Rays better than the Yankees? We’ll see

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Rays better than the Yankees? We’ll see
ETVal ETVal posted 5/19/2008 from www.bugsandcranks.com [flag]
St. Petersburg Times writer Gary Shelton has dropped the big one, the bombshell you thought was impossible. Shelton thinks the Tampa Bay Rays are better than the New York Yankees. OK, I will take the bait. Let’s go ahead and have the argument. Is it possible that the Rays will actually finish ahead of the Yankees this season? Sure it is. But, it is way too soon to say for sure. [link]

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  • Evil Empire Evil Empire
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    The Boss is turning in his cryogenic chamber.
    Posted 5/19/2008 [reply] [flag]
  • AEM AEM
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    In baseball it does not matter who is better in May, it matters who has the most money when the trade deadline comes up, and that means the Yankees have won already!

    AEM

    Posted 5/19/2008 [reply] [flag]

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Baseball Today: Monday, May 19
Published 5/19/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... . (Projo Stats) Or is it? Bugs and Cranks says "it is way too soon for chest-thumping [and] gloating" and goes over Shelton's position-by-position comparison, agreeing with all the ones that favor the Yankees and disagreeing with several that favor the Rays. The Bronx Block ...

[THE HANGOVER] Rays Anger Baseball Gods By Forgetting To Change Out Of BP Jerseys
Published 5/19/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (The Professor) at Rays Index
... Yesterday, DRG linked to a story about Gary Shelton suggesting that the Rays roster is better than the Yankees roster. Today we have Bugs & Cranks offering a rebuttal. [Bugs & Cranks] ...

The Scorecard: Believe it or not, the Yankees are rather profitable
Published 5/19/2008 at Big League Stew
... • But despite all that money they have to spend, there's a current debate over which roster one would rather have — the one that belongs to the Rays or the own owned by the Yankees? Yes, we are actually arguing that point in 2008. [Bugs & Cranks] ...

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