Prepare for the Apocalypse: The Rays are Going to the World Series

Holy shit.

The Tampa Bay Rays (nee Devil Rays) have beaten the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS to advance to the freaking World Series.

I don't know how many MamaPop readers actually follow baseball, but the Rays have never ever had a winning season before. Ever.

I'm serious. Before this year they had never gone to the post season. They never even finished about .500. I could go into details about how they have one of the lowest payrolls in Major League Baseball or how strong their division is or how the ownership never invested much into the team in the past but I would probably bore this crow to death. Instead I will say this, the butt of all baseball jokes for years is going to the Worlds Series and they just might win this thing.

Cinderella story? Sure.

Is this the one way to get me to actually watch baseball on tv. Yes.

Buy gas masks and quickly accept Jesus Christ as your savior because this is the first sign of end of times? Absolutely.

This is the sports equivalent of Britney Spears releasing a well written song or Ashton Kutcher winning a Tony for his moving performance as Hamlet.

(Note to self: learn photoshop so you can make an image of Kutcher holding a skull.)

But I digress... The Tampa Bay Rays are going to the World Series.

Comments

[Snarky Amber]

Dude. That is unreal. That is like Carrot Top being funny it's so surreal.

Remember when the Buccaneers won the Super Bowl? That was sort of similar - I mean, back when they had the hideous creamsicle uniforms with Bucco the Gay Blade on them they were the laughingstock of the league. Truly, that team was a disgrace until Tony Dungy made them an actual force to be reckoned with. It's nice to see the other joke team from Tampa actually rising above.

Anyway, I'll be in my bomb shelter.

[Darcey]

Yeah, this makes me sooooo happy.
Not because I'm an actual Rays fan (Braves, actually), but because I am so glad not to give Sox fans any more excuses to brag and be obnoxious (not that they need any).

And no, I don't dislike *all* Red Sox fans, just the ones I've encountered who think its funny to make 7 year olds cry while trying to get an autograph from their hero, Tim Hudson. And the jerk that spilled an entire beer on my bf's leg on Saturday, while watching the game, and was too oblivious to anything but the game to apologize.

So yeah, GO RAYS!

[tvaddict]

I agree it makes fantastic tv. Unfortunately, the PHILLIES are going to win! HA! Go Phillies!!

[Hilary]

YESSSS!!! I am so glad the Rays beat the Dirty Red Sox! And I hope they beat the Phillies, too. Go RAYS!

[Heidi]

Oh, my poor Red Sox.

Actually, I'm glad it's over because we haven't gotten any sleep this week, staying up watching the ALCS games. And, our big "survive the financial crisis" plan is to revert to basic cable (gasp!) but not until after baseball season. Let the sleeping and the savings begin!

[Maria]

Go Rays! I don't even like Baseball but I loved watching those boys make a huge happy boypile when they won. And it made my mom happy.

[April]

Yes, well that is all good and well for the Rays, but I am with TVaddict, GO PHILS!!! :) Although if we are being honest, I think my heart has finally put itself back together from when they lost in Series in '93.
BTW - FEC Baseball players edition????
(mmmmmm....Chase Utley)