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Rays Shine in the Sun
Posted: October 26, 2008
Once they left the Devil in the dust…
From worst to first in just one year.
The Rays are beaming bright.
The A L Cinderella team
wears crystal shoes tonight.
This fairytale began last fall.
The boss had faith. And then
he forced the Devil from the Rays
and they began to win.
The old was gone. The new had come.
New name and sense of worth.
A miracle the faithful say.
A genuine rebirth.
The Sunshine State is aptly named.
It really love its Rays
who shine with hope and faith and grace
on these October days.
And there's a lesson we can learn
from down in Tampa Bay.
Resist the Devil. Start brand new.
And then (with joy) just play.
* Curiously, the worst team in Major League Baseball last year became the best team in the American League this year. It all took place after the team owners removed the Devil from team's name last November. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays began the 2008 season as The Tampa Bay Rays.
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