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Rays, A’s split rare doubleheader

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The game was already long and there would be another one. Evan Longoria wanted to get it over. “We didn’t need more extra innings in a game like today,” Longoria said after his RBI single in the 10th inning lifted the Tampa Bay Rays over the Oakland Athletics 6-5 Saturday. “It’s been quite a while since I’ve gotten a walk-off hit. It felt good.” The Rays’ fourth straight win came in the opener of the majors’ first regularly scheduled doubleheader…

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Which MLB teams were the best and worst of all time?

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For years debates have raged about which major league baseball team was the best of all time. Was it the 1927 Yankees, or 1961 Yankees? Maybe the 1976 Reds? If the rankings would include all teams, where would the pennant-winning 2008 Rays fit into all of this? Do either of Miami’s World Series-winning teams of 1997 and 2003 have a place? Thanks to Nate Silver and his team at FiveThirtyEight, we have some answers. According to the Elo rating system,…

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There is a bright side for the Rays

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One of the great things about baseball is the number of games played in a regular season. One gut-punching, puke-inducing loss is just that; one loss. It can be difficult at times to find the bright side or the silver lining, but here goes. Friday is another day. The same team that broke your hearts last night will be in the other dugout again tonight. To be sure, Thursday night’s 10-7 debacle against the Detroit Tigers was bad enough to…

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Former Ray David Price faces trade rumors again

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David Price is in a familiar place, just wearing a different uniform, in the days before the major league trade deadline. The Detroit Tigers’ 29-year-old left-hander is one of the biggest names — perhaps the biggest name — on lists of players most likely to be traded before Friday’s deadline. It’s not his first time on the rumor mill. “I’ve been through it once before,” Price said Monday, “and once you go though something you’re able to learn more about…

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Tampa Bay Rays to host Pride Night on Friday

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The Chicago-Tampa Bay rivalry moves from the hockey rinks to the baseball diamond this weekend when the White Sox travel to St. Petersburg to play the Rays for three games at Tropicana Field beginning Friday night. That game will also be Tampa Bay Rays Pride Night. The Rays are inviting fans who want to help the ball club support the local LGBT community the opportunity to purchase a specially priced seat in the lower box area, with partial proceeds from each…

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