Cappy - did you see Miss Florida in my tee?

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It was in response to "you guys have never won anything". The Rays are in year 11 and going toe to toe.

It's just so odd to see such an arrogant fanbase after 86 years of sucking.


Gump - did you design that shirt? Looks like it'll be a big seller.

Well...it was Maddon's idea of course. But myself and another guy came up with the Mission October part and the rest. It has been selling pretty well so far, especially with the publicity...but we really did it to get Maddon's mantra into the public eye.

Been working on it for 3 months! That's how long it takes to get thru licensing, legal, etc.

Working on some other cool anti-Sox and anti-Yankees stuff for a potential Division champ...hope we get to use it! :fingerscrossed:

Boston won the World Series in their 3rd year of existence and 5 titles in their first 17 years.

You guys are so F'd after 2018.

Why is Garza pitching on 3 days rest?

they didn't want him to face the Twins. He has been killed by them this year.

Makes sense...Shields would have been going on 3 days as well anyway.

This is a huge weekend...we have to get some breathing room with our last home stand...the division is crucial!

Will Maddon need to juggle the staff towards the end of the season to get everything set for the Shield-Kaz-Garza start in the playoffs?

I remember the other issue - they wanted to break up Garza and Jackson so they didn't pitch back to back. They are a lot alike in that they're both fastball/slider types so this helps.

I'll be at the Trop on Saturday to cheer the team on

Please win this weekend, TIA.

evan longoria 3HR!!

Wheeler sucks

Do the White Sox a favor and actually hold on to this lead, ok?

TIA

ONE

I'm trying not to... ....but it's tough...

We cracked a few ones tonight. Tomorrow going to be fun.


I'm a bit of an avatar dunce. Can someone size me a Rays avatar? Any decent one with the logo? Can't get anything to work.

btw, Niemann looked awesome. Throwing 96-MPH darts up there. Somebody tell me why he can't be the closer or 8th-inning guy next year?

Cappy...pm

Mental fragility?

I never got that impression from him.

I like and respect what the Rays have done this year. Love to see parity in baseball. But don't be so sure it won't take 86 years. Sounds like you're already counting chickens. Championships can be pretty elusive in this game. See Red Sox, Cubs, etc.

True. Playoffs do not represent the best teams normally...especially with the addition of the division round.

But the Marlins have done it twice...so it odds are it happens < 86 years.

Honestly, me neither. I was admittedly fishing for info there.

You are right, he does seem to have the stuff and intimidation factor to be a closer seeing as he's a pretty big dude at 6-9, 260. Plus, he's averaged about 5 innings per start in the minors, so you have to wonder if he has the endurance to be a starter, so why not give him a shot? Worked for Bobby Jenks.

Completely awesome.


For the record, the magic number for the East is actually 6, not 7. The best Boston can do is 98 wins, which the Rays are 6 away from. Tie goes to the Amazin' Rays.

and I was there to witness the greatness in person tonight celebrating my birthday.

Best birthday present evah

congrats to you guys and please dont let the bosox or chisox win the pennant TIA

Congrats to the Rays. Great story for a franchise that's been underwater for so long. I just wish the local market would back these guys like they deserve.

FYI...Rays licensed apparel Division numbers are top 3...

Congrats to all the Rays fans. What a season. Good luck winning the division and in the playoffs!

Tip of the hate TB.

Congrats to all the Rays fans who persevered from day 1. It does my heart good to see this organization turn the corner after years and years of Namoli running this team to the ground. Being born in Tampa and still having roots there, I've always had a soft spot in my heart for the Rays. Now, with the Cardinals all but done, I shall cheer for the Rays from here on out.

to everyone above.

I have to admit I definitely got chills last night. Still hard to believe.

Gump -- I know you have a boxfull of those 9=8 shirts lying around. Hook your FBGs up!!

I also liked this line today from the paper.

"They're cahsing karmic checks the franchise has bounced for a decade."

Congrats Ray's fans!

:thumpsup:

Congrats

Congrats Rays!

Congrats to the Rays and their fans. Always had a soft spot for this team (see old threads from years ago. If Boston can't win it this year (which I don't think we can) then i'd love to see you guys take it all.

How's Price looking? Per gamecenter, he was extremely efficient thru 2.

Very excited about this guy becoming my fantasy ace the next few years at $1.

I watched the game. I'm no expert...but he looked pretty mature for a rook making his first start. He was consistently ahead of hitters all night.

The O's hit some shots off of him...mostly ending up as line drives to the outfielders.

He didn't look over-powering though. It almost seemed to me as if he was a little tentative, worried more about throwing strikes than letting loose.

Finally got his breaking stuff going in the mid-innings...made some big league hitters look foolish.

It's a great day for a ballgame...let's play two!

Is it just me, or is it crazy to start these games at 5 and 8:30? Last night's game took 3 hours, and there were only 9 hits.

Silly to not start the first game at 3 or 4.

Price looked good, but the Os pretty much ran a AAA lineup out there. Still, his slider is silly.

He's definitely on the post-season roster, probably in Percival's place. They'll come up with some excuse for him.

Please be true!!

Unreal comeback last night...

I'll be back in a few days...going to be chaos!

Yea that was a pretty ridiculous comeback last night. They really, really want the East. Sternberg was on record today declaring how much of a goal that is.

Hopefully it happens tonight so I can take a few nights off without the fingernail biting.

Rays win and Sox loss tonight = champagne popping in my hotel room in Carlsbad, CA tonight. I bought a bottle at the store last night once I landed so I can have my own little celebration