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By Gary Armida
Winning is all that matters, right? Yes, any organization should “go for it” when the opportunity arises. It’s just that winning does come at a cost to any club. It’s normal for any franchise, in any sport, to not only deal with the glory, but to deal with the negative impact of winning. [...]

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By Gary Armida
A star was born last night. Oh yeah, the Rays won the pennant too. Young David Price closed out the World Champion Boston Red Sox 3-1 and sent the Rays to the World Series. The win can be classified as historic as the Boston Red Sox had won nine consecutive elimination games heading [...]

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By Gary Armida
Game five of the ALCS could be described in the words of college football announcer, Lee Corso, “Not so fast, my friend”. But, it should be described with the following adjectives: heart, passion, pressure. The Red Sox once again showed why they have won two titles in four years. With the Rays holding a [...]

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By Gary Armida
While Cliff Lee is the favorite to win the Cy Young Award with Roy Halladay a close second, the American League’s best big game pitcher may be the 24 year old left hander out of Boston. Jon Lester once again proved why he is the new leader of the Boston Red Sox staff [...]

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The Trade Scale
By Gary Armida
Welcome to the newest section of FullCountPitch.com that we like to call “The Trade Scale”. In this section, we will evaluate some of the trades made during the hot stove and regular season. The idea is not to declare a winner or loser per se, but to discuss if the trade [...]

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New Logo, New Uniforms, New Outlook.
By Gary Armida
For ten years, the Tampa Bay Rays (formerly Devil Rays) have been the doormat of Major League Baseball. Their uniforms were ugly, their stadium was ugly, and most importantly, their play was ugly to the tune of 642 wins against 974 losses. The Rays have never been a [...]

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