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Tampa Bay Rays Select Drew Vettleson, OF, 42nd Overall In 2010 Draft; Plus Other Draft Notes

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Published June 7, 2010 at 11:27 p.m.
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More photos » ... Mike Stobe - Getty Images ... Browse more photos » ... The Rays wrap up Day 1 with another high school bat with tremendous upside ... From MLBBonusBaby: ... Drew Vettleson   Position: OF   School: Central Kitsap HS   State: WA   Height: 6’1’’   Weight: 185 ... Bats: L   Throws: R   Birth Date: 7/19/91   Seiler Rating: 1C3   Commitment: Oregon State ... Drew Vettleson is a solid high school outfielder from Central Kitsap High School in Silverdale,

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Introducing SBNation Regional Sites: Come Party With Us on June 23 to Celebrate the SBNation Tampa Bay Regional Site

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Published June 7, 2010 at 7:53 p.m.
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This thing just keeps getting better ... I am pleased to announce to everyone that SBNation has unveiled a number of regional SBNation sites for local major market team sites (i.e., New York, Boston, DC, etc, etc) today and will be unveiling a large number more over the next few weeks.  The Tampa Bay community will be duly represented by the Tampa Bay regional site, which will go viral on June 23.  As you can predict from the currently-unveiled regional sites of other cities (which format

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Tampa Bay Lightning: Sold

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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 12:19 p.m.

Jeff Vinik is the new owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning ...

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St. Louis lifts Bolts past Leafs in OT

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Published Jan. 21, 2010 at 10:06 p.m.
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TAMPA - Martin St. Louis scored a power-play goal with 9.8 seconds left in overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 comeback victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night ...

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Rejected Freelance Attempts: Part One

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Published Jan. 20, 2010 at 9:57 p.m.
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As some of you know, I once played a freelance writer. Today I'm posting one of the pieces I wrote before shopping, and then found zero takers through the market (mostly because of focus and the fact that I'm not Dave Zirin). I'm a gratification junkie and can't stand the thought of letting something I spent hours on go to waste. So here. It's not entirely Rays related, and I blame myself for the politics, but it's not really politics. Hopefully some find enjoyment in it, if not, allow me a

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Attendance Analysis (Pt. 3): Market Over-Saturation

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Published Jan. 21, 2010 at 12:30 p.m.
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To read parts one and two in this series, which discuss Att+ and attendance trends among expansion teams, go here and here ... I get it: it's way too easy to attack the Rays' attendance issues.  I know, I know ... we suck, right?  It's been done and said many times before and this article is only the yearly reiteration of the same thing: attendance stinks and the franchise has no hope.  Why do journalists feel the need to be disparaging of the Tampa area?  What the heck, do they have

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Tampa-St. Pete finishes among top 15 best sports markets

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Published Oct. 9, 2009 at 11:28 a.m.

The Tampa Bay Lightning may have had a down year, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers may have missed the playoffs, but the World Series appearance by the Tampa Bay Rays helped propel the Tampa-St. Petersburg market into the 15th best sports market in the nation ...

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Lightning to hold Fan Fest at Forum on Saturday

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Published Aug. 24, 2009 at 1:10 p.m.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning will hold their annual Fan Fest Saturday at the St. Pete Times Forum, including a charity hockey game to benefit the Corporal Mike Roberts Memorial Fund.The event begins at 3 p.m. and is free to the public ...

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Tampa Bay Lightning announces affiliate agreement with CHL Colorado

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Published Aug. 17, 2009 at 4:13 p.m.

As expected, the Tampa Bay Lightning and Colorado Eagles of the Central Hockey League announced an affiliation agreement today. But the release from the Lightning was short on specifics. Eagles president and general manager Chris Stewart said the arrangement is ...

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Evgeny Artyukhin's agent says client has no hard feelings for the Tampa Bay Lightning after trade

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Published Aug. 14, 2009 at 12:00 p.m.

Mark Gandler, agent for Evgeny Artyukhin, who was traded Thursday by the Lightning to the Ducks for Drew Miller and a 2010 third-round pick, said his client understands moving players is part of the business and has no hard feelings ...

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