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5/14/08
Tampa Bay Rays Have Best AL Record [MLB Walk-Off]
You're Going To Have A Devil Of A Time Digesting The American League Standings
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I'm not sure what makes me dizzier: This video after Gabe Gross drove in Jonny Gomes for a walk-off win or the fact that the Tampa Bay Rays have the best record in the AL East, and the entire American League after this win.

That's right - your first place Tampa Bay Rays, winners of six in a row and 11 straight at home. This is the best winning percentage the Rays have had in their 11 seasons of existence.

Best of all, the win came off Mariano Rivera and prompted another message from Darth Steinbrenner.

"We've got to forget about all the injuries and start playing our butts off."

 

"The bottom line is that the team is not playing the way it is capable of playing. These players are being paid a lot of money and they had better decide for themselves to earn that money."

Isn't baseball fun?

Who had Nate McLouth with 10 HRs? 10 HR's the entire season that is. I certainly didn't. The Pirates centerfielder had 10 dingers already this season, two more than Albert Pujols and more than anyone in the American League. Can we get a drug test up in here. Pirates 8, Cardinals 4.

Gagned in a good way
Eric Gagne who asked to be relieved of full-time closing duties got an opportunity last night at home against the Dodgers and only allowed one hit in recording his 10th save. At least for a day, there won't be any panicking in Milwaukee. Brewers 5, Dodgers 3.

F-ing Shawn Estes I can't believe the Cubs lost a game to Shawn Estes. First win for the lefty in three years. Awesome. Padres 4, Cubs 3.

Another thoughts on the night of action, feel free to share it here.
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5/14/08
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Brewers fans have it soooo bad with Gagne..lol..you want Borowski?

McClouth was touted as a star by his Pirates teammates before the season started, nobody listened cause, well, they are the Pirates!


5/14/08
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Tampa Rays, your 2008 World Series Champions. Hearing that might make my head explode.

5/14/08
1

Right now Gagne and Borowski probably could get 1-2-3 9th's if they faced the awesomeness of the White Sox bats. Great job guys, Danks pitches a great game and Dotel bails you out of a jam for what? 0, 0 freaking runs! But hey maybe I should take it easy since you scored 7 last night. Seven runs which would equal a win in most situations didn't because of the glacier-esque range of our middle infield and poor team fundamentals.

 

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG! (Pounds desk)

 

I swear another week of this and I will start pining for NFL training camps to open.


5/15/08
1

Botson has blown leads lately and the Yankees aren't invincible. When the Rays are able to take series from Boston and the Yankees at their home fields...that's when the Rays are ready to make a run for the world series.

 

Then again, you never know what can happen, that's why we all love sports!


5/15/08
1

Can't say I'm really surprised because this team is really talented with youth. And this is an exciting story right now, but will we still be talking about this come September?

 

If we do, then this Rays team can be compared to the '69 Mets and the '03 Marlins.


5/15/08
1
Or the Yanks.

5/15/08
2
I wonder if Tampa even knows they still have a team? I see highlights (since the games aren't televised on the West Coast), and there are no people in the stands. Maybe everyone is at the Marlins game

5/16/08
1
This is why you got to love baseball. This is one of those feel good teams that you root for. Sort of like a Rocky Balboa.

5/16/08
1

They did have that span where they did spend on name brand players, but the problem was that they were paid for their name and not what they could've contributed to the team. Here's a list of:

Wade Boggs

Fred McGriff

Greg Vaughn

Wilson Alvarez

Jose Canseco

 

Now shouldn't Griffey try to go to this team? He would add that extra pop in the line-up, generate some more fan responses, and possibly take players such as Carl Crawford, BJ Upton, and Evan Longoria underneath his tutelage

 

 


5/16/08
0
True, but they might need the experience and Griffey doesn't have the same rep that Bonds has, Griffey is a fun loving guy and doesn't divide the clubhouse.

 
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