Rays win again.
I’ve never been more excited to be a Rays fan. The Rays beat Boston again tonight 2-1 and it was an awesome game. Edwin Jackson pitched well and the bullpen did too. The Rays hung in against the Sox all the way Akinori Iwamura finally came through in the eighth with a two run homer that sealed the deal. Clay Buchholz pitched a great game and kept the Rays hitters off balance all night yet the Rays did enough to get by and that was great to see, again! My seats tonight were right behind the Boston dugout and I figured I would be hounded and annoyed all night by the front-running Tampa Bay Red Sox fans. There were less than expected and it was a beautiful thing to be a part of. There are still more Sox fans at the game than Rays fans most likely but it was much more even tonight than in the past. As I told one of the Sox fans, I’m not saying the Rays are going to win the division or even go to the playoffs this year but it’s nice to have scoreboard, even if it’s just for a weekend. I heard all the crap from the idiots tonight about how they are the Champs and I’m not disagreeing but how can you blame us fans for getting excited. Most of the excitement in it is BECAUSE the Sox are the Champs. We’re not taking the title from you, we’re just excited that things seem to be going in the right direction and we beat the Champs in a series. Think about it. Tim Wakefield, who has been pitching since Babe Ruth, is like 152-2 or something against the Rays in the Trop but we pulled that game out last night. The Rays were dominated by Clay Buchholz for seven innings only to break through on a homer and pull out another one. This is competing. This is exciting. The Rays may not be able to keep it up through the entire season but whether they do or not, right now we are competing and winning. The Rays have done this with guys like Bartlett, Pena, Garza and Iwamura underachieving, Kazmir and Floyd hurt and a multitude of other things that in the past they would have never overcome. It is becoming a time in Tampa Bay where it is harder to except when the Rays lose. It is more fun to watch this team, win or lose, than it ever has been in it’s history. What a game and series so far. Sorry Sox fans but even though the Rays may not quite be there and they may have been a laughing stock since their inception, the Rays are close. They beat you this weekend and regardless of the trash you may talk they haven’t gone 80+ years without a ring, just 10.
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