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Results Don't Match Rays-ed '09 Hopes

NEW YORK -- The quote of the day on the Rays' lineup card Tuesday, as picked by manager Joe Maddon, was from 19th century biologist Thomas Huxley:"The only medicine for suffering, crime and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom."Huxley was an early proponent of Darwin's theory of evolution, and 150 years later, Tampa...

The Dugout: Dye It, Black

Tampa Bay Rays mananger Joe Maddon is still wearing those eyeglasses that make him look like Lizzie McGwuire's mom, but he has made an important change by dying his silver hair black. The change was made in preparation for a themed road trip, and because he totally hates his Mom. The story is being reported by MLB.com,...

Baseball Brunch: Talent Hotbed in Tidewater Area

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.About eight years ago, the hardest part of Lee Banks' job as coach of a youth travel team based in southeast Virginia was picking a shortstop."It was a lot of fun," Banks recalled to FanHouse last week. "You just sat back and let 'em play and try not to...

Out of Left Field: All-Star Game Turns on Pair of Plays in Outfield

ST. LOUIS – With organizations re-realizing the value of defense, it was appropriate that the MVP of Tuesday's All-Star Game was picked because of his play in the field.Carl Crawford was awarded the Arch Ward Trophy for his leaping grab in the seventh inning, robbing Brad Hawpe of what would have been a tie-breaking...

Amply Armed AL Races Through NL

ST. LOUIS -- American League pitchers didn't just retire 18 straight batters in one stretch Tuesday.They retired 18 straight All-Stars.On just 48 pitches."It's tough when you are facing closer after closer or No. 1 starter after No. 1 starter," NL third baseman David Wright said, "and everyone coming in for one ininng. We...

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06/02/12 Longoria progressing nicely Source: TBO.com - Tampa Bay FL 3B Evan Longoria 's rehab from a partially torn left hamstring has progressed to the point where it includes daily hitting and fielding drills on the stadium field.
06/01/12 Buccaneers' Schiano tosses first pitch Source: MLB - Tampa Bay Rays As a first-year head coach, the Buccaneers' Greg Schiano is still familiarizing himself with the community, and he visited the local ballpark on Friday.
06/01/12 More time means more steals for Johnson Source: MLB Elliot Johnson has nine stolen bases in 40 games this season after stealing just six in his previous 77 games.
06/01/12 Cut4: Schiano makes Maddon chase after first pitch Source: MLB - Tampa Bay Rays For the Bucs' sake, let's hope Greg Schiano's first NFL season goes a bit better than his first pitch at Tropicana Field on Friday night.
06/01/12 MLB Awards: Picking the AL Award Winners Entering June Source: Bleacher Report I think Sparky Anderson put it best when he said, "A baseball manager is a necessary evil" (h/t Baseball-Almanac.com ). Joe Maddon is different.