The Tampa Bay Rays owner loved the SNL Skit that has Walken playing a record producer who asks Blue Oyster Cult to add more Cowbell to the hit song:
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Mets were down 2-0 In 1986 Series
Posted on October 26, 2025 by davidbloom
N&O : “After nine innings, the score was tied 3-3. Boston scored twice in the top of the 10th and seemed on the way to a long overdue championship. But with the winning run on base, Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner misplayed a grounder by Mookie Wilson. Ray Knight scored the winning run, and [...]
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Raystopia
Posted on October 26, 2025 by davidbloom
Jayson Stark:”Gabe Gross is the first player to drive in two runs on zero hits in a World Series game since Manny Ramirez did it in Game 6 in 1997. “
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Game 3 World Series Live Blogging
Posted on October 25, 2025 by davidbloom
The game 3 of the world series in Philadelphia is about to get underway after a rain delay. Steve Carlton throws out the first pitch. Jamie Moyer takes the hill, facing Matt Garza the ALCS MVP.
The Rays lineup takes its usual look for facing lefties , with Gabe Gross inserted into RF.
Top 1st: Aki leads [...]
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Ask The Yankees If Rays Have Heart
Posted on October 18, 2025 by davidbloom
The easy thing to say is that the Red Sox will just roll through the Cigar City and make a return visit to the World Series. What we witnessed in Spring Training is that this young Tampa Bay Rays squad is a fiery bunch. Thanks go out to Shelly Duncan for the spikes up [...]
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Buckner’s Fenway Revenge on Rays
Posted on October 18, 2025 by davidbloom
The remarkable comeback of the Boston Red Sox to prolong the ALCS is payback. I’ll bring you back to 22 years ago (has it been that long?) . The Red Sox had the champagne on ice in 1986. This comeback the Red Sox pulled off does not have the one inning drama and the Mookie [...]
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When Pigs Fly - Rays to the World Series ?
Posted on October 16, 2025 by davidbloom
Stay Tuned….
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Believe It!
Posted on October 16, 2025 by davidbloom
Evan Longoria looks like a Rookie, but does not play like a Rookie! Greg Oden (from NBA) does not look like a Rookie, but plays like a Rookie. Thats what I heard on Jim Rome.
Ron Darling is a decent announcer in the time I have listened. Both on the TBS broadcasts and on MLB.tv covering [...]
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Kazmir starts vs Sox in ALCS
Posted on October 16, 2025 by davidbloom
Joe Maddon remembers 9-14-2004. For those who were following Rays back in the day, remember Scott Kazmir delivering a dominating eye opening start in Fenway.
Only three weeks later, on September 14, Scott made bigger headlines, becoming the youngest left-hander to beat the World Champion Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park since Hall of Famer Hal [...]
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Game 2 Of ALCS
Posted on October 12, 2025 by davidbloom
What a game last night that started at 8pm in the Trop and lasted into the early morning. It matched up two flamethrowers of the past few years in Josh Beckett and Scott Kazmir, but it was clearly evident both these guys are nowhere near 100%. The Red Sox struck early off of Kazmir getting [...]
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