The latest news from Scout.com. The Scout.com Network covers college, NFL, MLB, high school, recruiting, and much more http://www.scout.com/ http://media.scout.com/media/rss/scout.gif http://www.scout.com/ en-us Copyright © 2013 Scout.com and Scout.com. All rights reserved. This website is an unofficial and independent source of news and information, and is not affiliated with any school, team or league. info@scout.com info@scout.com Fri, 24 May 2013 00:41:56 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Troy Percival Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB1) 60 The Yankees have spent a lot of money. The Red Sox will be strong. The Rays, in the aftermath of the Pat Burrell signing, seem likely to improve as well. The A.L. East is going to be a tough race in 2009. The addition of Pat Burrell improves the Rays' chances of defending their American League Championship, writes Tyler Hissey. http://rays.scout.com/2/827579.html 2047 Tyler Hissey http://rays.scout.com/2/827579.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:53:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays FoxSports.com baseball writer Dayn Perry, formerly of Baseball Prospectus, recently answered several questions about the Winter Meetings and the Tampa Bay Rays in an email exchange with Tyler Hissey. In the interview below, Perry discusses the CC Sabathia signing and the Rays’ chances of repeating as American League Champions. http://rays.scout.com/2/821355.html 2047 Tyler Hissey http://rays.scout.com/2/821355.html Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:37:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays Troy Percival flew home to California after he was left off the Rays' ALCS roster. Percival should be with his team right now, writes Tyler Hissey. http://rays.scout.com/2/800539.html 2047 Tyler Hissey http://rays.scout.com/2/800539.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:02:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays Tomorrow — Saturday, August 16 — Rays Digest writer Tyler Hissey will be appearing on Sports Talk 1220 to discuss the first-place Tampa Bay Rays at 3:20 P.M. http://rays.scout.com/2/779824.html 2047 Scout.com http://rays.scout.com/2/779824.html Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:57:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays Resiliency and resourcefulness have been two of the Rays’ trademarks this season, and they showed both on Sunday in one of their most significant wins of the season. The Rays won a game in which they trailed 3-1 in the eighth, blew a 4-3 lead in the ninth, fell behind 5-4 in the 10th and then rallied to win. http://rays.scout.com/2/775237.html 2047 Scout.com wire services http://rays.scout.com/2/775237.html Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:02:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays The Rays have won a major league-best 40 games at home, but the key to their season will be taking their act on the road. Starting Thursday in Kansas City, the Rays play 37 of their final 62 games on the road, and that could be a problem. http://rays.scout.com/2/771957.html 2047 Scout.com wire services http://rays.scout.com/2/771957.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:58:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays Tampa Bay kept up its winning ways at home on Wednesday afternoon, defeating the Oakland Athletics, 4-2, in the rubber match of a three-game series to give the club its 13th series win at home in 14 tries. http://rays.scout.com/2/771637.html 2047 Tyler Hissey http://rays.scout.com/2/771637.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:23:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays Shortstop Jason Bartlett ran the bases prior to Monday's 4-0 win against Oakland and even took a turn in the portable sliding pit set up along the first-base foul line. Afterward, he said his right knee, which he sprained while stealing third base against Boston on July 2, was nearly good enough for him to return to the lineup. http://rays.scout.com/2/771225.html 2047 Scout.com wire services http://rays.scout.com/2/771225.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:14:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays There has been a tremendous overall team effort—there seems to be a new hero every game: see Barlett, Jason, on Wednesday—in St. Petersburg all season, and Tampa Bay has relied on its excellent defense and pitching while the offense has struggled to score runs at times. But for now, here are my first-half awards for the best-in-baseball Rays. http://rays.scout.com/2/766939.html 2047 Tyler Hissey http://rays.scout.com/2/766939.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:36:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays The Rays won another game on Tuesday but lost closer Troy Percival, who ended up on the 15-day disabled list because of his left hamstring strain. http://rays.scout.com/2/766589.html 2047 Scout.com wire services http://rays.scout.com/2/766589.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:38:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays The Tampa Bay Rays extended their lead in the American League East on Tuesday night, defeating the Boston Red Sox 3-1 to clinch a series victory over their new nemesis. Tim Wakefield, who turns into Cy Young when he comes to Tropicana Field, was outpitched by Tampa Bay starter Matt Garza, who scattered five hits and one earned run in seven solid innings to earn the win. http://rays.scout.com/2/766460.html 2047 Tyler Hissey http://rays.scout.com/2/766460.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:11:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays Hot News for RP Troy Percival http://rays.scout.com/a.z?s=322&p=9&c=2&cid=766452&nid=3552921&fhn=1 2047 Tyler Hissey http://rays.scout.com/a.z?s=322&p=9&c=2&cid=766452&nid=3552921&fhn=1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:20:46 GMT 1 322 Tampa Bay rays Prompted by a few questions on the subject, I decided to do my own version of the AL East player debates. Solely focusing on the three best teams—record-wise at the midway point—in the American League East, here are my picks for the top players at each position among the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays. http://rays.scout.com/2/765977.html 2047 Tyler Hissey http://rays.scout.com/2/765977.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:37:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays The Tampa Bay Rays won their second consecutive road series on Sunday, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the rubber-match of a three-game set. Backed by Shawn Riggans' 3-for-4 performance and Andy Sonnanstine's seven effective innings, the Rays closed out their road trip with a 5-1 record. With the win and a Boston loss, Tampa Bay now has a one-half game lead in the American League East. http://rays.scout.com/2/765903.html 2047 Tyler Hissey http://rays.scout.com/2/765903.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:50:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays The Tampa Bay Rays will be face-to-face with two of their former managers the next three days as the Cubs come to town with manager Lou Piniella and pitching coach Larry Rothschild. http://rays.scout.com/2/762898.html 2047 Scout.com wire services http://rays.scout.com/2/762898.html Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:28:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays Following a Memorial Day victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday, the Tampa Bay Rays have the best record in all of Major League Baseball. The Rays’ in-state rival, the Florida Marlins, are off to an excellent start as well, currently sitting atop the National League East standings. Which team is more likely to remain in playoff contention throughout the remainder of the season? http://rays.scout.com/2/757586.html 2047 Tyler Hissey http://rays.scout.com/2/757586.html Tue, 27 May 2008 05:20:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays The Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday announced that Scott Kazmir has signed a contract extension, locking the left-hander up through 2011, with a club option for 2012. http://rays.scout.com/2/754870.html 2047 Tyler Hissey http://rays.scout.com/2/754870.html Wed, 14 May 2008 22:08:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays The Tampa Bay Rays have been on the winning side of most of their games lately—15 of their last 22, to be exact. The reason for the Rays’ success is fairly simple, though: pitching and defense, again proving the old adage—good pitching beats good hitting—true. http://rays.scout.com/2/754101.html 2047 Tyler Hissey http://rays.scout.com/2/754101.html Mon, 12 May 2008 04:13:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays Backed by a one-hit complete game from James Shields in the series opener, six shutout innings from Scott Kazmir and stellar bullpen work on Saturday night, and Carl Crawford's 3-for-5 performance in the finale, the Tampa Bay Rays swept the Los Angeles Angels this weekend. Tampa Bay improves to 21-16, five games above .500 for the first time in franchise history. http://rays.scout.com/2/754062.html 2047 Tyler Hissey http://rays.scout.com/2/754062.html Mon, 12 May 2008 00:31:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays A weak ‘pen has been a crutch nearly every season in the 10-year history of the Tampa Bay Rays franchise, and, even with new closer Troy Percival, there is no telling how effective Rays’ relief corps can become in '08. While reaching the 80-win plateau is a realistic possibility for this team, and the Rays will certainly not again be the laughing stock of the AL East, Percival is perhaps the key. http://rays.scout.com/2/730122.html 2047 Tyler Hissey http://rays.scout.com/2/730122.html Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:20:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays