AL Pennant Winning Tampa Bay Rays World Series Discussion

[drjoek]

Theyre in first place they just swept the Red Sox I think they deserve a thread.

Feel good story in MLB this year

[Snoogans]

Fuck them


And FUCK Craig Hanson

[cougarjake13]

theres barely enough fans to go to the game let alone have a thread about them



hell theyre only 25 minute drive away and i hardly go

[K.C.]

http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/2945/kazmirqt7.jpg

http://www.perfectgame.org/stories/06_05_11_scott_kazmir/images/Scott-Kazmir.jpg



I hope the Rays hold on...so sick of the Yanks. and even more so, the Sox in that division. Time for a little new blood.

[midwestjeff]

This thread is going to be worse than the 2007 St. Loius Cardinals Discussion.

Just me and Cleophus James, talking about the greatest franchise EVER.

[K.C.]

talking about the greatest franchise EVER.

Then why'd they just give up the lead to New York's JV squad?

[midwestjeff]

Then why'd they just give up the lead to New York's JV squad?

There are 162 games. This is just one.

or

Because they want to practice coming back.

or

Blow me.

[ChrisTheCop]

I dont wanna sound conspiratorial,
but is it possible the umps were in on the fix this series vs the Sox?

This game alone, there were alot of interesting calls,
including alotta balls called strikes that werent called the same for DEVIL rays.

I know it sounds like I'm whining, and maybe I am...
but man, the officials seemed against us this week.

And Tampa won by ONE run every night. wtf?

For the record, except for the whole beating us/leading us deal,
Ive been impressed with this team for awhile.

[K.C.]

There are 162 games. This is just one.

or

Because they want to practice coming back.

or

Blow me.


Option A is logical....Option B is what I hope for...Option C....hmmmm...

[razorboy]

I dont wanna sound conspiratorial,
but is it possible the umps were in on the fix this series vs the Sox?

This game alone, there were alot of interesting calls,
including alotta balls called strikes that werent called the same for DEVIL rays.

I know it sounds like I'm whining, and maybe I am...
but man, the officials seemed against us this week.

And Tampa won by ONE run every night. wtf?

For the record, except for the whole beating us/leading us deal,
Ive been impressed with this team for awhile.

Well, they won by two on tuesday. I've actually been a fan for since 1998, but I agree I never really thought there was a need for thread here. There are some hardcore fans, but it's hard to develop a strong following with the shit we've dealt with since inception. Attendance was above league average the first year but fell off quickly after that. So there are us few lonely season ticket holders who make the trek all season, and its kind of gratyfying/frustrating to see the bandwagon getting fuller. Half of them were just Yankee/Redsox bandwagon fans who just switched alliances when it was convenient.

[K.C.]

Well, they won by two on tuesday. I've actually been a fan for since 1998, but I agree I never really thought there was a need for thread here. There are some hardcore fans, but it's hard to develop a strong following with the shit we've dealt with since inception. Attendance was above league average the first year but fell off quickly after that. So there are us few lonely season ticket holders who make the trek all season, and its kind of gratyfying/frustrating to see the bandwagon getting fuller. Half of them were just Yankee/Redsox bandwagon fans who just switched alliances when it was convenient.

This is a landmark year for the Rays as far as their future viability goes, too.

The Braves are off TBS, which means that loosens Atlanta's stranglehold on the Northern/Central Florida market.

And the Rays marketing scheme, from everything I've read about the new ownership, is very kid and young adult oriented, and is working quite well in comparison to the past

They have a HUGE opportunity to use this year as building the foundation of a very young, hip (at least as hip as it gets with Tampa, which is probably better described as 'hayseed slick') fan base down there that could really put them on the map for years to come.

[ChrisTheCop]

Seriously, the crowd shots scare me.
Mullets. Handlebar mustaches.

And thats just the women! ahhhhahahhahahahahahahahhaahahah.....sigh

[Kit the Eskimo]

I know it sounds like I'm whining, and maybe I am...

You could have just typed this and left out all the other stuff

[King Hippos Bandaid]

Young Team with Talent

Brewers couldn't finish last year


Just Sayin ..............

[Jujubees2]

I love what the Ray are doing. Show the "big market" teams how to build a team without breaking the bank. And do it in Steinbrenner's backyard!

But as King Hippo mentioned, it is a long season.

Anyone know the status of a new field for the Rays?

[bobsnin]

I went over to a game at the Trop in mid may and on a Saturday night they probably had 10,000 at best, but I bet the town starts to embrace them more. It will be nice when they get the new stadium on the waterfront.

[Kit the Eskimo]

I love what the Ray are doing. Show the "big market" teams how to build a team without breaking the bank. And do it in Steinbrenner's backyard!

But as King Hippo mentioned, it is a long season.

Anyone know the status of a new field for the Rays?

I don't know how many of the big market teams are willing to finish dead last to ensure a top pick for a decade straight to get to this position tho.

[Freakshow]

Seriously, the crowd shots scare me.
Mullets. Handlebar mustaches.

And thats just the women! ahhhhahahhahahahahahahahhaahahah.....sigh

So plane tickets from New England were cheap? Sounds like a lot sawks fans were down there for game...

Seriously girls in Florida--hideous.

http://thenewsleak.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/florida-state-cowgirls.jpg

:flush:

[DOHO@HOME]

The Rays always have played the Soxs tuff and it all comes down to Sept.-Oct. the rest of the season is a warm up to the real fall baseball.
The Soxs,Rays and Yanks will be fighting it out come fall and i can't wait for those games.

[JimmieHats]

Anyone know the status of a new field for the Rays?


I believe 2010 is when the new place will open.

I talked to a lady yesterday who works for the bank that originally financed Tropicana Field, and was working with the new park. Apparently the locals are hating the idea of the new park on the water. I've seen artist renditions, and that place looks like it'll be gorgeous.

[ChrisTheCop]

Seriously girls in Florida--hideous.

http://thenewsleak.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/florida-state-cowgirls.jpg

:flush:

SEE? You couldnt find any hotties at the RAYS game either.
(I can post a pic at a bowling tourney if ya like. :tongue:)

[OGC]

I know it sounds like I'm whining, and maybe I am...


You are right, you are whining.

And that call on Lugo at second that resulted in a double play was a good call. They should make it like that more often.

[ChrisTheCop]

You are right, you are whining.

And that call on Lugo at second that resulted in a double play was a good call. They should make it like that more often.

Agreed. You can clearly see in the replay that he intentionally touched the guys leg.
Very A-rod-ian. :thumbdown:

[K.C.]

I don't know how many of the big market teams are willing to finish dead last to ensure a top pick for a decade straight to get to this position tho.

That is a misconception. The only 1st round picks that have really panned out for them, as of right now, are B.J. Upton, and Delmon Young (only because he was flipped for Garza), and Evan Longoria. David Price may make a fourth later this year.

Having high picks is a part of the equation, but it's not close to the whole story. If you really go down their 25 man roster and look at how they got each guy, the Rays acquired a lot of them in what were probably considered at the time, throwaway trades.

Then there's deals like Zambrano for Kazmir, and Garza and Bartlett for Delmon Young were they just got the better of the other team.

And then they've signed guys that other teams have effectively given up on (Troy Percival, Gary Glover, Trever Miller, Carlos Pena, Cliff Floyd, Eric Hinske), and have hit on more of their LOW round draft picks than a lot of other teams.

The bottom line is that they really don't make mistakes...they get the better of almost every trade they make, and they must have excellent scouting, because they sign a lot of reclaimation projects that seem to pan out, and because of the low-round picks they hit on.

And they REALLY haven't made mistakes since Andrew Friedman took over at the end of '05.

[Kevin]

SEE? You couldnt find any hotties at the RAYS game either.
(I can post a pic at a bowling tourney if ya like. :tongue:)

I have seen quite a few... shall we say... Beautifully challenged women up in Boston..

[hammersavage]

Then there's deals like Zambrano for Kazmir, and Garza and Bartlett for Delmon Young were they just got the better of the other team.

Haha, good one. Like the Mets would trade a baby, lefty potential ace for a project like Zambrano!!! C'mon, never happened....please, right.....it never happened....

[cougarjake13]

Anyone know the status of a new field for the Rays?

I believe 2010 is when the new place will open.

I talked to a lady yesterday who works for the bank that originally financed Tropicana Field, and was working with the new park. Apparently the locals are hating the idea of the new park on the water. I've seen artist renditions, and that place looks like it'll be gorgeous.


plan was for the people to vote in nov 08 election on whether or not to build the new stadium , and if passed to be ready for 2012 opening day


there was lots of opposition to it and now the vote is being held off til 2010

[Da Fish]

So plane tickets from New England were cheap? Sounds like a lot sawks fans were down there for game...

Seriously girls in Florida--hideous.

http://thenewsleak.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/florida-state-cowgirls.jpg

:flush:

What do you expect. Its a picture of FSU girls.:lol:

[cougarjake13]

The composition of the Rays' roster will be as follows:

Pitchers (11): Grant Balfour, Chad Bradford, Matt Garza, J.P. Howell, Jackson, Scott Kazmir, Trever Miller, David Price, James Shields, Andy Sonnanstine and Dan Wheeler

Catchers (2): Dioner Navarro and Michel Hernandez

Infielders (6): Willy Aybar, Jason Bartlett, Akinori Iwamura, Evan Longoria, Carlos Pena and Ben Zobrist

Outfielders (5): Rocco Baldelli, Carl Crawford, Gabe Gross, Fernando Perez and B.J. Upton

DH (1): Cliff Floyd

[ChrisTheCop]

I feel sorry for any true rays fans, although Ive never met one, I hear they exist.

A bunch of newcomers in that park last night; every shirt was bought that day, every cowbell too. Speaking of cowbells, it's cool to have a noisemaker that affects the opposing team's ability to call eachother off balls and all, but a real fan would know not to use it when your own team is trying to do the same. You could almost see it in the rays' faces; they liked playing better when the place was empty.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

1-1

the Rays showed much more fucking heart than u fag red sox fan homos

[cougarjake13]

I feel sorry for any true rays fans, although Ive never met one, I hear they exist.

A bunch of newcomers in that park last night; every shirt was bought that day, every cowbell too. Speaking of cowbells, it's cool to have a noisemaker that affects the opposing team's ability to call eachother off balls and all, but a real fan would know not to use it when your own team is trying to do the same. You could almost see it in the rays' faces; they liked playing better when the place was empty.



the only true real fans i know of are dick vitale, hulk hogan, and brian knobbs ( they've had season tix and been around the franchise in many capacities prior to this years success)

[K.C.]

Rays putting a BEAT DOWN on Jon Lester.

[cougarjake13]

bj upton 3 run homer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


4-0 rays !!!

[drjoek]

HOME RUN EVAN LONGORIA!!!!!!!

[razorboy]

That half-inning was certainly fun.

[razorboy]

Did you happen to notice Longo's HR went right to the Sole Rays fan sitting in that part of the monster? My boy likes to give back to the fans.

[cougarjake13]

Did you happen to notice Longo's HR went right to the Sole Rays fan sitting in that part of the monster? My boy likes to give back to the fans.

yeh that was pretty cool

[disneyspy]

Did you happen to notice Longo's HR went right to the Sole Rays fan sitting in that part of the monster? My boy likes to give back to the fans.

you could replace monster with trop and the quote still works

[razorboy]

you could replace monster with trop and the quote still works

How 'bout them Cowboys?

[disneyspy]

How 'bout them Cowboys?

:glurps:
ill stay outta this thread
kinda sucks that their were no rays when i lived down there
the only times i went there was to see storm/predator games
and it was called the thunderdome

[razorboy]

:glurps:
ill stay outta this thread
kinda sucks that their were no rays when i lived down there
the only times i went there was to see storm/predator games
and it was called the thunderdome

Just busting balls. I remember going to Lightning games there. Hell, I remember watching Lightning games at the Expo Hall when puddles would form on the ice before the puck dropped, and midway through the second period there would be a relatively thick layer of fog at ground level. My parents have had Rays season tickets since they went on sale in '97, and I have had them from '01 on, so this is exciting to me.

[cougarjake13]

baldelli !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


3 run bomb !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[razorboy]

Rocc!

[cougarjake13]

Just busting balls. I remember going to Lightning games there. Hell, I remember watching Lightning games at the Expo Hall when puddles would form on the ice before the puck dropped, and midway through the second period there would be a relatively thick layer of fog at ground level. My parents have had Rays season tickets since they went on sale in '97, and I have had them from '01 on, so this is exciting to me.



i have partial season tix since 2006

[cougarjake13]

carlos pena !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cougarjake13]

rays win


up 2-1 in the series

[razorboy]

Heres hoping the knuckler is flat tomorrow.

[MacVittie]

I'm a big Matt Garza fan. I loved watching him pitch when he was playing for the Rochester Red Wings, and it's awesome to see him pitching in a huge game a year later.

[razorboy]

Pena and Longo back-to-back!

[K.C.]

THE RED SOX IS DEAD!!!!! THEY DEAD!!!!

:clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:



Here's to the lowest rated World Series in history! Fuck that Manny vs. the Sox bullshit!

[Marc with a c]

this is unreal

[drjoek]

As a Yankee fan this is great. Fuck the sawks

[JPMNICK]

I am so fucking shocked by this. i can not believe the Rays are winning. I thought after the all start break they would fall apart.

[KnoxHarrington]

You gotta admit, a Rays vs. Phillies World Series would be great for the show.

[K.C.]

You gotta admit, a Rays vs. Phillies World Series would be great for the show.

Not as much as you think.

Ronnie won't even talk about the Phils for fear of jinxing it (something I understand and support 100%). He's also starting to cut off callers who even try and mention them.

Fez could not care any less than he already does about the Rays.

[A.J.]

I am so fucking shocked by this. i can not believe the Rays are winning. I thought after the all start break they would fall apart.

Not folding then gave them all the confidence they needed for the postseason.

[yojimbo7248]

Is Fez really going to get a Rays tattoo if they win the whole thing?

[DOHO@HOME]

It's over for the soxes and the Rays will move on and the way they are playing will win the World series.
wow they are playing top notch ball and do not look like they will slow down at all.
Go Phillies:clap::clap::clap:

[cougarjake13]

THE RED SOX IS DEAD!!!!! THEY DEAD!!!!

:clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:



Here's to the lowest rated World Series in history! Fuck that Manny vs. the Sox bullshit!


proper grammar would be are not is

[drjoek]

2 0 rays!

[drjoek]

BACK to BACK HOME RUNS

[scottinnj]

Wow, this thread died an awful death Friday.

"Bump"


Go Sox.

[cougarjake13]

Wow, this thread died an awful death Friday.

"Bump"


Go Sox.



yes it did


and its looking like they got buried, dug up, and died again

[cougarjake13]

fuck yeh


feel the heat


rays !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Friday]

puppy pile!

congrats to the Rays!

[cougarjake13]

RAYS WIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[razorboy]

World Motherfucking Series!!! Fuck Yeah!!!

[KingGeno]

Congrats Rays fans, and..........

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w126/ragunax/11bfed31.jpg

[K.C.]

Congrats Rays fans, and..........

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w126/ragunax/11bfed31.jpg


Two days until Hamels shows Big Game Jame what's what.

[JPMNICK]

the phillies better beat them in the series

[Da Fish]

The Boston Beast is dead!!!

Now go Fuck the Phillies:clap::clap::thumbup:

[Epschtein]

grats rays, win it all baby !

[K.C.]

Can't wait until it comes out tomorrow that more people watched the Bucs game.

[bobsnin]

Watched many of the guys play here in vero. if i had hair, i would have a rayhawk