Jul 21, 2008
Story Timeline: 77 days
ST. PETERSBURG -- A lot has been made about the Rays being anything but road warriors this season. And, true, the Rays entered Monday night's game against the A's with a 19-25 mark on the road as compared 38-15 at home. However, the fact they have a losing record on the road hardly sets the Rays apart from the rest of the teams in the American League, or baseball for that matter. The Angels are the only American League team with a winning road record at 31-18 and the Yankees are the only AL team at .500 with a 23-23 mark. In the National League, only the Phillies (26-23) and the Cardinals (27-22) have winning road records and there are no teams at .500, which means 26 teams in baseball have losing road records. What gives? "I can only speak from our perspective," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "Obviously, when we come [to...
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