Ramirez

Rays near last place after losing to Orioles

September 19, 2015 general

Saturday, 10 p.m.                   The good start. The new faces. The resiliency in the face of injury. For the Tampa Bay Rays, it has all disappeared. In it’s place? Well, a half-step lower, and what the Rays will own is last place. A 2-1 loss to the […]

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Who’s he? Rays’ Ramirez ranks with AL leaders

August 11, 2015 general

Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. He was not supposed to be this good. He was never supposed to be special. He was an afterthought of a trade, just another guy trying to eat up innings. He was not supposed to be dominant. He was not supposed to be a star. Erasmo Ramirez was a pleasant enough guy, […]

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Ramirez gives Rays a reason to smile

July 10, 2015 general

These days, no one asks Erasmo Ramirez why he is smiling. These days, it’s pretty obvious why the pleasant right hander is grinning. And why he’s making everyone else grin, too. Ramirez ran his record to 8-3 Friday night as the Rays finally found a spot of sunshine in a season that had turned gloomy. […]

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Ramirez is an unlikely hero as Rays win another

May 14, 2015 general

Thursday, 11;16 p.m. Rameriz won for the first time in 13 1/2 months./JEFFREY S. KING St. Petersburg The cavalry doesn’t always look the way you might expect when it charges over the hill. Sometimes, help comes from the darnedest places. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing your latest really big deal for the Tampa Bay Rays: Erasmo […]

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