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By DAVID WHITLEY
Orlando Sentinel

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - City fathers warned fans to arrive early to beat the crush. City mothers have been naming their first-born males "Akinori."

Ladies and gentlemen, we have officially entered a parallel universe. Up is down, ugly is beautiful and the Tampa Bay Rays are the best team in baseball.

I can confirm the rumors after witnessing Monday night's 5-4 win over Boston. The Rays not only beat the world champs, they withstood a 9th-inning tragicomedy that would have discombobulated the 1927 Yankees.

"We had all this myriad of things go wrong," outfielder Gabe Gross said.

Yes, almost every member of the 1927 Yankees would now be over 100 and therefore easily discombobulated. But even in his prime, Babe Ruth didn't use words like "myriad."
These Rays not only have the vocabulary to go far, they have the pitching, defense and hitting to make the playoffs. If the stars keep aligning, Tampa Bay will win the World Series.

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