Phillies Q: Which Rays do you dislike the most and why?
Claire's Response: No matter how hard I try, I can’t dislike any of the Rays. The same can’t be said for the 10th man on their team, the cowbell.
Having low tolerance for all artificial noisemakers, the cowbell ranks high on the irritating list, arm-in-arm with plastic hand-clappers and thunder sticks. Call me a traditionalist, but I love a screaming crowd, intoxicated from the fan energy. Sometimes I can even appreciate a creative heckler.
Oh, but those cowbells. All they do is provide the dull, emotionless, repetitive clanging that reminds me of high school jazz band.
With today’s off day, fans should prepare themselves for a cowbell-free three games, filled with rally towels and a vocal crowd—the perfect home for the passionate Phillies.
Cinderella versus the Underdogs will continue on Saturday with Matt Garza on the mound for the Rays against the Phillies’ Moyer.
Eight games down, three to go.
Rays Q: Which Phillies do Rays fans (I know you are a Cleveland guy) dislike the most and why?
Nino's Response: Seeing as I'm technically an Indians fan and in my heart I'm rooting for Charlie Manuel, because he's such a great person, I'll definitely remove him from the equation.
If I were a Rays fan, I'd probably dislike any player that would come up with a big hit to break my heart, if that would ever happen. It's the Edgar Renteria-effect that has killed me and Cleveland-fans alike. I hope that never happens to the Tampa fanbase.
I heard a lot about Shane Victorino from Dodgers' fans, probably because of his "Don't throw at my head" gesture and how he absolutely killed them in the NLCS, but Victorino is too cool to dislike.
If the Rays want a poster child, I'd use Jimmy Rollins, the ultimate smack-talker on the Phillies team. Rollins has no problem speaking up, and he's easy to dislike, even his own fans booed him this year.
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