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Derek Jeter Ties Lou Gehrig For Yankees Hit Record

AP | MIKE FITZPATRICK | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Derek Jeter, Yankees Score, Tampa Bay Rays, Yankees Hit Record, Jorge Posada, Lou Gehrig, Jeter Hits, New York Yankees, Jeter Hit Record, New York News

NEW YORK — Derek Jeter and Lou Gehrig are tied at the top. Jeter matched the New York Yankees record for hits with a seventh-inning single Wedn...

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Tampa Bay's Fernando Perez: Baseball's Unlikely Poet

John Lundberg | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: The Poetic Life, Tampa Bay Rays, Baseball, Fernando Perez, Outfielder, Red Sox, Poetry Magazine, Caracas, Josh Beckett, Poetry, Rays, John Lundberg, Living News
John Lundberg

I tuned in to Tuesday night's Tampa Bay Rays/Boston Red Sox game hoping to watch Sox pitcher Josh Beckett carry my fantasy baseball team into the leag...

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Caption This Photo, Vote For Monday's Best, See Friday's Winner!

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 06.11.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Jonathan Papelbon, Sports, Rays Sox, Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Caption Contest, Poll, Comedy News

Boston Red Sox's Jonathan Papelbon celebrates after striking out Tampa Bay Rays' Carl Crawford to end the baseball game Sunday, May 10, 2009, in Bosto...

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Opening Day: Baseball Business Begins Again

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 12.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Player Salaries, Salary Arbitration, New York Mets, c.c. Sabathia, Yankee Stadium, Free Agency, Tampa Bay Rays, C.C. Pyle, Red Sox, Alex Rodriquez, Yankees, New York Post, Hot Stove League, Financial Crisis, Derek Jeter, Fall Classic, Entertainment News
Roger I. Abrams

While sports fans fill their days with football, basketball and hockey, the aficionados of the business of sports will keep an eye on the real game, the game in the boardrooms and at the negotiating tables.

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Open Letter to Bud Selig

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 11.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Bob Gibson, Baseball, Carlton Fisk, Bud Selig, World Series, Major League Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Bill Mazeroski, Fox, Tampa Bay Rays, Game 7, Lou Brock, Willie McCovey, Entertainment News
Erik Lundegaard

This isn't baseball. This isn't fun. It's not fun to watch guys freezing their asses off in the most important games of the year.

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America's Pastime: Politics or Baseball?

Lloyd Garver | Posted 11.25.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Politics, Obama, Baseball, 2008 Election, Mccain, Presidential Campaign, World Series, Tampa Bay Rays, Philadelphia Phillies, Socialists, Entertainment News
Lloyd Garver

Right when I think it's possible that people could be turned off by the long campaign, along comes America's Pastime to take our minds off politics.

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World Series Fashion Trends and Their Presidential Parallels

Disgrasian | Posted 11.23.2008 | Style

Read More: Elitist, Mullets, Swing State, Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, How to Give a Man Hug, Obama Baseball, Real Americans, Mohawks, Baseball Caps, Fashion Trends, McCain Maverick, Political Fashion, Sports, Punk, Swing States, Pennsylvania, World Series, Palling Around With Terrorists, Man Hug, Hat Brims, Florida, Fashion, Philadelphia Phillies, 2008 Political Election, Style News
Disgrasian

Both World Series teams happen to be from two important swing states, Florida and Pennsylvania. Kinda puts a new spin on the idea of a state being "in play," doesn't it?

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Philadelphia-Tampa Bay World Series: Will It Be The Lowest Rated Ever?

Hollywood Reporter | Paul J. Gough | Posted 11.21.2008 | Media

Read More: Sports Ratings, Baseball, World Series, Philadelphia Phillies, Baseball Ratings, Tampa Bay Rays, Fox, Rays Phillies World Series, Tampa Bay Philadelphia World Series, Fox World Series, Media News

With Sunday night's seventh game of the American League Championship Series drawing record ratings for TBS, Fox Sports is hoping that some of that mag...

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Obama to Florida: We'll Make Sure Your Vote Will Count

Shawna Vercher | Posted 11.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Voter Fraud, Legends Field, Tampa Bay Rays, Florida Voting, Early Voting, 2008 Presidential Race, Get Out the Vote, Gotv, Tampa Rally, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Voter Protection, Alex Sink, Home News
Shawna Vercher

A team of military veterans, state and local government officials, Barack Obama and, less than twenty-four hours after winning game #7 of the American...

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Palin Likens Her Supporters to the Worst Fans in Baseball

Disgrasian | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin Vp, Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays, Florida Republican Party, Scott Mcclellan, Major League Baseball, McCain-Palin Supporters, Baseball Fans, McCain-Palin 2008, Jacksonville, Mccain-Palin, Florida Polls, Sports Fan, Voter Turnout, Voters, Florida Repubican Campaigning, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Vice President, Republican Voters, Republicans, Boston Red Sox, The Devil Rays, The Rays, Sports Fan Support, Alcs, Fan Attendance, Politics News
Disgrasian

As if I needed one more reason to loathe Sarah Palin, here's another: she likened the Republican presidential ticket to the Tampa Bay Rays.

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White Sox Eliminated From Playoffs

AP | RICK GANO | Posted 11.06.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Baseball, White Sox, Windy City Series, Tampa Bay Rays, Gavin Floyd, White Sox Lose, Chicago Teams Playoffs, Sox Lose, Cubs Playoffs, Bj Upton Rays, Tampa Bay Champs, Andy Sonnanstine, White Sox Playoffs, b.j Upton, Sox Playoffs, Jermaine Dye Homer, Ozzie Guillen, Jermaine Dye, BJ Upton, Chicago News

CHICAGO — They rushed toward the mound, these remarkable Rays, and immediately formed a circle. Jumping together like fraternity brothers, they ...

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The Cliff Floyd Factor: Something Bill James Can't Measure

Dave Hollander | Posted 06.13.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sports, New York Mets, Cliff Floyd, Tampa Bay Rays, Baseball, Florida Marlins, Bill James, Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Malcolm Gladwell, Entertainment News
Dave Hollander

Wherever Cliff Floyd goes, his teams win. Not only do they win, they turnaround. It's as if before Floyd got there not only weren't they winning but his teams appeared to have little idea how to win.

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