sullybaseball.blogspot.com - 8/22/2008
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I don’t think I am exaggerating by saying the Rays winning the division would one of the greatest stories in baseball history. It would be bigger than the Twins and Braves going from last to first in 1991 . It would be comparable with the Miracle Mets of 1969 . Like the Mets the franchise was a laughing stock only once getting above 70 wins before shockingly becoming a powerhouse. But the ...
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... One of our old friends is actively rooting against the Rays and he doesn't care if "the Rays winning the division and possibly the World Series would be the single most unlikely rise to power in baseball history"...He can root all he wants. One or two more in the loss column and the East race will be over before September. [Sully Baseball] ...
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