by Anne
Ok so, hockey is so done for me.
It's all about my new love:
Terrible baseball teams that do well all of a sudden.
Easter Sunday I decided to throw my full summertime support behind the Tampa Bay Rays.
This is now a blog dedicated to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Tampa has finished no higher than 4th (out of 5, and that was only once) in their entire 10 season history.
They are currently atop the AL East, 1 game ahead of the reigning World Champ Boston Red Sox, 6 games AHEAD of the YANKEES. They actually have the best record in all of Major League Baseball.
Ok so, hockey is so done for me.
It's all about my new love:
Terrible baseball teams that do well all of a sudden.
Easter Sunday I decided to throw my full summertime support behind the Tampa Bay Rays.
This is now a blog dedicated to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Tampa has finished no higher than 4th (out of 5, and that was only once) in their entire 10 season history.
They are currently atop the AL East, 1 game ahead of the reigning World Champ Boston Red Sox, 6 games AHEAD of the YANKEES. They actually have the best record in all of Major League Baseball.
EPIC, I tell you. EPIC.
Let me also emphasize that other than a few choice terms like "RBI" "Home Runs" "Wins" "Losses" and "Batting Average" I know almost nothing about baseball. (What in GODS name is an Earned Run Average?)
I have no idea what a "split" is, and no clue what any of those abbreviations stand for. Why does a baseball team have so many pitchers? Tampa has twelve. TWELVE?!?! Is that really necessary?
I will now have an "Anne's Favorite Ray" contest. Considering I can't name a single one, this process will probably be very short.
Nevermind, after one perusal of the roster list, I've declared my favorite:
EVAn LONGORIA
How can you NOT love a DUDE whose name is EVAn LONGORIA?!?!
And he's my age. It's fate.
And he's my age. It's fate.
How can you not love someone who looks like this after being drafted 3rd overall in 2006?
And this season is his first. AND he made his debut on my Dad's birthday. I mean, COME ON! FATE.
He plays 3rd Base.
He's got 7 Home Runs so far. I think that's good?
He has a slugging percentage of .460........ Woo? I have NO CLUE if that's good or bad.
He plays 3rd Base.
He's got 7 Home Runs so far. I think that's good?
He has a slugging percentage of .460........ Woo? I have NO CLUE if that's good or bad.
Is this a joke?
This is how you figure out someone's slugging percentage
Apparently .500 is good, sooooo .460 is ok? I'm not joking when I say I have absolutely no idea.
At this point, he seems to be an average player. But its his first season, so it's ok... I guess?
MY GOD THERE ARE SO MANY STATISTICS AND ABBREVIATIONS. HOW CAN ANYONE FOLLOW ALL OF THIS?
He hit a double in the 9th inning the other night, and gave the Rays their 4th walk-off win of the season (???????)
Whatev, all I know is that EVAn Longoria is destined to be one of the greats in my mind. Why? Cuz I'll have no idea if he's any good or not.
Awesome.
Even though I know so little about baseball, I will say that one of my favorite things to watch in any professional sport is to watch a baseball player throw a ball really really far, really really fast. It's really impressive.
Dear Pittsburgh Penguins:
Screw. You.
Anne
