ModernTube: Rays' Cowbell Kid bravely battles Red Sox Nation
Big League Stew —
We've learned a lot of things about the once-anonymous Tampa Bay Rays as they've streaked from only 66 wins in '07 to the best record in baseball near the midpoint of '08. Now meet their signature superfan, the Cowbell Kid, as he battles the invaders from Beantown during Monday night's 5-4 Tampa win. (Warning: Seeing as how this video actually features a packed Tropicana Dome, repeated, loud chants of "Tampa, Tampa," and a signature superfan for the Tampa Bay Rays, this may be a little bit like viewing some sort of strange Bizarro World. Children and pregnant women be advised.) ...
We’ve Found the Rays Secret Weapon… The Cowbell Kid
Hail Mary Jane —
As the Rays continue rolling with the current lead in the American League East, people keep asking, how does a team go from 66 wins one year to being one of the top teams in the league (the Kansas City Royals have been asking that for years). Well I wasn’t really sure what it was at first until today…. (queue the suspensful music).
It’s some crazy fan they call the Cowbell Kid and what this guy does is riles up all the fans around the team. It’s taken him a while to work his magic but now he’s got the team playing like contenders. The only thing ...
Devil Ray Nation, Embracing the Cowbell Kid
FanHouse —
Filed under: Rays, AL East, MLB Fans, MLB Video, Tampa BayHurry along now, people -- the bandwagon is almost full! Of course, it might not stay that way for long should the Rays stop winning (unlikely) or should the Cowbell Kid continue to beat a loud cowbell in the stands every night (seems likely). Here's the CBK wigging out on a Red Sox sign in the middle of a game. And after the jump, an interview with the Cowbell Kid, who has been a fan since the beginning of "Ray's time". Pretty convenient language if you ask ...
