Left Coast Sports Babe

The Tampa Bay Rays, who went from the worst team in baseball in 2007, to the World Series now in 2008 by beating the Boston Red Sox in game seven of the ALCS, 3 to 1.

The save went to rookie David Price, who just last year was pitching for Vanderbilt University.   So I guess the headlines tomorrow “The Price is Right?”

Until this year, Tampa was known as the “Devil Rays,” but they dropped “Devil” from their name in the offseason.   Might be one of the most sucessful exorcisms in recent history.

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Coach Mike Krzyzewski, whose Duke team has not won a NCAA basketball championship since 2001, is reportedly considering renaming the team the Duke Blues.

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The Rays had a 2008 payroll of just under $44 million.  For those of you scoring at home,  less than the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers combined to pay Barry Zito, Andruw Jones and Jason Schmidt.

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And for San Francisco area football fans,  the Stanford Cardinal 23-20 lost to UCLA Saturday.  UCLA won the game on a late touchdown drive, helped by four Stanford penalties for 35 yards.  For the game,  the Cardinal was penalized 10 times for 103 yards, including some personal fouls.  No word yet on a rumor that the team will change its colors to silver and black.

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