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MLB Winter Meetings 2012: Mark Lowe drawing interest

The Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Angels, and Milwaukee Brewers are five teams interested in Texas Rangers free agent reliever Mark Lowe, per Jon Paul Morosi of…Read More

Rays Land James Loney

The Tampa Bay Rays have found their new first baseman, agreeing to terms with free agent James Loney on a one-year deal worth $2 million. Loney could add another million by reaching incentives. Yahoo’s…Read More

Evan Longoria Signs Six-Year Extension with Rays

It was within a week of making his major league debut in 2008 that the Tampa Bay Rays locked up third baseman Evan Longoria top a six-year, $17.5 million deal. That contract has been the gold standard…Read More

David Price AL Cy Young Winner

This is the kind of stuff that was predicted for David Price from the moment he joined the Tampa Bay Rays. The 2012 winner of the American League Cy Young award is a deserving winner who probably should…Read More

Rays Stocked with Pitching and Open for Business

For nearly half a decade, the Tampa Bay Rays have brought relevant baseball to the state of Florida and have been a serious player in the American League East. Since dropping the “Devil” from…Read More

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Luke Scott Watching the Election Results

Luke Scott is watching the election results. He is alone and he is drinking an American beer. A lager.…Read More

Baseball Comebacks Warm The Heart

Major League Baseball’s awards for the Comeback Player of the Year are so quintessentially American.…Read More

Rays Exercise Options on James Shields, Jose Molina

Right hander James Shields may not know for certain where he’ll be playing in 2013, but at least…Read More

2012 Season Review Series: Tampa Bay Rays

You may have heard this before, but life in the AL East is rough. Especially if you’re the low…Read More

Closers So Good It’s Unfair

It’s a wonder we ever see a ninth-inning comeback. The men who man the position of closer have…Read More

Ben Zobrist Deserves Some MVP Consideration

Sensing the angry mob that is building after simply reading the title above, I think it is prudent to…Read More

B.J. Upton Mashing His Way Toward Free Agent Payday

The most sought-after free agent hitter on the market this winter will undoubtedly be a centerfielder,…Read More

The Rays’ Incredible Homegrown Pitching

The Tampa Bay Rays made headlines yesterday by setting the American League team record for strikeouts…Read More

R.A. Dickey and David Price Best All Year

It has just got to drive the batters in the National League batty that the best pitcher in the league…Read More

Fernando Rodney: Tampa Bay’s Workhorse

This was Tampa Bay’s seize-the-division-title opportunity. With the Red Sox in the tank and the…Read More

BJ Upton Making Offseason Decision Difficult for Rays

To say that B.J. Upton has fallen short of expectations would be an understatement. Ever since he…Read More

Tropicana Field: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

When watching Tampa Bay Rays games on TV, your first thought is always: Tropicana Field is hideous.…Read More

Felix Hernandez Throws Perfect Game: A Story

Felix Hernandez completed a perfect game some hours ago and I was present at Safeco Field for the final…Read More

Behind The Transactions Names Are Real People

Running my eyes up and down the long list in my local sports section recently I couldn’t help…Read More

Yankees, Reds Looking Safest

We are past the All-Star break. The regular season has less than two months to go. It’s going to…Read More