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Joe Magrane is leaving the Rays' broadcast booth for the new MLB Network, a change that on the surface appears to be felt more in living rooms of Rays fans than in the Rays clubhouse. But that could change if Brian Anderson replaces Magrane.
Anderson started last season as a non-roster invitee to spring training, but after suffering a career-ending elbow injury in mid-March, the left-hander became the assistant to pitching coach Jim Hickey. Anderson would watch games from the clubhouse, where he was joined by members of the Rays rotation on a nightly basis.
Matt Garza would watch a few innings of the game with Anderson. Andy Sonnanstine, Scott Kazmir and Edwin Jackson would all manage to find a seat next to Anderson. The pitchers would discuss what they were...
18 Nov 2008 at 10:52pm
The tiny Red Sox second baseman stood tall after Ramirez was traded and excelled in pressurized Boston.
18 Nov 2008 at 2:21pm
Red Sox second baseman was the clear winner in an open field after producing a well-rounded year.
17 Nov 2008 at 7:49pm
It will cost more to see the Tampa Bay Rays next year. Coming off their first winning season, the AL champion Rays announced Monday that single-game tickets will rise anywhere from $1 to $5, depending on location at Tropicana Field, where prices range from $10 to $210 for most home dates in 2009. Prices range from $16 to $270 for 21 dates designated as "prime" games, including the home opener...
13 Nov 2008 at 6:25am
All-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman is ready to move on. Hoffman's agent believes there will be a significant...
12 Nov 2008 at 9:37pm
Tampa Bay center fielder B.J. Upton had surgery on his left shoulder this week and the Rays expect him to be ready by opening day. Dr. James Andrews did the surgery Tuesday, Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said. "We don't have too much of an update other than to say we expect him to be ready during spring training and be in a position to be in our opening day...
12 Nov 2008 at 5:42pm
Joe Maddon, who guided the Tampa Bay Rays to one of the most dramatic turnarounds in baseball history, was named the American League's Manager of the Year on Wednesday.
12 Nov 2008 at 2:57pm
David Chalk of Bugs & Cranks weighs in with reasons you shouldn't fret over your team's World Series odds...
10 Nov 2008 at 5:51am
The Tampa Bay Rays ' sudden success will allow them to gradually increase their payroll, but competing for the...
6 Nov 2008 at 6:05pm
Carlos Pena grabbed attention for all those balls he hit. Now the Tampa Bay first baseman and his teammates are getting noticed for the ones he caught. Pena raised the Rays' profile Thursday when he became the first player in franchise history to win the Gold Glove for fielding excellence. "I think this is the first of many for the Tampa Bay Rays," he said on a conference call.
6 Nov 2008 at 4:23pm
Joe Maddon's going and getting himself married this weekend. No word if Evan Longoria will reprise Vince...
6 Nov 2008 at 11:20am
Between planning his wedding and taking his dog for surgery, Joe Maddon was pressed for time. But with baseball's general managers meeting about 45 minutes from his house, the Tampa Bay manager drove over to visit with the Rays' Andrew Friedman about the team's needs for next season. Maddon is getting married this weekend, less than two weeks after the Rays lost the World Series to Philadelphia in...
5 Nov 2008 at 10:24pm
The prized slugger would be guaranteed a contract for only half as long as Barack Obama's first term in the White House.
4 Nov 2008 at 11:43pm
Scott Boras arrived at the GM meetings and said there's plenty of money to go around.
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