this is the big one!
tommyOk, forget what anyone has said about pivotal moments for the Rays. The three game series against the Boston Red Sox that began last night is undoubtedly the biggest thing to ever happen in Tampa Bay baseball history…to date anyway. After Wednesday night’s game, the Rays could find themselves anywhere from feeling free to place an order for division championship t-shirts to locked in a battle to even make the postseason.
It’s time to go to the games, folks. If you’re a fan of this team at all, there are simply no valid excuses. It’s the middle of September and meaningful major league baseball is being played in Tampa Bay. This is what the collective we have been saying we wanted for more than 20 years! So suck it up, drive over there (carpooling saves gas and gets you free parking), ignore the dome and the fake grass (but feel free to enjoy the air conditioning and not being rained on), deal with being a little tired at work after staying up late and root, root, root for the home team. It will be worth it.
Tags: major league baseball, mlb, pennant chase, Tampa Bay Rays
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September 16th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Is that headline a Sanford and Son reference? “I’m coming to join you Elizabeth honey!!”
September 16th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
I’ll be honest and forthright here: I looked at going to one of this week’s games but figured I’d hang on to that dough until the playoffs. Oh yes, there will be playoffs, and that’s when the Rays will need our support even more. Remember how they used to say Tampa wasn’t a hockey town until 2004? Soon it will be St. Pete’s time to shine! (And remember, it’s always 72 degrees inside the Trop!)
September 17th, 2008 at 8:17 am
I too thought the tag line was a S&S reference, thanks for the chuckle.
The Rays can handle this test if they focus and play the game. They have the talent and the leadership to go all the way.
Ride it like you stole it
September 17th, 2008 at 10:21 am
For all intents and purposes, these ARE playoff games, sucka! : )
September 20th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Isn’t it interesting how, when the Rays want to build a new stadium, they begin to win ball games…