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Ortiz: 'This Is Not The WWF - It's Baseball' (WBZ Boston) The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays insist they plan to take each other on with bats, not fists. us.rd.yahoo.com
Baseball: Bad blood? What bad blood? (Journal Inquirer) Red Sox's Kevin Youkilis, left, stretches during a workout on Thursday in St. Petersburg. The Red Sox and Rays begin the ALCS tonight. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) us.rd.yahoo.com
Bad Blood? Ortiz: 'It's a baseball game, bro' (Knoxville News Sentinel) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Winning creates a rivalry, the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays claim, rather than years of testy relations between the teams. That was the message coming out of the AL championship series Thursday, with both sides trying to play down a history of brawling that's adding spice to the buildup. us.rd.yahoo.com
Baseball-Red Sox manager Francona praises emerging Rays (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News) The Tampa Bay Rays went from the worst record in the major leagues in 2007 to this season's American East Division title and Red Sox skipper Terry Francona said on Thursday he was not surprised. us.rd.yahoo.com
Something for everyone in Red Sox-Rays series (CBC) A full buffet of baseball delights rolls out Friday night as the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox visit the upstart Tampa Bay Rays for Game 1 of the American League Championship Series (8:37 p.m. ET). us.rd.yahoo.com
Baseball: Tension in the air (Journal Inquirer) A June brawl at Fenway Park between the Red Sox and Rays was just the latest in a series of dustups between the teams over the past few years. (AP Photo) us.rd.yahoo.com
Baseball Capsules: Phillies beat Dodgers 3-2 in NLCS opener (The Brownsville Herald) PHILADELPHIA - Pat Burrell and Chase Utley cleared the wall with room to spare. Manny Ramirez's drive fell just short and stayed in the park. us.rd.yahoo.com
Lots to like in Rays-Sox series (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) No matter what you like about baseball, you're sure to find plenty of it in the American League Championship Series. us.rd.yahoo.com
Sox, Rays promise baseball not basebrawl (The Eagle-Tribune) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Winning creates a rivalry, the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays claim, rather than years of testy relations between the teams. That was the message coming out of the AL championship series yesterday, with both sides trying to play down a history of brawling that's adding spice to the buildup. us.rd.yahoo.com
ALCS foes wrestle with tension (The Capital) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays insist they plan to take each other on with bats, not fists. "Bad blood?" smiling Boston slugger David Ortiz said. "There's no bad blood. This is not the WWF. It's a baseball game, bro. us.rd.yahoo.com
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