Summary
It doesn't matter if you're making plans for a dramatic ALCS Game 7 tonight or wondering how in God's name you're going to be able to stomach a Phillies/Rays World Series. We've already learned two undeniable truths over the last week, regardless of how this column greets you:First, the world needs less, not more, cowbell. And second, the Tampa Bay Rays are going to be a pain in the Red Sox butt for quite a while.
Of course, this is assuming that the Tampa ownership will make the financial commitment necessary to make this so. Early indications, such as their pre-emptive signing of Evan Longoria to a long-term contract, seem to point to that being a given. Some questions linger about a new stadium in the Tampa-St. Pete area, which can be a bit unsettling, but let's just assume for now that they're not going to turn into their fellow Floridians, the Marlins, and start selling off their talent at the first whiff of free agency.See the full content of this document
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Rays May Burn Sox for a While
The Rays are young and, man, are they talented. Longoria and B.J. Upton aren't future stars. The path of destruction they left in Chicago and in Boston for the first 4.7 games of the ALCS proved ...
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