deadspin.com - 10/21/2008
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Yesterday, we ran The Angryville Chronicles , showcasing the worst-of-the-worst of Philadelphia's spirited sports-loving miscreants. Not surprisingly, the stories about Tampa fans were not as interesting. In fact, I received even more Philadelphia horror stories. Maybe there's some truth to ...
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To put it into ultra-simplistic terms, our economy
is screwed because people have been spending too much...
money. People were given home loans they could not possibly pay back, thus killing several lending giants. A few years ago, it was the first ...
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The Rays’ Success Is Bad For Baseball
sharapovasthigh.blogspot.com - 10/22/2008
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[HAPPY HOUR] Twenty, Twenty, Twenty-Four Hours To Go-O-O
Rays Index —
... solid piece on ESPN.com looking at how the Rays were built for success. [ESPN] The Phillies are putting all their hopes on rubber duckies...OK, may be not all. [The Fightins] David Chalk makes a guest appearance at Walkoff Walk and in his usual unbiased manor, predicts a Rays win. [Walkoff Win] Some tales of "wretchedness" from the Rays fanbase. [Deadspin] Big League Stew has a cool video of fans at Raymond James Stadium gathered around ...
2008 World Series: Why You Should Root For The Philadelphia Phillies To Beat The Tampa Bay Rays
FanIQ Blog —
... Reason #5: The bottom-feeders who now proclaim themselves as diehard fans are simply ridiculous. Don't get me wrong. The Rays ...
A few Thursday links
Tremendous Upside Potential —
... - Our own Dubs became an Internet sensation this week with his guest post on Deadspin. As one commenter noted, it's a Tucker Max-ish tale. ...
Dubs likes the Hawks...again...for now
Tremendous Upside Potential —
... the Hawks and hours of
playing NHL ‘94 were soon replaced by something that I had never felt before –
the overwhelming urge to try and sleep with (touch the boobies of) as many
girls as would regrettably let me. Underage girls became my life. They replaced
my urge to see a sweet hockey fight or a redirected slap shot from the blue
line hit nylon. My love of hockey was replaced by my love of developing breasts
and brace-free teeth. A new life had begun for me. A life best documented here. ...
The return of the Monday morning roundup
Tremendous Upside Potential —
... Some of you may remember my old Sun-Times co-worker Zach Martin - aka Dubs - from this Deadspin tale, but he's probably best known around here for, well, being a complete asshole. Fortunately that's more of a compliment than an insult for a blogger, and that is precisely what Zach has become, in full force. And, no joke, he's actually hoping to make a living off of it. So head over to ...
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Where My Team Stands: Tampa Bay Rays [World Series]
deadspin.com 10/21/2008 — Cork Gaines is the editor and lead writer for Rays Index . He is a Tampa native and University of Iowa graduate that is currently lost in New York City. Despite this, he still maintains his status as a Tampa Bay Buccaneers season ticket holder and ...
Can Tampa Bay Support the Rays?
shysterball.blogspot.com 11/18/2008 — If the Rays don't draw in 2009, the answer is probably no, and The St. Petersburg Times' Aaron Sharockman lists a bunch of reasons why they may never be able to draw : The Times reviewed bellwether population and demographics for baseball's 25 U.S. ...
The Rays Win Game 7..On There Way To The World Series
blacksportsonline.com 10/20/2008 — How about those Devil Rays? Yeah I know they go by the Rays now, but doesn't Devil Rays sound so much cooler. There is a theory that the Lord would never let the Rays win until they dropped the "Devil" from their name. You don't think the Lord would be vindictive like that do you? ...
Devil Rays Mail Bag
bugsandcranks.com 11/3/2008 —
New feature! To get us through the long cold discontentful winter, I thought I’d respond to some questions and comments from my loyal fans.
Jomo writes:
David Chalk is a complete and total piece of shit. And now he’s eating a lot of it. ...
Tropicana's Where I Lost My Heart
theserioustip.blogspot.com 10/31/2008 — "I'm not much for inspirational addresses. I just wanta point out that every newspaper in the country has picked us to finish last. The local press thinks we'd save everybody a lot of time and trouble if we just went out and shot ourselves. Me, I ...
It's Not Over Yet
vegaswatch.net 10/15/2008 — I thought it was, but FanHouse commenter Steven F. has convinced me otherwise : I HAVE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE AND BELIEVE ME THIS IS THE PERFECT SITUATION FOR THE RED SOX. THEY WILL NOT ONLY DEFEAT THE TAMPA BAY RAYS BUT THEY WILL GO ON TO WIN ...
MLB Has a Split Personality When it Comes to Parity
bizofbaseball.com 10/23/2008 — Are the Rays the flavor of the year, or is parity really here for MLB? With the World Series underway, and with it, the Tampa Bay Rays representing the American League, focus has been placed on (yet again) parity within MLB. The Rays, going worst to first, has become a key talking point ..
What a Season.
herraysbaseball.com 11/7/2008 — At the beginning of the season I started this blog with a lot of trepidation. Would anybody care what a girl had to say? Did I have a different perspective to offer? Could I be entertaining? The biggest question by far was, can I handle writing ...
Who Had the Best Organization in the MLB in 2008?
baseballreflections.com 11/10/2008 — According to Maury Brown and his staff at the Biz of Baseball, they picked the Tampa Bay Rays. We saw the Rays go from being one of the worst teams in baseball in 2007 to one of the best teams in 2008 as they hosted the Phillies in the first two games of the World Series.
Rays even amaze senior adviser Zimmer (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/21/2008
Tampa Bay senior adviser Don Zimmer, in his 60th baseball season and 10th World Series, says the Rays have produced his most unexpected Series trip. "I've got calls from all over the country. Hearing from everybody. ... How can this happen? I said one ...
Hamels unfazed by first Series start —
Major League Baseball News 10/21/2008
Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels, who is 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA in the postseason, is stepping on to the big stage against Rays left-hander Scott Kazmir in Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field. And the youngster is not fazed ...
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