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	TSN : mlb - Canada's Sports Leader
		Although Rios was rolling along with a batting average in the vicinity of.300 at the time, he was showing little of the power his six-foot-five, 195-pound frame should generate.
		Rios would need hours of extra work in the batting cage to integrate the change and he and Brantley have been at it every day.
		The new Rios has inspired enough confidence that manager John Gibbons moved him to the three-spot in the batting order after Corey Koskie was injured.
	www.tsn.ca /mlb/news_story?ID=125792&hubname=mlb (1051 words)

	Toronto Blue Jays : News : Toronto Blue Jays News
		Alex Rios had problems in the past because he was messing up his swing's timing with an extra step.
		Rios will point out that, while he doesn't want to use it as an excuse, his average suffered due to the adjustments he was still getting accustomed to at the plate.
		Rios is displaying the type of swings that have the Blue Jays believing this is the player they've been waiting to emerge for years.
	toronto.bluejays.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060515&content_id=1454878&vkey=news_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor (1212 words)

	PUERTO RICO HERALD: Rios A Hit Everywhere But With The Long Ball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		"Alex is a young player, and when it comes to his swing, he has no idea what's supposed to happen, where it's supposed to happen and when it's supposed to happen," Brantley said.
		In his past 23 at-bats, Rios has 11 hits, in part because Brantley has nudged him to raise his hands and attack the ball on a downward plane.
		Rios has never hit for power -- he had 20 homers in five-plus minor-league seasons -- but he did drive in 82 runs during his remarkable Double-A campaign in 2003, when he batted.352.
	www.puertorico-herald.org /issues2/2005/vol09n20/RiosHit.shtml (579 words)

	TheStar.com - Diamond Duel: Alex Rios (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Rios never got his bat going, was benched in September for failing to run out a routine fly ball and is now stuck in a platoon situation with Eric Hinske while trying to shed a reputation as a player lacking the desire to equal his talent.
		Rios was also the only one of the 30 primary right fielders to post a slugging percentage below.400, closing at.397 and raising doubts about the theory he has enough extra-base ability to eventually hit more home runs.
		Rios worked at changing his batting stance over the winter, widening his feet and dropping his hands to get more pull on the ball, but his employers want other improvements as well.
	www.thestar.com /NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1141513810353&call_pageid=968867503640 (1025 words)

	USATODAY.com - Fantasy Sports
		ET Alex Rios went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and a stolen base as the Blue Jays defeated the White Sox 8-2 tonight.
		Rios was scheduled to get the day off, but starter Ted Lilly was out early and the club was down 5-0 in the fifth.
		Rios was called upon with runners on first and second with one out in the inning and deposited a 1-2 slider from Fogg into the left field seats.
	fantasybaseball.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=MLB&id=3793 (474 words)

	Toronto Sun: - The Last Word
		Rios likely is headed to triple-A Syracuse after feasting on double-A Eastern League pitching, with a.352 average, 11 homers and 82 RBIs.
		Rios flew out in his next at-bat, but had a run-scoring single to centre to cut the Pittsburgh lead to 3-2 in the fifth, singled in the seventh and then came the eighth.
		Rios was born in Coffee, Ala., but grew up in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, idolizing former Texas Rangers slugger Juan Gonzalez.
	www.canoe.ca /NewsStand/TorontoSun/Sports/2004/03/09/pf-375306.html (608 words)

	Alex Rios : Rotoworld.com - Alex Rios Biography from Rotoworld.com
		Alex Rios went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and a stolen base as the Blue Jays defeated the White Sox 8-2 tonight.
		Alex Rios went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, a walk and a stolen base Wednesday against the Orioles.
		Alex Rios had a two-run homer, an RBI double and a sac fly in Tuesday night's victory.
	www.rotoworld.com /content/playerpages/player_main.asp?sport=MLB&id=3793 (857 words)

	Boxing News -- 24 hours/day - Reload often!
		Rios never even had a chance to open up his bag of tricks as a right hook to the temple knocked Rios unconscious less than a minute into the first round.
		Rios, who was coming off a 1 1/2 year layoff, seemed a bit nervous and did little offensively to halt the forward marching Taylor.
		Rios eventually was able to stand up on his feet and walk out of the ring on his own power.
	www.fightnews.com /ploof5.htm (1591 words)

	Jermain Taylor vs. Alex Rios (January 9, 2004)
		Taylor (164 ½) caught Rios (165 ½) near the ropes and drilled him with a whip-like left hand to the body and a crushing overhand right to the top of the skull.
		Rios, San Antonio, Texas crumbled to the canvas near the corner and was unconscious for several moments before he was helped to an upright position and then from the ring.
		It is true that Rios challenged Terry Norris for the WBC super welterweight crown back in 1996 before losing on a fifth round knockout, however, his name is synonymous with quick exits.
	www.boxingtimes.com /analyses/2004/040109taylor_rios.html (480 words)

	Serious Baseball: It's Just Gross, Gabe Gross.
		Rios is also a better fielder than Gross, but not by as much as people tend to believe.
		Rios got called up as soon as he did because of the absolute dominance he showed at the AA level in 2003 (514 AB,.352/.402/.521, 11 HR).
		If he does, Alex Rios could be great trade bait for the future; and if he doesn’t, Alex Rios will be right there to step in.
	www.athomeplate.com /sb1505.shtml (1384 words)

	Alex Rios : Blue Jays Alex Rios Statistics
		Alexis Israel Rios was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (19th overall) of the 1999 amateur entry draft.
		With Alexis Rios on their roster, the Jays have always hoped to give the Red Sox and Yankees a run for their money.
		Rios has been regarded among the MLB Rookie of the Year Award candidates, but his chance seems to have been nullified by Bobby Crosby of the Oakland Athletics.
	www.mlb-teams.com /players/bluejays_player/a_Rios.php (483 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Rios also barely missed catching a Jorge Cantu line drive when his back bumped against the right-field wall, leading to a long single and eventual run in the seventh.
		Rios was a little too close to the fence in right-centre as Crawford’s ball ricocheted off it and back over his head.
		But Rios admitted to making a mistake when he broke for home on an ensuing attempted drag bunt – not a squeeze play – by Gregg Zaun and was tagged out in a rundown.
	www.metronews.ca /sports_news_fullstory.asp?id=7442 (705 words)

	USATODAY.com - Jays' Halladay silences Indians to earn sixth win (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Alex Rios hit a solo homer in the third as the Blue Jays snapped a seven-game losing streak against Cleveland.
		Rios put the Blue Jays up 2-0 in the third with his second homer of the series.
		Rios' drive to left-center came just five at-bats after his homer on Friday snapped a drought of 330 at-bats between homers.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/games/2005-05-15-jays-indians_x.htm?csp=34 (860 words)

	SLAM! Sports - Baseball - Toronto - Outfielder sends warning shots
		Perhaps Rios is sending a message to Jays brass that he wants to be an everyday player.
		For the second day in a row, Rios was the talk of the Blue Jays camp when he hammered a Dustin McGowan pitch over the left-field fence for a two-run shot in yesterday's second and final intrasquad game of the spring.
		Rios, however, did say upon arrival in camp that his goal was to get the right-field situation back to the way it was last year when he was the every day player.
	slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Baseball/MLB/Toronto/2006/03/01/1467987-sun.html (623 words)

	Boxing News : Tobey : Taylor Romps Over Rios; Campbell Outpoints Attah
		Taylor landed a left hook to the body, forcing Rios to double over, then a right hook hit top of Rios' head, putting Rios on the canvas.
		The television replay shown on the arena's scoreboard did not clearly show the right hand landing, prompting boos from the crowd of 4,562, but ringside physician Joseph Carpenteri said Rios was unconscious for about a minute.
		Rios (23-5-1, 18 KOs) was taken to a nearby hospital after he left the ring.
	www.maxboxing.com /Tobey/Tobey011004.asp (563 words)

	Baby Steps for a Potential Franchise Player -- The Hardball Times
		Rios was written off by many as a "signability" pick in the cost-cutting Gord Ash period, but others pointed to his impressive athletic gifts and his long, lean frame.
		Rios was the Eastern League's MVP and batting champion in 2003.
		Rios will have a chance to work side by side with fellow Puerto Rican Carlos Delgado, and there are already signs that Delgado's patient approach is influencing the youngster.
	www.hardballtimes.com /main/article/baby-steps-for-a-potential-franchise-player (998 words)

	KATU 2 - Portland, Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Rios went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs for Toronto, which will play a big part in the playoff picture with an upcoming road trip that includes series against the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.
		Rios thinks his team is up for the challenge.
		Rios entered the game in a 9-for-64 slump, and was benched last Friday for not running out a routine fly out.
	www.katu.com /stories/79860.html (667 words)

	1,000 Kane'ohe Marines deploy to Afghanistan - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		As Alex Rios watched his father prepare to deploy to Afghanistan yesterday he thought carefully about his own set of orders.
		Ten-year-old Alex Rios sat amid seabags quietly with his father, Petty Officer 2nd Class James Lambert, a Navy hospital corpsman, before the first wave of Marines from Kane'ohe Bay prepared to deploy to Afghanistan.
		Rios was one of many young men who assumed "man of the house" duties yesterday as nearly 1,000 Marines from Kane'ohe Bay started to depart for Afghanistan.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Nov/09/ln/ln02p.html (586 words)

	Eric Hinske - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After the 2004 season, the Blue Jays acquired Corey Koskie and Shea Hillenbrand, both third basemen, and Hinske was moved to first base for the 2005 season.
		With the acquisitions of Lyle Overbay and Troy Glaus by Toronto in the 2005 offseason, there was little room for Hinske as a corner infielder, and he was shifted once more to right field in a platoon with Alex Rios for the 2006 season.
		Shortly afterwards, Rios won the starting job at right field, leaving Hinske as his backup.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eric_Hinske (421 words)

	HFBoards - Alex Rios
		Rios is currently probably one of the best Jays hitters with two strikes.
		Rios is a more complete player than Hinske or Phelps were/are.
		Rios has shown over the last 2 months that he is an outstanding defensive MLB player.
	hfboards.com /showthread.php?t=95420 (1410 words)

	Batter's Box Interactive Magazine - Winter Meetings - Nov 9
		Rios is a good defensive outfield with OPS+ of 83 and 84 in his two seasons in the majors.
		Rios isn't necessarily the problem: the problem is when you have Rios, Hinske, Hillenbrand and Catalanotto (and Koskie, if he doesn't rebound) all in the lineup together.
		It is my opinion, that if Alex Rios is the everyday starting RF in 2006, JP will have had an absolutely terrible offseason and the Jays will have no chance at the playoffs.
	www.battersbox.ca /article.php?story=20051109082434973 (9429 words)

	Bernie Williams, Alex Rios, Javier Vazquez, World Baseball Classic - CBS SportsLine.com
		Bernie Williams hit a tiebreaking single, Alex Rios homered and Team Puerto Rico made its WBC debut with a 2-1 victory over Panama on Tuesday night.
		Rios was down 0-2 in the count in the fifth before his home run tied the score at 1-all.
		Alex Rios is met by Alex Cintron after hitting a home run to put Puerto Rico on the board.
	www.sportsline.com /mlb/wbc/gamecenter/recap/WBSC_20060307_PAN@PR (809 words)

	Alex Rios Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
		Alex Rios was born on Wednesday, February 18, 1981, in Coffee, Alabama.
		Rios was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 27, 2004, with the Toronto Blue Jays.
		Did you know that you can compare Alex Rios to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the 2004 American League season?
	www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=riosal01 (290 words)

	Batter's Box Interactive Magazine - It's always a good day to beat the Sox
		Rios has gotten 67% of the plate appearances between him and Hinske so far, though that could be because the Jays seem to face a LHP every other game.
		If Rios was hitting.200 with no homers and grounder after ground to the short stop - as he has done for streches in the past, I don't think you would feel quite so strongly.
		I had the impression that Rios was the prefered choice due to his defence and potential but the Jays were not going to spend a jillion dollars elsewhere just to have another year of an offensive sinkhole in RF all season.
	www.battersbox.ca /article.php?story=20060413073949651 (2878 words)

	Making good on his talent, Alex Rios growing into a star for Blue Jays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		(CP) - Alex Rios, in the midst of another monster night at the plate, was standing at second base last week when Los Angeles Angels shortstop Orlando Cabrera came over and rubbed his shoulder like a genie lamp.
		Last year, in the midst of a particularly trying period in his difficult campaign, Rios was standing at second during a game in Anaheim and jokingly told Cabrera he wanted to quit.
		Rios laughs about it now that his star is once again on the rise.
	www.canada.com /topics/sports/baseball/story.html?id=1b2ec4ab-efb9-460f-ba9d-fea00343f7d9&k=22145 (629 words)

	ProSportsDaily Forums - Alex Rios
		Alex Rios has been on fire.....Lets hope he is finally having is coming out party
		Apparently, Alex Rios was removed from tonight's game due to lack of hustle, not an injury.
		Rios flied out to end the bottom of the first and manager John Gibbons must not have liked the way he got down the line.
	www.prosportsdaily.com /forums/printthread.php?t=22459 (154 words)

	CBC Sports: Jays bats ice cold in New York
		Alex Rios is 6-for-26 this week batting third in the Blue Jays' order.
		Rios has responded with six hits in his last 26 at-bats (.231 average) after hitting.343 in July primarily from the leadoff spot and No. 6 hole.
		Don't be surprised if Rios is batting anywhere but third Sunday, if for no other reason than to shake up a Jays offence that has scored four runs in two games this weekend.
	www.cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2004/08/08/Sports/jays-yankees040808.html (545 words)

	Doghouse Boxing
		Rios’ inactivity will leave him rusty for a few rounds and Taylor will look to exploit it to the fullest.
		Taylor is a very skilled at cutting off the ring and against Rios’ rusty legs he will look to strike fast and hard and add to his list of early round knockouts.
		Rios must stay on his toes and use his respectable hand speed to counter Taylor’s thumping jab.
	www.doghouseboxing.com /Hedtke/Hedtke010904.htm (549 words)

	CBC Sports: Jays' tireless trio carrying offence
		Rookie Blue Jays Alex Rios, left, and Aaron Hill have been big contributors to the team's offence in the second half.
		Conversely, a trio of Toronto Blue Jays — outfielder Alex Rios, shortstop Russ Adams and infielder Aaron Hill — have picked up their play in advance of the stretch run.
		Rios, hitless in his first five August starts, enters Wednesday night's home game against Detroit with seven hits in his last 11 at-bats.
	www.cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2005/08/10/Sports/bluejays-detroit050810.html (505 words)

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