Pinch me, I must be dreaming. It’s October and the Rays are playing the Red Sox for the AL Pennant. To quote Bruce Dickinson (aka Christopher Walken), “I gotta have more cowbell.”
Rays fans have made the cowbell their signature noise-making device, akin to the thundersticks made popular by Angels fans a few years ago. The Rays Cowbells have populated the Trop, to the point of becoming ubiquitous for tv viewers. The Rays Cowbell has become the symbol of fans support for their AL East Champions. The loudest, and most obnoxious, Rays fan is the Cowbell Kid.
Make no mistake, the Red Sox are going to be considered the favorite going into the series. The Sawx won the World Series last year. They are the team of The Splendid Splinter, The Curse of the Bambino and Bill Buckner. They have more history, and as FireJoeMorgan.com has repeatedly proven, baseball writers are more than willing to ignore the current season’s stats in preference of history.
The first two games in St Petersburg against the Red Sox have been sold out, so there is no question Rays fans will be there to support the team. What Rays fans need to do is make sure the rest of the country hears them, and hears the Rays Cowbell. I don’t know how to sugarcoat this so I will just say it, Rays fans have a lot to prove. Even here in Virginia I am questioned by other baseball fans if the Rays can even sell out their playoff games. We don’t want to be known as the Atlanta Braves fans of the AL.
So if you are one of the lucky few going to the Trop on Friday and Saturday, don’t forget the inspiring words of Christopher Walken, WE GOTTA HAVE MORE COWBELL!
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1 year ago
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The Carl
1 year ago
More cowbell, less Cowbell Kid! I heard him call Jim Rome’s show one day (when Jay Mohr hosted) and he was weak.
Others think cowbells are annoying, but not nearly as much as the fact that the Rays went from infinite suckage to AL EAST CHAMPS. All the more reason to ring them loud and proud!
Chris
1 year ago
The only thing more annoying than the Cowbell Kid is arrogant Red Sox fans. After 86 years of whining, they think all of a sudden they are gifts from baseballs gods…the smartest fans are in fact, in St. Louis…
If it comes down to the Cowbell Kid vs. Red Sox fans, I say MORE COWBELL!!!
Clark
1 year ago
Even worse, many of them are still trying to play the “Poor us, we went so long without a championship” card. Once you’ve won two of them in four years, you no longer qualify for lovable underdog status.