Comments on: Hubris, Thy Name Is Tampa

By: fc

fc — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:45:36 +0000

And agreed, the “Wildcard” card shirts are just sad.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:06:24 +0000

thats just the mlb for you. Like in 2006 when they had shirts for the yankees saying “got postseason.”

By: melanie kerry mariann and annalisa and mom marmon

melanie kerry mariann and annalisa and mom marmon — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:27:59 +0000

what dynasty do you think you have, to conquer? you dont know what playoffs are like to even think you can start talking smack… i think maybe you can stick your foot in your mouth untill you have something to show for your actions……..

By: Lulu

Lulu — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:14:52 +0000

Funny. We were just learning about “hubris” in English last week. Hubris is often the main quality in a tragic hero.

Guess what always happens to a tragic hero? They either die (a bit extreme) or are exiled (from the playoffs?).

By: Texas Gal

Texas Gal — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:52:19 +0000

I don’t think anyone said ALL Rays fans are bad. For example, our very own beat-stylin’ Janie is a bigtime Rays fan.

But you can’t deny that shirt is a tad bit presumptuous. And obnoxious. And just plain tacky.

Considering all the vitriol I read in the Tampa press about how rude and obnoxious Red Sox fans are, I found it more than a little ironic that the Rays are officially endorsing this kind of thing.

(And also, for anyone who doesn’t know – Jessica’s Rays blog ROCKS. For serious.)

By: LifelongSoxFan

LifelongSoxFan — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:47:35 +0000

The Sox will be the vodka in this screwdriver tonight. We’ve got 8 more wins and 2 more rounds of champagne coming.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:34:15 +0000

Oh, cmon now. You can’t believe that all Rays fans are bad. Level headed fans don’t even want to believe that those shirts exist, let alone create or buy them. Every fan base has it’s douches. I don’t think you guys want to be lumped in with the Sox fans who think it is their birthright to win, when they actually just jumped on the bandwagon in 2004. Believe it or not there are a lot of good Rays fans out there who are thrilled to see this team winning for a change.

By: Holly

Holly — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:08:34 +0000

They must be really nervous to launch such a preemptive strike. Ah, the pungent stench of arrogance.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:44:32 +0000

All I can say is you should try living down here, surrounded by arrogant “fans,” most of whom never turned on a baseball game before May 2008. (I believe if you look back at the Tampa Bay Lightning 2004 season, you will see some familiar faces.)

By: SoxPhan

SoxPhan — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:21:01 +0000

Fear not. Within a week, I fully expect a Deadspin post detailing how these shirts are being used to clothe impoverished kids in some third world country (see also: Colorado Rockies World Series Champs 2007 shirts, New England Patriots 19-0 2008 Super Bowl Champs shirts).

By: mermaidmarian

mermaidmarian — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:42:56 +0000

Come on!

They know “Sweet Caroline” but are ignorant of “Bad Bad Leroy Brown”?

I so want the Sox to kick their asses!

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:46:46 +0000

They are definitely a piece of work. The Trop is definitely one of the loudest and most obnoxious place on earth. And I am returning on Saturday. I was lucky enough to get a ticket, just a lot further from the field than I am used to.

By: Mac

Mac — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:13:18 +0000

Holy shit. That’s kinda classless in my opinion. And these are available on mlb.com? Geez…

By: Meghan

Meghan — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:25:29 +0000

This one is awesome too!!!!: http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3334993&cp=1452368.1452911.1502576

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:11:57 +0000

these shirts certainly make it a lot easier to spot a douchebag from 20 feet away.

By: Piney61

Piney61 — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:59:34 +0000

Yeahhh that’s very cocky. Sure they may have taken down the Red Sox in teh regular season, but let’s see what happens in the playoffs.

I wouldn’t buy the Wild Card stuff not because it’s the Wild Card but because it looks so damn tacky.

By: jules

jules — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:58:56 +0000

Hate these shirts. The Sox should have one in the clubhouse.

My distaste for the ~~Devil~~ Rays was solidified when they played “Sweet Caroline” after they beat us in The Trop.

I find it interesting that these shirts are available from mlb.com.