Congratulations to the Tampa Bay Rays, who followed their first winning season by winning their first playoff series. This despite a year where their attendance ranked 26th out of 30 teams.
Which might explain why when Tampa area residents were asked about their baseball team’s chances to make it to the World Series, the number one response was “We have a baseball team?”
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Barack Obama is moving out to a solid lead in recent polls. In fact, many pundits say the only way he could lose is if he puts on a Cubs jersey.
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One bit of cheery news for the Angels of Anaheim. They may be going home after the first round despite the best record in baseball. But at least they’re going home to Disneyland.
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Apparently while Lehman Brothers was pleading for a federal bailout before they went bankrupt, the investment bank was also steering million dollar bonuses to their executives. So CEO Richard Fuld and others could face prosecution. Though they will try to have charges dropped so they can go out and find the real bank robbers.
Left Coast Sports Babe 