena had a two-run double changed to a three-run homer during the fourth inning against Minnesota. Pena’s drive to right field off Boof Bonser appeared to be…