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Charmaine · **Joined:** Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:12 pm **Posts:** 3435

We had a thread on those pesky Tampa Bay Rays in "Games Today". Without going into details of how I messed up, I went to move it to "Division Races" and it got deleted. Ack.

So, if any of you notice that your post count went down, that's the reason. Sorry. :oops:

If we must talk about them (outside of when we play them), here's where it goes.

Do any of you know how much I hate them right now? :evil:

Can someone PLEASE take this team back down to earth?
It would be preferable to make the start of their descension by taking these upcoming two games from them. Do I dare hope?

TipTheCabbie26 · **Joined:** Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:27 am **Posts:** 907

Charmaine wrote:

So, if any of you notice that your post count went down, that's the reason. Sorry. :oops:

Not my post-count! Noooooo! :lol:

Charmaine wrote:

Do any of you know how much I hate them right now? :evil:

Can someone PLEASE take this team back down to earth?

I am with you, Queen! I mean, forget the desire to win, blah blah blah, we're going to have to turn to other spheres for an explanation.

I want George Mitchell on this: did Joe Maddon make a pact with Satan?

This is the only explanation. The smoking gun is that this all happens the year they drop "Devil" from their name!

Aha!

Chuck · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:02 pm

Good one, Tip!!!
[Shades of Damn Yankees]!!

Charmaine · **Joined:** Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:12 pm **Posts:** 3435

TipTheCabbie26 wrote:

This is the only explanation. The smoking gun is that this all happens the year they drop "Devil" from their name!

Aha!

Yeah, that's it! They've renounced the Devil and turned to the Lord for a miracle. And it's working. Waaahhh!

Chuck · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:27 pm

It's still early, cher`.....
Marathon, not a sprint.

Charmaine · **Joined:** Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:12 pm **Posts:** 3435

*comforted by Chuckie's words* :-)

Chuck · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:37 pm

Thank you for the smile.

larnov · **Joined:** Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:20 pm **Posts:** 35

The Rays just might be for real. they remind me of the 1969 METS or 1991 Braves.

larnov · **Joined:** Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:20 pm **Posts:** 35

http://www.smackapparel.com/product_inf ... cts_id=805

Here is a link to a neat Shirt for Rays fans

Charmaine · **Joined:** Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:12 pm **Posts:** 3435

larnov wrote:

http://www.smackapparel.com/product_info.php?products_id=805

Here is a link to a neat Shirt for Rays fans

No, thanks. I'm not interested. :lol:

Are you?

Chuck · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:58 pm

Perennial losers need motivational T-shirts.

We've got pinstripes.

larnov · **Joined:** Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:20 pm **Posts:** 35

Chuck wrote:

Perennial losers need motivational T-shirts.

We've got pinstripes.

No better looking Uniform in any sport than the Pinstripes.

Fred · **Joined:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:14 pm **Posts:** 1299

The thing is, the Rays have been so bad for so long, that eventually all those first round draft picks paid off. Any team can be really good if they're really bad for long enough, but around here, rebuilding is forbidden. I keep thinking the Royals will get out of the cellar one of these years, but they haven't gotten there yet. The Brewers may finally be on their way to the promised land, after going nowhere for the last decade-plus.

I don't mind so much seeing the Rays in first place. It's better than having the usual first place team, isn't it?

Angel · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:34 pm

Fred wrote:

The thing is, the Rays have been so bad for so long, that eventually all those first round draft picks paid off. Any team can be really good if they're really bad for long enough, but around here, rebuilding is forbidden. I keep thinking the Royals will get out of the cellar one of these years, but they haven't gotten there yet. The Brewers may finally be on their way to the promised land, after going nowhere for the last decade-plus.

Very true, Fred.

Fred wrote:

I don't mind so much seeing the Rays in first place. It's better than having the usual first place team, isn't it?

I'm not sure, they're kinda as annoying in the way they're going about it at times.

Fred · **Joined:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:14 pm **Posts:** 1299

Angel wrote:

Fred wrote:

The thing is, the Rays have been so bad for so long, that eventually all those first round draft picks paid off. Any team can be really good if they're really bad for long enough, but around here, rebuilding is forbidden. I keep thinking the Royals will get out of the cellar one of these years, but they haven't gotten there yet. The Brewers may finally be on their way to the promised land, after going nowhere for the last decade-plus.

Very true, Fred.

Fred wrote:

I don't mind so much seeing the Rays in first place. It's better than having the usual first place team, isn't it?

I'm not sure, they're kinda as annoying in the way they're going about it at times.

Wow, I didn't know you were still alive in these things.

I know Florida has never had much of fanbase, even when the Marlins were winning the World Series. But it's nice to see someone else getting into the act. This division has been about the only constant over the last decade, and for some it gets stagnant. The AL West has been won by each team at least once since 1999. Same with the NL West. The Braves won the NL East over and over, but at least the runner up was a revolving door. The NL Central always seems to be winnable. The AL Central has been basically everyone but the Royals contending. But for the AL East, it's been a two team race for what seems like forever. It was even the exact same order of finish from 1998-2003.

I know the Orioles once had a great Franchise, and the Blue Jays had that run in the early 90's, but I wasn't very tuned in to baseball yet.

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