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Rays continue to ache, lose James Loney to DL

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And now, a word about your still-in-first-place Tampa Bay Rays: Ouch. In a season right out of M*A*S*H, the Rays were aching a little more Monday than they were 24 hours earlier. Three players joined the hobbled masses, most notably middle-of-the-order hitter James Loney, who went on the disabled list with a left middle finger fracture. He expects to be out for 4-6 weeks. Also with day-to-day injuries are outfielder Steven Souza Jr. (left wrist sprain) and shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera…

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One-hand clapping? The Rays crowds are getting even worse

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The upper deck is emptier, if that is possible. The outfield bleachers are lonelier, if you can believe it. The scattered voices carry farther, and would you please hold it down? Oh, my goodness. The lousy attendance you’ve heard so much about at Tropicana Field is getting worse. Any worse, and it will be able to split a box of Cracker Jack. After three straight years of last-place crowds, would you have thought it possible? The Trop is even more…

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