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OT: Tampa Bay Rays Go To the World Series

18 years ago

This is Off Topic but my local pro baseball team , The Tampa Bay Rays are going to the World Series . They beat the Boston Red Sox tonight in the 7th game of the playoffs 3-1 . They are making history for the team 's first appearance in the World Series play.

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zep516
18 years ago
Yea go Tampa Bay.........
ginny12
18 years ago
Not so thrilled in Beantown....
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dedtired, I checked out Dukestown and found that is part of the old iron working town of Tredegar in Monmouthshire, probably so called after the then local land owner the Dukes of Beaufort. Today the place does not have much going for it after all the closures of the mines and heavy industry. A run-down area of high unemployment with all the problems that brings. However the countryside to the North, known as the Brecon Beacons, is very beautiful in a rugged sort of way, with farms in the lowlands, lots of streams and small rivers, tiny villages and lonely farm houses. You can read about the general area in the fiction of Alexander Cordell; the best known is The Rape of the Fair Country set in the time of the Industrial Revolution. In this area of South Wales there are a series of 'valleys' running generally from N to S. The roads follow the same pattern as do the narrow rows of houses. The people seem to have little contact with their fellows in the next valleys to the E or W. It used to be a place of gaunt-looking chapels for a Sunday, Male Voice Choirs and brass bands. And the women rule the roost! The Tredegar/Dukestown valley is the 'Sirhowy' named after the river which runs through it. Here is a link that might be useful: info on Cordell and the area.
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deew
18 years ago
I'm a National League girl (die hard Cardinals fan), but I was rooting for the Rays, since the Red Sox have won twice in the last few years. Now, I can't decide whether to root for the Rays in the World Series or the Phillies. I guess I have until Wednesday to figure that out. :o)

Dee
grandms
18 years ago
I understand the Rays' payroll is only one-fifth that of the New York Yankees. Proves that there's more to making a winning team than buying the best talent.
daylilydayzed
Original Author
18 years ago
The Rays said they approach the game that they are going to have fun, it is fun for them , not work. When they look at the game as being work that is when they lost games. So they hang out together and they play together . The coach is very laid back and it reflects on the team. They are just big boys enjoying a game of baseball.GO Rays!!!!
zep516
18 years ago
3 lowest payrolls - and no bigger shockers here - were the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with $33.1 million, the Washington Nationals with $43.3 million and the Pittsburgh Pirates with $54.4 million.

Biggest Pay rolls.
New York Yankees-$218.3 Million.
Boston Red socks-155.4 Million.

New York Generates 415.6 Million in revenue
daylilydayzed
Original Author
18 years ago
It takes more than money , it takes HEART. If the team doesn't have Heart then they play like they don't have it.
breenthumb
18 years ago
Agree completely--Way to Go BUFFALO! GO BILLS! As long as we're OT. I held back as long as I could.

And congrats to you and the Rays, Daylilydazed. Sandy
minnie_tx
18 years ago
I'll be rootin and tootin for them too
daylilydayzed
Original Author
18 years ago
Minnie_tx,
You will need a cow bell to ring when the Rays get a hit or score. That is the thing they do at Tropicana Field. It started 4 years ago when one of the owners saw a skit done with cowbells.
The bells are very hot as collectors memorabilia.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
18 years ago
One of my long time best friends son was drafted by them (Tampa Bay Devil Rays) right out of school and I think he may still play with them, I don't watch so have not kept up. His name is Travis Schlichting, he was a very good player and a super kid. He may have gone on to some other team by now, I have not talked to his dad in a while.

Congrats on the team doing so well!
deew
18 years ago
Not that anyone was waiting breathlessly for my decision, but I'm sticking with the NL and rooting for the Phillies.

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