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Here with my 2nd prediction of the week. Going baseball with this one. The Tampa Bay Rays have been a huge surprise thus far this season. They're young, and they're good. But can it last? I'm saying no.I think the Tampa Bay Rays are in trouble. They're much better than they have been in the past this year (obviously) but I think they need to make a move. I truly do not think that the Rays will win

Remember how I said yesterday that if things go horribly wrong, that the Sox and the Skanks could be sharing 2nd place behind the Rays? Well, after last night’s debacle, that reality is getting more real by the day… And it’s not like Dustin Pedroia didn’t try to carry the team on his back, to single-handedly [...]

So, Tim Wakefield, despite turning in a competent 7 inning performance, throwing 115 pitches, 73 for strikes, and giving up 2 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 3, could not overcome the 2 wild pitches, an error by Alex Cora (only his 2nd of the year–better than Lugo’s 15…), [...]

And now, the Sox sit 1.5 games behind Tampa Bay in the AL East Standings. The Sox tried in the late innings after trailing 5-2 for the most of the game, but once again, they fell short with a late inning rally. They are currently 11-13 in 1 run games…seems like a lot worse than [...]

Os Rays estão agora numa forma impressionante vencendo 9 dos ultimos 14 jogos e aproximaram-se de Boston para a liderança da AL East estando apenas meio jogo atrás. O seu ataque tem estado impressionante nessa streak. Nos ultimos 7 jogos a equipa fez em média 6.3 runs/game para 0.274 de eficácia. Aliás na series que [...]

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Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon was talking smack Wednesday night and clearly indicated that the Red Sox don’t believe their differences with the Tampa Bay Rays are a thing of the past. I’m really not certain why Papelbon is running his mouth at this point in the season, especially when he’ll likely be [...]

Ya know….Its BAD enough that Coco and the Rays were gunning for each other from the night before when Coco purposely slammed into Iwamura, after his perceived slight earlier in THAT game–but now the Sox are fighting amoungst themselves? Now, I am not a huge fan of the whole bench clearing brawl (although when the Sox [...]

Boston contara com Jon Lester no montinho, o homem do “No Hitter Game”, que tem um recorde de 3 – 3 e tem um ERA de 3.67 e é canhoto. Já os Rays terão como pitcher James Shields um pitcher destro que tem um recorde de 4 – 3 e um ERA de 3.24. Os Red [...]

With the Sox win against the Rays last night, it moved them back into 1st place. But its weird–its did not even aggravate me that the Sox were not in 1st place all this time–perhaps because the Skanks are still battling the Oreos for LAST place and are still 6.5 games behind? I dont know, [...]

Quem viu os Tampa Bay e quem os ve! O ano passado era um festival de runs quando jogavam contra eles, havia runs para todos os gostos! Este ano fizeram uma melhoria enorme! Disputam com os Red Sox o primeiro lugar na sua divisão, o que vai tornar mais interessante esta série de jogos em [...]

Tampa homeowners, Tampa renters and Tampa businesses: Prepare for 2008 hurricane season As several states recover from the destruction and loss of life caused by recent tornadoes, floods and wildfires, Floridians prepare for the Atlantic hurricane season, which begins today and runs through November. Disaster preparedness for businesses should include: A solid emergency response plan. Business ow

We have talked about the joy of living in Tampa on my previous post. Much of the enjoyment of living in the Tampa Bay area is having sunny days for much of the year. However, we do have some bad weather from time to time and is mostly during our hurricane season. It usually starts near [...]

Espera-se um jogo equilibrado, a equipa de Tampa Bay(4-6) vem subindo de rendimento nas ultimas jornadas e na ultima venceu mesmo aos seus rivais de conferencia New Orleans Voodoo por 41-37. O Facto de apenas sofrerem 37 pontos no ultimo jogo é muito positivo para esta equipa, quer dizer que a linha defensiva está a [...]

Regresso às picks de MLB, a primeira da época, sugerindo a aposta no clube de baseball com mais adeptos espalhados pelo mundo, os New York Yankees. E faço-o não por ser adepto ou por gostar de os seguir, mas porque sinceramente estou em crer que esta pick está destinada a ser vitoriosa. Desde logo os Yankees [...]

There are a million and one clichés to describe the sweep of the Satan Fish (oh, I’m sorry, they are the “Rays of Sunshine” now–could that possibly ANY lamer? They must have a 6 year old heading their Marketing Department) but my favorite is above: “Before you judge, walk a mile in someone’s shoes. Then [...]

Last Week the Tampa Bay Rays swept three games from the Red Sox at Tampa. This week the Boston Red Sox returned the favor at ole Fenway faithfull sweeping three games against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Red Sox bats have been quite but scored twenty six runs in three games. Got respectible pitching from Buchholz, [...]

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At the risk of sounding like a broken record: Are you freakin KIDDING me??? It’s bad enough the Sox have now lost 5 in a row–But the last 3 were to Tampa Bay….and two of those games were pitched brilliantly by the starter: Clay Buchholtz (Saturday Night): 8IP (A complete game, no less…), with 3 hits, 2 [...]

Tampa was referred to as The Champion city having won the Super Bowl by the Tampa Bay Bucanneers and the following year after that The Stanley Cup by the Tampa Bay Lightning. And we should not forget winning the Arena Football League Championship by the Tampa Bay Storm. Since the next Super Bowl will be here [...]

Jamie Burke belted a three-run homer as the Mariners ripped the Rays, 7-1, at Tropicana Field. Adrian Beltre added a solo shot, and Ichiro, Jose Lopez and Jose Vidro each plated a run for Seattle, which has won the first two in the three-game series. Jarrod Washburn tossed seven innings of one-run ball to pick up his first win of the year. He struck out two and walked only one to move to 11-and-3 all-time against the Rays. Akinori Iwamura plated the only run of the game for Tampa Bay, which slipped to 3-and-5 on the season. Andy Sonnanstine permitted four runs on seven hits over six frames to fall to 1-and-1. The Mariners will attempt to complete the sweep today. First pitch is 9:40 a.m.

Has this country lost it's mind?  The religious right presented a petition to the powers that be in major league baseball demanding the word "Devil" be removed from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' name. The people in the Rays' front office are being fined if they use the word "Devil".The MLB officials are scared of the Christian Right, so they caved.  Sickening.Why are this people so offended? Are their ears gonna fall off if they hear the word devil? 

Duas equipas sem qualquer hipótese de chegar ao playoff, chegam a este jogo, o 7º entre si na temporada, em que Atlanta venceu 4 dos primeiros 6 jogos. Apenas um desses jogos terminou com menos de 7 golos, o último, que terminou 2-1 para Atlanta. Caso percam, os Thrashers passarão a ser os ultimos classificados, [...]

Five players from the Devil Rays. This is one of the teams I was really looking forward to writing about. In fact, I might even end up having a tough time choosing only five players. If it wasn't playing in perhaps the most difficult division in baseball, this team could be competing for the wild card right now. Either way, they WILL be in several years. Dioner Navarro He's been getting quite

Tampa Bay Buccaneers are on a signing spree this free agency season as they have already signed four new defensive players in the first two weeks of free agency. In the third week of the free agency on Monday, the Bucs went on and signed unrestricted free agent safety Eugene Wilson and the terms of [...]

Over the past few years, we have received many requests from Tampa Bay fans to create a new style of our Yankee Hater cap just for them. So, we know there’s a lot of YH’ing going on down there. It’s early in 2008, and there’s already been a chapter added to the Tampa [...]

Going two innings yesterday, Bartolo Colon hit 94 on the radar gun a coupe time and threw a total of 26 pitches (18 for strikes),and gave up 1 run on 2 hits. He also walked and struck out 1. From Theo: “I’ll be honest with you — he had more arm strength than we expected…He [...]

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Who are you to complain, pal? You have your men barreling into opposing teams players in spring training exhibition games, and injuring them. Everyone loves hard-nosed baseball DURING THE REGULAR SEASON, but we don’t need that nonsense in spring training. You’re stirring up bad blood all over baseball–that nonsense has to end. When you do [...]

Previous Five Picks 15) Detroit Lions: Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas 16) Arizona Cardinals: Mike Jenkins, CB, South Florida 17) Minnesota Vikings: Phillip Merling, DE, Clemson 18) Houston Texans: Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon 19) Philadelphia Eagles: Limas Sweed, WR, Texas Click here to see the entire Mock Draft. The Longest Mock Draft in NFL History Continues...Before I start, I just wanted to take a quick second to direct everyone’s attention to MLB’s shakedown of the Cape Cod Baseball League. I think it’s something that deserves more attention than it’s getting. When I heard about it on the news I was slightly disturbed. The more I read about it as I researched the issue for that article, the more angry it made me.Bud Selig is scum. He can’t rid baseball of steroids,

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I personally think that this bunch could be the best overall cheering squad in the entire NFL, and perhaps all of pro sports. The combination of outfits, good looks, and warm climate location all make for a great crew. Their team page kind of makes me salivate. Look at those uniforms folks. [...]

Short sale package checklist:   Hardship Letter  (This letter should be as compelling as possible,  remember you’re asking the lender to forgive a debt) EXAMPLE OF A HARDSHIP LETTER To Whom It May Concern: I am writing this letter to explain my unfortunate set of circumstances that have caused us to become delinquent on our mortgage. We have done everything in our [...]

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Tampa Bay Rays signed reliever Troy Percival to a two-year contract Friday. His contract will run through 2009 is worth at least $8 million. Aside from that, he’ll have a chance to earn another $4 million-plus in performance incentives. “You see an organization that’s trying to do everything right, and I wanted to be a part of it,” Percival said after slipping on a Rays jersey in the clubhouse at Tropicana Field.

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READ ALL OUR SHORT SALE TIPS, CLICK  “SHORT SALES TAMPA” IN THE RIGHT MARGIN. Tampa Bay Area Home Owners – Real Estate Short Sale Tip #7 Don’t pay some one to do what your experienced short sale Realtor will do as part of the service of selling you Home in a short sale. Now That you’ve compiled everything you need for the short sale package and your Realtor has used their skill and knowledge about short sales to find a buyer, Your agent will prepare the supporting documentation for the package, Including; Estimated Closing statement (HUD1)ComparablesProperty photo reportIf repairs are needed a construction repair estimateA well prepared offer including proof of funds and /or a lenders approval letter.    Please Contact John Montesano for information on Pre- foreclosures and short sales in the Tampa Bay area. If your home is not in the Tampa Bay area, I will be happy to find a short sale expert for you in your area.   &nbs

Tampa Bay Area Home Owners – Real Estate Short Sale Tip #6 The Short Sale Package Sellers Requirements As was mentioned in our last short sale tip, the lender will want to see documents supporting any claim that you can not keep up with your mortgage payments. Although Short sale packages very from one mortgagee to another, more than likely you are going to have to provide them with the following; The Hardship letter2 years Tax returnsLast 2 W2’sLast 2 Pay stubsLast 2 months bank statements Tampa home owners as well as others Please understand before you hire anybody, You do not need to pay to have a short sale package filled out or for assistance with a short sale package. An experienced Realtor will help you by letting you know which information they are going to prepare for the package when an offer comes in and eliminating any confusion about the sale of your home  Please Contact John Montesano for information on Pre- foreclosures and short sales

Tampa Bay Area Home Owners – Real Estate Short Sale Tip #5 All Mortgage companies are  going to want to know what went wrong and when. The Hardship letter One of the more significant factors in how the mortgagee is going to decide whether they will accept a short sale or not. However definitely not the only factor. The lender is also likely to want pay stubs and bank statements. While searching for some examples of Hardship letters I came across this interesting site. My belief on the letter is be as contrite as is real. give the pertinent facts and be sure to mention how hard you tried to avoid this situation.  Please Contact John Montesano for information on Pre- foreclosures and short sales in the Tampa Bay area.       Tags: real+estate+tampa, tampa+homes+for+sale, short+sales, foreclosure, preforeclosure, distress+sale, bankrupt, chapter+13, listing+agent, tampa+realtor, short+sale+agent Share This

  Tampa Bay Area Home Owners - Real Estate Short Sale Tip #5 All Mortgage companies are  going to want to know what went wrong and when.   The Hardship letter One of the more significant factors in how the mortgagee is going to decide whether they will accept a short sale or not. However definitely not the only factor. The lender is also likely to want pay stubs and bank statements. While searching for some examples of Hardship letters I came across this interesting site. My belief on the letter is be as contrite as is real. give the pertinent facts and be sure to mention how hard you tried to avoid this situation.  Please Contact John Montesano for information on Pre- foreclosures and short sales in the Tampa Bay area.         Tags: real+estate+tampa, tampa+homes+for+sale, short+sales, foreclosure, preforeclosure, distress+sale, bankrupt, chapter+13, listing+agent, tampa+realtor, short+sale+agent add to:

  Tampa Bay Area Home Owners - Real Estate Short Sale Tip #4 Now That you've found a Realtor you're comfortable with, the work can begin. Along with a listing agreement and other forms the agent needs to list your house, your Realtor will need an Letter Of Authorization sometimes referred to as an LOA. This authorization letter allows your lender and Realtor to talk and for the lender to release information pertinent to the sale as well as send out a short sale package, if you haven't received one already. Please Contact John Montesano for information on Pre- foreclosures and short sales in the Tampa Bay area.         Tags: short+sale, tampa+real+estate, preforeclosure, foreclosure, letter+of+authorization, authorization+to+release+information, distress+sale, bankruptcy, chapter+13, tampa+home+for+sale add to:

  Tampa Bay Area Home Owners - Real Estate Short Sale Tip #3 You've talked to the people you need to speak with and you've decided the short sale is your best option at this point. You can sell your home and walk away clean, avoiding foreclosure, bankruptcy and taxes on any amount forgiven by your lender. But it's not that easy. The mortgage company holds all the cards and although most do not want to own single family homes, Your short sale must be approved by the lenders loss mitigation department. (We'll discuss how to get approval in tip #4) Here are some things to consider at this time. Because you have no equity in the home and the bank will ultimately decide what they will accept, you will also pay no commission or closing costs for the sale. Short sales are a lot of work and lenders often prefer to work with an experienced Realtor, rather then a home owner. Realtors have the best chance of selling the property in this market. Don't pay for any person or company

Tampa Bay Area Home Owners – Real Estate Short Sale Tip #2 You have missed or are about to miss a mortgage payment. You’ve called your lender and they said they can’t help you at this point. Your upset because you work hard and always paid your mortgage on time. Be realistic and be honest with yourself. Sit down with whom ever you are going to make that decision with. Where do you see yourself in 12 months. You’ve got options at this point. Refinance, but only if that is going to help and not prolong your problem Live in the house, try to earn more money Put the house on the Market. if market value isn’t greater than your mortgage amount talk to your mortgage co. or Professional Realtor about a short sale. Live in the house until it is foreclosed or you declare chapter 13 bankruptcy. Obviously if you have equity in your home you don’t want to be foreclosed on. If you declare bankruptcy you have to keep up with existing payments while cat

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Maybe some Tampa Bay baseball fans will be a little dissapointed. Now their favorite team has announced some changes. Big ones. They unveiled on Thursday a change on their colors and everything, but perhaps the biggest change (for unknown reasons), was shortening their name to just “Rays”. The “Devil” thing is gone forever.  Why do I say some might feel dissapointed? Well, the word “devil” doesn’t mean in this case anything related to Satan. But it definitely brings some kind of “evil” to the name. Something “evil” makes us think of something fierce and to be feared. That brings some strength to a baseball team, that otherwise will sound just too cliche (for example, the Rays).  The new colors are unique within the MLB, that we can say. This new identity has been received with a lot of excitement by the team and his owner, Stuart Sternberg. “We want the Rays to reflect the best our region has to offer”, says Sternberg on the “just Rays” official MLB webs

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For the 13th consecutive season the New York Yankees clinched a playoff spot Wednesday night, as they beat up on the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 12-4. With New York in the Post Season, all four playoff spots in the A.L. are now locked up. The only question that remains is if the Boston Red Sox will remain on top of the East, and New York comes in as the Wild Card or if the tables will turn ending up with New York on top. Boston now holds a 3 game lead over the Yankees in the East. Yankees Ace Chien Ming-Wang saw his record grow to 19-7 as he threw six innings giving up two runs on seven hits, and striking out six. J.P. Howell took the loss for the D-Rays' record is now 1-6. New York was powered by shortstop Derek Jeter with his 12th homer of the season, and Robinson Cano who hit home run number 19 and had 5 RBI. Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman, said that the team was like Lazarus coming back from the dead. And the usually stoic New York Skipper Joe Torre actually shed tears.© Copyrigh

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Regular Season Schedule and Results 2007DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamStadium09/09/2007Seattle Seahawks20 - 6Tampa Bay BuccaneersQwest Field Seattle WA09/16/2007Tampa Bay Buccaneers31 - 14New Orleans SaintsRaymond James Stadium Tampa FL09/23/2007Tampa Bay Buccaneers St Louis RamsRaymond James Stadium Tampa FL09/30/2007Carolina Panthers Tampa Bay BuccaneersBank of America Stadium Charlotte NC10/07/2007Indianapolis Colts Tampa Bay BuccaneersRCA Dome Indianapolis IN10/14/2007Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tennessee TitansRaymond James Stadium Tampa FL10/21/2007Detroit Lions Tampa Bay BuccaneersFord Field Detroit MI10/28/2007Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jacksonville JaguarsRaymond James Stadium Tampa FL11/04/2007Tampa Bay Buccaneers Arizona CardinalsRaymond James Stadium Tampa FL11/11/2007Bye Week   11/18/2007Atlanta Falcons Tampa Bay BuccaneersGeorgia Dome Atlanta GA11/25/2007Tampa Bay Buccaneers Washington RedskinsRaymond James

We're not too far off from the Sept. 6 kickoff of a brand new football season. As such, The Jaunt will be taking this opportunity to present team-by-team capsules which delve into rich (and not so rich) history, team culture (perceived and fo' real) and the future as viewed by The Jaunt editors and other contributors who have about the same expertise as any other media members pretending to know what will unfold during the upcoming season. We are also debuting The Jaunt Meeting Grounds which are forums for fans to stake claim to their territory and spark wars of words with thy enemy, or befriend other like-minded members. We encourage you to stop in and help us build up a no-holds-barred community of passionate fandom.Here is the 2007 preview of your...Tampa Bay Buccaneers Stadium: Raymond James Stadium - Simply put, the NFL's best stadium. From the outstanding amenities to the unmistakable features -- RJ Stadium is a complete masterpiece. The stadium opened in 1998 and along with i

Fullback Mike Alstott started the night on a high note for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, running onto the field during the intros of the starting offense.  But the big story of the Buccaneers 13-10 win over the Pats Friday night at Raymond James Stadium was the play of backup quarterback Luke McCown.  He did suffer three sacks, but when he did get a chance to throw, he was perfect, going 7-for-7 for 68 yards and a touchdown.  He finished with a passer rating of 146.7. McCown led the Bucs to two scoring drives and was relieved as Tampa Bay led 10-7 in the third quarter.   “The thing we’re excited about is his mobility,” said Head Coach Jon Gruden of McCown. “He’s been on the rise since his return from a knee injury. Had he performed like this last year, he would have been our starting quarterback, no doubt about it. Luke McCown can throw the ball, he can run and he’s playing heady football right now. “We felt good about the last two drives of

Another NHL team has been sold.The Tampa Bay Lightning have been purchased by Absolute Hockey Enterprises, a group led by Doug MacLean. A news conference is scheduled for Tuesday which should include further details. Keep your eye on ESPN.com or NHL.com for updates.This announcement comes just six days after the Nashville Predators were sold to a group of eight investors, one of which part owns another team!And just like all the others, this sale is subject to approval by the NHL's board of governors.For the AP release on Tampa Bay, click here.

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Evidently still not happy with the teams quarterback position, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are jumping into the ring as a possible suitor for former Vikings and Dolphins quarterback Daunte Culpepper. On Thursday head coach Jon Gruden, GM Bruce Allen, and personnel executive Doug Williams met with Culpepper, who is free to sign with anyone after being released from the Dolphins on Tuesday. The Bucs have five QB’s already on their roster, even though one of them, Jake Plummer, has stated he is retired even though he has yet to file the paperwork with the league. Jeff Garcia, who signed with the team in the offseason from Philly, is the starter, and behind him you have Bruce Gradkowski, Chris Simms and Luke McCown. Gruden had said in the past that the door was still open for Plummer to come back if he wanted, as it almost seems in a perfect world for Gruden he would want Plummer and Garcia as his #1 and #2 QB’s. So now the attention turns to Culpepper, who has been waiting for hi

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Fellow Florida Real Estate Professionals I have created 2 new Florida Real Estate Groups and would love it if you join me in posting Consumer information here with me:Florida Luxury Real Estate - we have so many awesome properties in the sunshine state - let's create a space that focuses on the most discriminating buyers and sellers. Florida Real Estate Market Reports - this is a place to post all your Florida Market reports.  I'd also like to invite the Tampa Bay Real Estate professionals to join:Tampa Bay Real Estate - all things relating to the Hillsborough, Pinellas & Pasco County markets - things to do, community info, mortgage tips, and more.Pinellas County Florida Real Estate - all about Pinellas County and our local real estate issues and info   Things are picking up here - hoping the same for you! :-)   Proudly selling Tampa Bay Real Estate in Pinellas, Hillsborough and Pasco County.  

The Bucs aren’t going to let Jake Plummer stiff-arm them much longer.According to the St. Petersburg Times, Plummer is subject to being fined for missing the Bucs’ three-day mandatory minicamp that concluded Thursday, and indications are that the team will ask him to repay about $7-million of a prorated signing bonus if he fails to play this season. Tampa Bay acquired the rights to the quarterback, 32, from the Broncos on March 3, prompting him to announce plans to retire.  Bucs general manager Bruce Allen said Thursday he recently spoke to Plummer and the team still hopes he reports to training camp on July 27.  “You can’t unilaterally retire as a player in the NFL,” Allen said, “because you have a contract.  He is under the same obligations as every player on the team.”  Plummer has three years left on his contract and is scheduled to earn $5.3-million in 2007, most among the Bucs’ quarterbacks and which counts against the salary ca

Tampa Bay Florida ~ Commercial offices will have some unexpected guests this Friday, June 22, 2007 - Our commercial Tampa Bay real estate will go to the dogs because Friday is the 9th Annual Take Your Dog to Work Day in Tampa Bay Florida.Take Your Dog to Work Day was started 9 years ago by Pet Sitters International to "celebrate canine companionship" - they wanted to show co-workers that don't own dogs the joy a dog can bring into your life.Historically, Pet Sitters International's goal has been to take the day and have fun while putting the focus on the benefits of owning a dog and helping to motivate people to take action and adopt many of the dogs currently in Tampa Bay area shelters or Humane Societies. Our shelters are typically fuller in the summer months.    If you still want to be part of this years "woof-friendly workday" to www.petsit.com to get all the information you need to pa

Tampa Bay left fielder Carl Crawford is no stranger to success while playing against the Blue Jays. And the fans in the Great White North aren't afraid to let him know how they feel about it. "I know I get heckled the worst here," the all-star told reporters during his team's visit to Toronto last week."I get stuff talking about my mother, to family, to everything. I get cursed out, it's terrible here." "I like playing here, I love the city. I'm just saying that when I'm standing in left field, that's the most verbal abuse I get in any ballpark."In 87 career games against the Jays, he's hit .306 with 11 homers, 47 RBIs, 65 runs scored and 37 stolen bases. This year he's batting .333 with three homers and 10 RBIs in nine contests against them. Related:Crawford feasts on Blue Jays; But Toronto fans rip on Devil Rays star [The Barrie Examiner]

While most of us are settling in just fine with the boys of summer and also waiting to see who gets crowned as NBA champions, you can't deny that craving you have to see the pinpoint flight of a pigskin launching from a strong-armed Quarterback, or a strategically placed stiff-arm from a bruising Running Back sending a would-be tackler to his knees. Football season will be here before you know it and Tampa Bay fans will have the opportunity to release their pent up gridiron urges as the Bucs will host "FanFest" on Saturday, June 9 at Raymond James Stadium."The 2007 FanFest will include all of the elements Buccaneer fans have come to anticipate on this one-of-a-kind day: up-close interaction with virtually the entire roster, myriad autograph opportunities, a Q&A session with the entire Buccaneer coaching staff, cheerleader performances, interactive games, sponsor giveaways and more. And, best of all, it’s completely free and open to the public! Simply head down to Raymond James Stadi

New Jersey’s Brian Gionta shakes hands with Tampa Bay’s Brad Richards after the Devils eliminated the Lightning from the playoffs with a 3-2 win in Game 6 of their quarterfinal seri… More: continued here

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are looking to move up the list in the upcoming NFL Draft, and word is the player they are targeting is wide out Calvin Johnson. The move makes perfect sense for the Bucs, who went out and grabbed last years surprise QB in Jeff Garcia, and are sorely in need of a big playmaker on offense, and Johnson fits that bill. Tampa Bay GM Bruce Allen has been talking to Raiders owner Al Davis about moving up, and Davis is considering the move according to sources. Word is that Tampa Bay is looking to offer the Raiders all four of their picks in the first three rounds just for the chance to move up to one to take Johnson, who many consider to be the best athlete in the draft. Johnson and the Bucs met on Friday, and Johnson’s agent said the meeting went well. Of course they also met with QB’s JaMarcus Russell and Brady Quinn, but pretty much everyone in the league knows that they have their eyes set on Johnson. The pressure is on Tampa Bay and more on head coac

TAMPA BAY: Fulfilling the PromiseBy Art Levy - 4/1/2007HIGH-TECH FOCUS: The entire region should benefit from SRI International's arrival in St. Petersburg and efforts between the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute and Merck to create a cancer research venture near the University of South Florida. "We need to help the SRIs and the Mercks of the world fulfill the promise that exists from attracting those kind of facilities to Tampa Bay," says Stuart L. Rogel, president and CEO of the Tampa Bay Partnership.JOBS: According to a Tampa Bay Partnership report, which includes Manatee and Sarasota counties, the region generated more than 37,000 jobs in 2006 and created more than three times as many jobs as Charlotte, N.C., in the first quarter of 2006.CHALLENGES: There are concerns over insurance rates, property taxes, transportation and the availability of affordable housing. The answer? "I don't think you can just sit there, be stagnant and press out widgets every day and su

TAMPA BAY: Fulfilling the PromiseBy Art Levy - 4/1/2007HIGH-TECH FOCUS: The entire region should benefit from SRI International's arrival in St. Petersburg and efforts between the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute and Merck to create a cancer research venture near the University of South Florida. "We need to help the SRIs and the Mercks of the world fulfill the promise that exists from attracting those kind of facilities to Tampa Bay," says Stuart L. Rogel, president and CEO of the Tampa Bay Partnership.JOBS: According to a Tampa Bay Partnership report, which includes Manatee and Sarasota counties, the region generated more than 37,000 jobs in 2006 and created more than three times as many jobs as Charlotte, N.C., in the first quarter of 2006.CHALLENGES: There are concerns over insurance rates, property taxes, transportation and the availability of affordable housing. The answer? "I don't think you can just sit there, be stagnant and press out widgets every day and su

Tampa Bay having a growing economy and great climate, is really a wondrous haven to live in. Money magazine predicted that Tampa Bay real estate market will be one of the toughest in the US in the next years to come. Even Fiserv Lending Solutions has the same prediction; in the recent survey it actually forecast a 2.8% growth in the housing prices in the Tampa Bay real estate market in 2006. Florida is jumping with the rise of real estate property prices. The increasing demand of the real estate properties that are most remarkable are its residential and commercial real estate markets. There are array of reasons why the homes are being bought. Holiday makers like the European and American, actually finds Florida as the greatest summer holiday site. So usually heaps of people gather to the place every summer. Florida has a lot of attractions to offer and a lot of it is in Tampa Bay, that’s why masses of visitors and tourists are fond of visiting the place. Because of the speeding grow

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2006 record: 4-12Head Coach: Jon GrudenOffensive Coordinator: Bill MuirDefensive Coordinator: Monte KiffinPro-Bowl: Ronde Barber (CB)OffenseLike alot of the years in the past, the Buc's offense was yet again, bad. Chris Simms ruptured his appendix in week 3 and it caused him to miss the rest of the season. But even before his injury he was off to horrible start, he had a QB rating of 46.3 and 7 ints to just 1 TD. His replacement was Bruce Gradkowski, rookie out of Toledo. Although he was a little better, it wasn't by much. Their running game wasn't nearly as good as it was last season. After his impressive rookie year, Carnell Williams had quit a sophomore slump gaining only 798 yards and just 1 touchdown. I also should mention that I drafted him in one of my fantasy leagues...yeah, that didn't turn out to well. The only player that had somewhat a good offensive year was 12-year veteran, Joey Galloway. He caught 62 balls for 1,057 yards and 7 touchdowns. They need help at quarterba

In the world of baseball, every spring before the season gives hope for a new start and perspective and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays are proof of that. Every year since their inception, the Devil Rays have managed to be a second division team and end up in American League East basement. However, in light of their finish in 2006 and the past, with their young talent, they have hope for future.Therefore, the question remains, when does it happen?In the nine year history of the team, the team has only 70 games once. Will 2007 usher a change? That yet remains to be seen, but with the improvements the Baltimore Orioles made, a strong Blue Jays team, and the big-market, super-star laden New Yankees and Boston Red Sox, last place for the Rays may be all bit pre-determined.However, the Rays boast a plethora of young talent that rivals any with up-and-comers Rocco Baldelli, Jorge Cantu, Carl Crawford, Delmon Young, B.J. Upton and Japanese import Akinori Iwamura. That being said, for the most part,

Clearwater Florida kicks off Breast Cancer 3–Day Walk This year the 60 mile Susan G Komen Tampa Bay Breast Cancer 3–Day Race has extra meaning to me so when a women I don’t know knocked at my door one day asking me to sponsor her in the walk of course I ...

Clearwater Florida Home Mortgage Report – Is your Home Loan Going Up in Smoke? We are seeing the Tampa Bay Mortgage Industry like the rest of the world changing quickly before our eyes and many home buyers or those looking at Clearwater Condominiums for sale who thought they had a mortgage in the works ...

Keeping Tampa Bay’s Water Blue by being Green  I want to introduce you to a wonderful 501(c)(3) eco-friendly non-profit we are members of here in the Tierra Verde, Florida – Tampa Bay Watch  They are located at: Tampa Bay Watch, 3000 Pinellas Bayway South, Tierra Verde, FL 33715  Tampa Bay Watch is very active in a variety of programs and education to make ...