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| Phillies, Rays kick off 104th edition of Fall Classic |
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10/22/2008 |
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| nough for the upstart Rays, who made quick work of the Chicago White Sox in the American League Division Series, taking the AL Central champs out in four games. Then, surprisingly, Tampa looked as if it was going to have an easy go of it against the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS. Leading three games to one, the Rays were up 7-0 with two outs in the seventh inning, only to see the defending champs rally back and win that game, while also winning Game 6 at Tropicana Field to send the series to a decisive seventh g |
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| 2008 World Series position-by-position breakdown |
MLB Baseball |
10/21/2008 |
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| ion of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Tampa became the first team since the 1991 Atlanta Braves to reach the World Series a year after finishing with the worst record in the majors thanks to its thrilling seven-game win over the Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series. The Rays are also just the third team to advance to the World Series immediately after 10 or more consecutive losing seasons. Detroit was the last team to do it two years ago, but it was dismissed in five |
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| Red Sox 3B Lowell has surgery |
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10/20/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Boston Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell underwent surgery on his right hip on Monday to repair a torn labrum and fix a bone spur. Lowell had the surgery at this time to be fully recovered for Spring Training. The 2007 World Series Most Valuable Player, Lowell went hitless in eight at-bats against the Los Angeles Angels in Boston's American League Division Series matchup and was taken off the active roster prior to Game 4. He was left off Boston's roster for the American League |
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| 2008 World Series Preview - Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay |
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10/20/2008 |
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| nough for the upstart Rays, who made quick work of the Chicago White Sox in the American League Division Series, taking the AL Central champs out in four games. Then, surprisingly, Tampa looked as if it was going to have an easy go of it against the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS. Leading three games to one, the Rays were up 7-0 with two outs in the seventh inning, only to see the defending champs rally back and win that game, while also winning Game 6 at Tropicana Field to send the series to a decisive seventh g |
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| Pirates hire Joe Kerrigan |
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10/20/2008 |
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| r Brian Cashman in 2005. Prior to working for the Yankees, Kerrigan, who started his coaching career as the bullpen coach with the Montreal Expos in 1983 and became the club's pitching coach from 1992-96, has worked for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox as their pitching coach. He was named the manager of the Red Sox during the 2001 campaign, but was replaced during spring training in 2002. "Joe Kerrigan brings to the Pirates, a long and successful track record of developing and maximizing the perf |
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| Rays the roof! Tampa Bay edges Red Sox to reach World Series |
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10/20/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Perennial doormats in the American League, the Tampa Bay Rays shed that label this year and are now headed to their first World Series, all while denying the Boston Red Sox a chance to repeat for the title. Matt Garza was lifted in the eighth inning after throwing 118 pitches, and the Rays got out of a bases-loaded jam later in the frame in which they used four relievers to beat Boston, 3-1, and capture the deciding seventh game of the AL Championship Series. Willy Aybar |
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| Do or Die: Red Sox, Rays play Game 7 at the Trop |
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10/19/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox try to become just the 12th team in major league history to rally from a 3-1 deficit to win a best-of-seven series when they play Game 7 of the American League Championship Series this evening against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Boston forced a decisive seventh game in this set on Saturday, as Kevin Youkilis homered and drove in a pair, while Jason Varitek hit a go-ahead solo homer in the sixth, lifting the defending champions to a 4-2 win and squaring the ser |
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| Still beating: Red Sox force Game 7 |
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10/19/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Kevin Youkilis homered and drove in a pair, and Jason Varitek hit a go-ahead solo homer in the sixth, as the Boston Red Sox tied up the American League Championship Series with a 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6. The Red Sox moved closer to pulling off another stunning October comeback, as the best-of-seven series is knotted at 3-3, with the decisive Game 7 set for Sunday back at Tropicana Field. Varitek's homer was his first hit of the series, while David Ortiz |
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| Red Sox try to stay alive, as ALCS shifts back to the Trop |
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10/18/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - James Shields gets to live up to his "Big Game" moniker this evening when the Tampa Bay Rays once again try to put the Boston Red Sox away, as the American League Championship Series shifts back to Tropicana Field for Game 6. Tampa Bay missed out on a golden opportunity to put this series away and advance to their first-ever World Series on Thursday, but watched Boston rally from seven down to pull out an 8-7 win in its final at-bat to stave off elimination. J.D. Drew hit a two-run homer i |
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| Red Sox starting to make things interesting |
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10/17/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Just when you think they are out, they pull you back in. The never-say-die Boston Red Sox staved off playoff elimination on Thursday with one of the most improbable comebacks you will ever see. Actually we have only seen one like it in the postseason and that was back in 1929 when the Chicago Cubs (who else?) blew an eight-run lead to the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series. By the way, if you remember that and are reading this, my hat's off to you. On Thursday, though, Boston ralli |
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