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Fans deserve applause for diligent All-Star vote

Fans deserve applause for diligent All-Star vote
MIKE FITZPATRICK, Jul 3, 2009
Give the fans a hand for an All-Star performance. Albert Pujols, absolutely. Joe Mauer, right on the money. Chase Utley and Evan Longoria, no doubt about it. Fan balloting for All-Star game starters has been a contentious issue in baseball for years. Some complain the process is merely a popularity contest that often puts big names on the field at the expense of more deserving players. ...More
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Rays Team Report

Rays Team Report Jul 3, 2009

The Rays' strengths are speed and power. But they also rely on patience. Manager Joe Maddon made two-strike batting average a target for improvement, and the Rays have responded.

From 23rd last season at .182, they started this week at .213, second-best in the majors behind Toronto.

"Our two-strike batting average has been great," Maddon said. "I've been really looking at that because that's always been a point of contention with me in the past. I think if you really look into why we've been a better offensive club, as much as anything I really like the two-strike batting average."

Maddon's theory is that a lot of players fail to make adjustments with two strikes. He thinks they should change their approach to focus on putting the ball in play. ...More

 
 Team Injuries
 Player Date Status Injury
 J. Isringhausen RP Jun 14, 2009 60-day Torn right elbow ligament
 A. Iwamura 2B May 25, 2009 60-day Torn ACL, left knee - out 3-4 months
 B. Shouse RP May 25, 2009 15-day Left elbow strain
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FILE - In this July 27, 2008, file photo, Kansas City Royals' Mike Aviles(notes) rounds third base after hitting a home run in a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Kansas City, Mo. Aviles, a shortstop and Kansas City's player of the year last season, will undergo Tommy John surgery and be sidlined for up to 12 months.
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Baseball fans watch a fireworks display inside the Rogers Centre following a Toronto Blue Jays' 5-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in a baseball game in Toronto on Canada Day, Wednesday, July 1, 2009.
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(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese)
Toronto Blue Jays' Adam Lind(notes), right, celebrates his eighth-inning solo home run with teammate Lyle Overbay(notes) during a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Toronto on Wednesday, July 1, 2009.
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Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and Canadian great Ferguson Jenkins waves to the crowd after throwing the opening pitch before a baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays in Toronto on Wednesday, July 1, 2009.
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 AL East Standings
W L Pct GB 
 Boston 48 30 .615 -- 
 NY Yankees 46 33 .582 2.5 
 Tampa Bay 44 36 .550 5.0 
 Toronto 42 39 .519 7.5 
 Baltimore 35 44 .443 13.5 
 Complete Standings
 Individual Leaders
Carlos Peña - Tampa Bay RaysC. Peña
#23, First Base
Leads team with 58 Runs
STAT PLAYER TOTAL
 AVGC. Crawford.320 
 HRC. Peña23 
 RBIE. Longoria63 
 RC. Peña58 
 SBC. Crawford40 
 WJ. Niemann
 SVT. Percival
 IPJ. Shields115.2 
 ERAM. Garza3.45 
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 Last Five Games
 Sat, Jun 27FloridaW 3-2 
 Sun, Jun 28FloridaW 5-2 
 Mon, Jun 29at TorontoW 4-1 
 Tue, Jun 30at TorontoW 4-1 
 Wed, Jul 1at TorontoL 0-5 
 Next Five Games
 Fri, Jul 3at Texas8:05 pm 
 Sat, Jul 4at Texas8:05 pm 
 Sun, Jul 5at Texas8:05 pm 
 Tue, Jul 7Toronto7:08 pm 
 Wed, Jul 8Toronto7:08 pm 
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