Read more Tampa Bay Rays stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/28518/tampa-bay-rays.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:45:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65163/white-sox-buehrle-throws-perfect-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhite Sox left-hander Mark Buehrle retired 27 consecutive Tampa Bay Rays today for a perfect game and a 5-0 win, the Chicago Tribune reports. There were a couple of dicey moments, particularly in the ninth inning, when center fielder DeWayne Wise barely caught a drive by Gabe Kapler destined for...http://www.newser.com/story/65163/white-sox-buehrle-throws-perfect-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 16:00:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63012/pitcher-attacked-me-over-roids-remarks-fan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Florida baseball fan says Philadelphia Phillies pitcher JC Romero attacked him over a few wisecracks about steroids, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Robert Eaton, 25, said he was soliciting Phillies players for autographs when he asked Romero for "some juice"—slang for steroids. Romero, recently suspended for 50 games...http://www.newser.com/story/63012/pitcher-attacked-me-over-roids-remarks-fan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Jun 2009 19:03:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57431/key-to-winning-scrubs-having-a-breakout-season.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt takes more to build a winning baseball team these days than pure statistical analysis, writes Darren Everson in the Wall Street Journal . You need someone with what Everson terms “Bellhorn Syndrome.” Mark Bellhorn, owner of a .264 slugging average the previous year, became an inexplicable hero for Boston during...http://www.newser.com/story/57431/key-to-winning-scrubs-having-a-breakout-season.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Apr 2009 14:08:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47817/yankees-take-scorn-for-gasp-spending-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGiven the reaction to the Yankees' deep-pocketed acquisition of three big-name players, it's easy to assume the team is nothing less than evil personified, writes Sean Collins in Spiked. But set aside for the moment that the moves are actually a wise investment for a team that's building a new...http://www.newser.com/story/47817/yankees-take-scorn-for-gasp-spending-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Jan 2009 19:56:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42507/cubs-piniella-rays-maddon-voted-top-managers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLou Piniella and his Tampa Bay successor, Joe Maddon, have been voted baseball’s managers of the year, MLB.com reports. Maddon’s first-ever recognition is no surprise after he led the Rays to their first-ever winning season and the American League pennant. Chicago’s Piniella won the honor—his third, after two...http://www.newser.com/story/42507/cubs-piniella-rays-maddon-voted-top-managers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Nov 2008 15:12:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42272/cubs-soto-rays-longoria-named-top-rookies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto and Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria were named the rookies of the year today in the National and American leagues, respectively. Soto, 25, was voted an All-Star Game starter and finished the season with a .285 batting average, 23 home runs, and 86 RBI,...http://www.newser.com/story/42272/cubs-soto-rays-longoria-named-top-rookies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Nov 2008 14:04:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41258/phillies-win-world-series.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Philadelphia Phillies edged Tampa Bay 4-3 tonight to capture the team's first World Series pennant since 1980. Pedro Feliz singled home Eric Bruntlett in the bottom of the seventh to break a 3-3 tie and provide the winning run, the Tampa Bay Tribune reports. The two teams had to...http://www.newser.com/story/41258/phillies-win-world-series.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Oct 2008 21:20:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41247/brrr-boys-of-summer-brace-for-winter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBaseball weather, it's not. When the World Series resumes tonight in Philly, the forecast calls for temperatures in the 30s and a wind chill below freezing, MSNBC reports. The Phillies and Rays will pick up where Monday's night's Game 5 left off: tied at 2 in the bottom of the...http://www.newser.com/story/41247/brrr-boys-of-summer-brace-for-winter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Oct 2008 17:40:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41217/fox-vetoes-world-series-day-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith all the late starts and later finishes plaguing the World Series, many are pining for an old-fashioned day game—including Bud Selig. The commish says he’d love to schedule an afternoon contest, if only Fox would let him. But the network insists on starting in prime time, when it...http://www.newser.com/story/41217/fox-vetoes-world-series-day-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Oct 2008 12:00:00 CDT