We got tickets at the last minute to see Game 7 against the Red Sox in the American League Championship Series, and I've gotta tell you, it was the most exciting and nerve-wracking game I've even seen in any sport. Having blown a seven-run lead to lose Game 5, and then having lost Game 6, and then letting the Red Sox load the bases in the top of the eighth inning, the Rays looked like they were history. But no! They came back to win Game 7, rewarding fans at the Trop who stood for most of the game, ringing cowbells, blowing horns, and making one helluva racket.
Of course they would. Rays fans have learned to expect the unexpected. Now they are down three games to one in the World Series, going against Philadelphia tonight for the remainder of a game that was suspended when the puddles on the field threatened to become ice slicks. The Phillies took an early lead, of course. Facing one of the toughest pitchers in MLB, the Rays' batting order came alive, tying the game at two all. How bad were the Rays' batters? Pena and Longoria were hitless in the World Series until Monday night. Pena got a hit; Longoria drove him in. Upton got a hit; Pena drove him in. Score tied. Game suspended on account of rain (first time in World Series history).
If you don't watch baseball, you are missing high drama. Watch tonight. If the Rays bring the series back to the Trop, it will be a totally fitting end to the Rays' season if Game 7 is played on Halloween night inside a dome that ought to be painted orange.
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