Tampa Bay Rays are the New ... ?

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Tampa Bay Rays are the New ... ?
BlueWorkhorse BlueWorkhorse posted 7/4/2008 from blueworkhorse.com [flag]
The Tampa Bay Rays have taken the AL East and all of baseball by storm. They are attempting to go from worst-to-first as has happened only a few times in the past. But the Rays remind us...remind us A LOT...of another media darling that took the sport by storm. See how similar these two teams really are... [link]

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  • phanatic74 phanatic74
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    It's nice to see a new face in the AL East rather than the Yanks and Boston . . . . . .
    Posted 7/4/2008 [reply] [flag]
    • BlueWorkhorse BlueWorkhorse
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      I completely agree. I think anyone that isn't either a Red Sox or Yankees fan is happy to see someone else at the top.
      Posted 7/5/2008 [reply] [flag]

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Draft Picks 7/4
Published 7/4/2008 by Coach Christensen (noreply@blogger.com) at NE Patriots Draft
Here a few links for you to peruse on your 4th of July holiday: Blue Workhorse details the parallels between the 90's Braves and the Tampa Rays. World of Isaac postulates on a few things more believable than a Favre retirement. Cuzoogle has the early odds for the 2009 NBA Championships. Iowa Sports Guy reports on a partially hydrogenated gymnast. Sports Agent grades the draft based on agencies. Josh Q. Public on some famous Fours for your fourth. Draft Info ...

[THE HANGOVER] Dirtbag Picks Up AL Rookie Award
Published 7/10/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (The Professor) at Rays Index
... Are the Rays the new Atlanta Braves?...It is certainly a fair comparison and we would definitely take 14 straight division titles. [The Blue Workhorse] ...

Baseball Today: Friday, July 11
Published 7/11/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... EERIE PARALLELS: The blog The Blue Workhorse compares the 2008 Rays to the 1991 Braves and notes a lot of very striking similarities . . . right down to annoying fan practices (tomahawk chop vs. cowbells). ...

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