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ALCS Game Seven pregame: Rays ready for seven

8:02 PM Sun, Oct 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - There is nothing like a Game Seven in sports and both the Red Sox and Rays expressed excitement about playing in a win-or-go-home game. The Sox have played in only......

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ALDS Game Seven pregame: Baldelli gets his chance

7:19 PM Sun, Oct 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- It took long enough, but Joe Maddon finally inserted Rocco Baldelli back into his lineup for Game Seven. Baldelli's only appearance in the ALCS came in Game Three when lefty......

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ALCS Game Seven pregame: TBS likes Sox-Rays

6:58 PM Sun, Oct 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The network TBS is enjoying strong ratings for the ALCS. Through the first six games, the network was averaging a 4.1 rating with over 4.7 million households tuning into the......

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ALCS Game Seven pregame: Zimmer tossing out 1st pitch

6:40 PM Sun, Oct 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Former Red Sox manager Don Zimmer was chosen to throw out the first pitch. Zimmer is the Senior Baseball Advisor with the Rays who's wrapping up his 60th season in......

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ALCS Game Seven lineups: Rocco's up

4:16 PM Sun, Oct 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Kevin McNamara    Email

Here are your lineups for Game 7 of tonight's ALCS. The Rays are finally getting Rocco Baldelli back in the lineup. The Sox are using Alex Cora instead of Jed Lowrie against hard-throwing Matt Garza. RED SOX CF Crisp 2B......

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Umpire has bruised collarbone

10:20 PM Sat, Oct 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Umpire Derryl Cousins has a bruised collarbone and will not return to the game. Cousins, who began the game as the home plate umpire, left the field in the middle of the third inning. Tim......

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ALCS Game Six in-game update: Game is back on TV

8:30 PM Sat, Oct 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
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At 8:29 p.m., TBS was able to restore coverage of Game Six of the American League Championship Series. Carlos Pena, the third Tampa Bay batter in the bottom of the first, walked just as the broadcast began. Evan Longoria then......

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ALCS Game Six in-game update: MLB officials, TBS working to fix TV problems

8:16 PM Sat, Oct 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Major League baseball officials are working feverishly with representatives from WTBS in Atlanta on fixing problems with the transmission of tonight's ball game. A power outage in parts of Atlanta......

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ALCS Game Six pregame notes: Lester ready, hopeful

6:35 PM Sat, Oct 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jon Lester was in a unique position last night, not knowing if he'd get another chance to pitch this season. "I've done the same workouts and everything I normally do......

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ALCS Game Six pregame notes: Who's the real big-game pitcher?

6:27 PM Sat, Oct 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
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By KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Two pitchers striving to keep the nickname `Big Game' squared off in Game Six. While the Red Sox pitcher has already earned the 'Big Game Beckett' tag, the Rays' hurler......

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