Why I think the Tampa Bay Rays are going to win the World Series in 2008

Fate.

They should have lost yesterday by all accounts. Mother Nature intervenes and the Phillies best pitcher is rendered irrelavent for now. Selig changes the rules on the fly to allow for a muddy 5th inning Rays run from Upton to tie the game 2-2 and allow for the easy choice of suspending the game.

Both Pena and Longoria got hits... It's on now!

So there you have it, the Rays will win the latest game hopefully played by wednesday evening and take the next two at home and just like that, my prediction comes true.

The Rays live on the edge

The Tampa Bay rays dropped Game 3 by a 5-4 score last night or this morning as was the case.

The rays used B.J.Upton speed to have him leg out an infield dribbler to reach first base safely, then he stole second on the first pitch and took third base thereafter, add in a poor throw by the Phillies catcher Ruiz and Upton came home to tie the game 4-4 heading into the 9th.

Then the Rays brought in reliever Balfour for J.P. Howell, which was a little perplexing but a "living on the edge moment"... Mix in a walk, a wild pitch, a stolen base, 5 infielders and 2 outfielders and some serious anguish and the phillies squibbed their way to a 5-4 victory which concluded sometime around 2AM.

I hope game 4 starts a wee bit earlier as I don't know if I can handle another early morning game... Thank goodness for a 9th inning win, instead of extra innings.