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Thursday, July 03, 2008

Surviving Grady: “Open Letter to the Tampa Bay Rays” or “The Thing About Karma”

Okay, you swept us. And while I do question a few moves made by the Glorious Teets—such as not pinch hitting Casey for Tek in the ninth last night, when it is painfully apparent to all that the Captain has become the Craptain in any situation that requires him holding a bat—I’m man enough to say that you guys came out of this series looking spry and hungry. We just look like a team that desperately needs a steak and a triple shot of Papi.

But instead of just taking the high road, letting your performance on the field speak for itself and figuring a sweep of the defending World Champs would be message enough to send to the rest of the world at large, you had to go and do it.

You played “Sweet Caroline” after the final out of last night’s game.

That’s a play right out of Smug Upstart Wannabes 101--the mark of a team that’s so confused by its own success, it feels it has to take these opportunities to step on the 600 pound gorilla’s nuts when he’s down, because it’s not sure it’ll ever have another chance to do so. It was sophomoric--instantly recalling the “1918” chant that was popular ‘round Tampa Bay before our 2004 heroics--and frighteningly lame. But it doesn’t surprise me.

knucklehead7 Posted: July 03, 2008 at 04:04 PM | 102 comment(s)
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   101. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 05, 2008 at 09:39 AM (#2844168)
Anyone want to jump on the West Ham bandwagon before we rule the world? Just need about 8 teams to collapse tomorrow somehow...
   102. Templeusox has reached his genetic threshold Posted: July 13, 2008 at 08:13 PM (#2855305)
Where it began
I cant begin to knowin
But then I know its growin strong

Was in the spring
And spring became the summer
Whod have believed youd come along

Hands, touchin hands
Reachin out
Touchin me
Touchin you

Sweet caroline
Good times never seemed so good
Ive been inclined
To believe they never would

But now i
Look at the night
And it dont seem so lonely
We fill it up with only two
And when I hurt
Hurtin runs off my shoulders
How can I hurt when Im with you

Warm, touchin warm
Reachin out
Touchin me
Touchin me

Sweet caroline
Good times never seemed so good
Ive been inclined
To believe they never would
Oh, no, no

Sweet caroline
Good times never seemed so good
Ive been inclined
I believed they never could
Sweet caroline
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