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Why the hell would Tampa Bay want to turn back the clock?

Seriously, was any Tampa fan nostalgic for the Devil Rays days?

The team that had 70 wins as their apex?

The team whose apt name was a bottom feeding fish?

The team whose lone highlight in their first decade of existence was a former high school teacher coming in to do some mop up work?

They finally changed their look, name and aura and you want to remind everyone of the bad days?

What's next? Is Steven Spielberg going to host a screening of 1941 and Hook?



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HEY FLORIDA BASEBALL FANS!!!! SHOW UP!!!!



























I'm serious.



The attendance in Joe Robbie Stadium, or Pro Player Park, or Dolphin Stadium or Landshark Park or whatever the hell it is called now, was pathetic when the two teams met up in late May.



But I expect the Trop to be full.



Remember when people would complain about how the Florida teams should be contracted and that they are a joke? Well guess what? Both teams are exciting and worth watching!



The Marlins are on a roll and are only a game out of first place. You read that right... there is a statistic possibility that the Florida Marlins could be tied for first place by the end of Friday.



The Rays are the defending American League champs, have won their last few games. And thanks to a few winning streaks in June they have turned around their season and are only 2 games behind the big payroll Yankees for the Wild Card.



Both teams have winning records!
The Marlins and Rays have met with winning records in 2004 and last year. Those are the only other two times. 


This could be the time that Florida's place in baseball finally becomes something bigger than a joke.


That's right. I said a joke. This obnoxious Red Sox fan will say it. 


Florida is looked on by the rest of the baseball world as a place where you can watch baseball in Spring Training and then the fans disappear.


You don't like that? Then show up! Show some life! The Marlins and the Rays are filled with some of the most exciting players in the game... and players who are all but certain to skeedaddle when they ask for more than minimum wage.


Show up! Ring those cowbells. Make up some thing for Marlins fans to do. 


Make it so a dude showing up to the Trop with a Marlins hat on has people say "Man, you are brave to wear that here!"


I'm not saying start fights... just have enough fans to have people wonder if a fight is possible.


No excuses for anything less than 30,000 a game.


What else do you need?
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I know I am a little late to the party on this one, but why do the Rays get to raise TWO championship banners?

Seriously!

I know it was a great achievement winning the Division and then winning the pennant... but I thought you raise a banner for the highest honor the team got for the season.

The 2007 Red Sox don't have a flag for the Division, the Pennant and the World Series.

OK, fine... the Rays don't have a lot of practice raising banners.

I'm sure they don't have a "70 Wins!" banner to commemorate the 2004 team.

I'm pretty sure they don't have a "Did you see The Rookie? He played for us" banner.

And raising the two banners was probably great for Pat and Christin and anyone else who was there.

But after this season, just keep the 2008 A. L. Champions banner up.

(And yes, I am bitter that they beat my Red Sox for both flags!!!)

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It's good to be Joe Maddon

Going into the season the idea of the Tampa Bay Rays even sniffing .500 was laughable.

And here we are, September 4th... the Rays have done more than sniff it.
They are the best team in baseball.

That still looks odd.
I've been a snob towards Tampa all year and now I am just being a jerk.

But the Rays, who had never won 71 games in a season prior to this one, have 84 this season with most of a month to play.

The Rays could go 0-25 the rest of the way and Maddon would STILL be the unanimous pick for manager of the year.

Here's hoping he does go 0-25.

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