The surrogate
It begins with a woman who yearns for a baby and another who is willing and able to give her one. You can imagine the motives of the prospective parents. But what about the woman willing to carry a baby, give birth and then walk away?
Friday Night Rewind It doesn't matter which team you cheer for. We've got video previews of every high school football program in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando County.
Rays tickets: $9-$210, available at Tropicana Field box office (no service charge), by phone (888-326-7297), all Ticketmaster outlets and on raysbaseball.com; $2 surcharge for purchases within five hours of that day's game.
Watch for
Kaz on track: Rays LHP Scott Kazmir has struggled at times, but the Rays are 15-6 in his 21 starts. His career 4.70 ERA against Baltimore is his highest against any opponent.
Hard luck: Orioles ace Jeremy Guthrie has lost twice at Tropicana Field this season despite giving up just three combined earned runs.
Tough outs: Nick Markakis is 7-for-14 vs. Kazmir, and ex-Ray Aubrey Huff is 4-for-8 with a homer, but Melvin Mora is just 2-for-22. 1B Carlos Pena has fared well (6-for-14, homer) vs. Guthrie, but Akinori Iwamura is 2-for-16 and Jason Bartlett is 2-for-12.
On deck
Saturday: vs. Orioles, 3:55, Ch. 13. Rays — RHP Andy Sonnanstine (13-6, 4.42); Orioles — RHP Daniel Cabrera (8-8, 5.24)
Sunday: vs. Orioles, 1:40, Ch. 66. Rays — RHP James Shields (11-8, 3.75); Orioles — LHP Chris Waters (2-1, 4.71)
Monday: Off
Quote of the day
"They put something on the board tonight about, 'Pump up the crowd.' I was saying, 'Yeah, good luck.' "
Cliff Floyd, Rays DH, on seeing fewer than 15,000 fans at the Trop the last three nights. He said they appreciate fans who come but hope for more.
Number of the day
11-0-1 Rays' record in their 12 series since the All-Star break.
Magic number
26
The combination of Tampa Bay wins and Boston losses for the Rays to win the AL East.
[Last modified: Aug 31, 2008 06:38 PM]
Comments on this article
by toni
Aug 31, 2008 6:38 PM
I went to a Cubbies game in Chicago a week ago today,it was dismal and raining,but the stadium was packed with those immensely loyal,crazy Cubbies fans.I'm not sure which I enjoyed more, watching Lastings Miledge and team beat the Cubs or the fans.
by glenn
Aug 29, 2008 3:49 PM
Tampa Bay will properly support the Rays but not at the Trop. A location near I4 & I75 would be a huge success.
by Jeff
Aug 29, 2008 3:19 PM
Careful Cliffy...one decent season doesn't make up for 10 years of garbage. You can complain about attendence after you make the playoffs. There are a lot of tough games left my friend.
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