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My Beloved Rays are once again alone at the top of the American League – the first time since 12 June.  It helps that the Hated Yankees have lost two games in a row to Toronto.  But more than anything the Rays are just playing great baseball, including against New York, winning last weekend’s series in St. Petersburg.

B.J. Upton, a player I’ve been known to badmouth, has really stepped up lately, and his performance tonight shut me up.  His three-run home run won the game, and Sean Rodriguez’s long ball gave the game good momentum early.  I had until recently been dismayed by the way the Rays had been leaving so many runners on base, and how their bats had been quiet, but these recent games show them improving in that regard.  Good ball tonight!

Filed under: Sports on August 3rd, 2010