The Rays did it. 

I’m just feeling great right now. 

Seeing the boys spray the champagne and beer.  Watching Don Zimmer get doused with champagne by BJ Upton.  Seeing Matt Garza with his diving mask on. 

These are memories.

You start off the season hoping your team will be good enough to be one of the final 8 teams after 162 games.

When it happens, it is tough to put into words. 

The Rays aren’t supposed to be here.  It’s supposed to be the Yankees and Red Sox.  The Rays are supposed to be small market also-rans. 

And here they are clinching a playoff berth. 

And here they are watching the Minnesota Twins struggle against the Kansas City Royals, hoping to get that much closer to the best record in the AL and home field advantage throughout the AL side of the playoffs.

It’s tough to explain.

Joe Maddon said it best when he said that 2008 was pandemonium and 2010 is more controlled. 

I agree to an extent.

I’m happy.  I’m ecstatic. 

But I’m not just happy to be here.

I want to see the boys do something.  I want to see them win the Series.  2008 was a time when we were happy to be there and kept getting more and more surprised with each playoff win. 

But it seems that in 2010 there is a job to do.

I’m happy.

I’m blown away.

I have chills.

And I’m looking forward to what comes next.

Great job, Rays.

Thanks for giving your fans a hell of a year.

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This might sound dumb, but I wanted to say THANKS to those who have continued to stop by the blog.  I have stopped by your blogs too, but have not really had the time to leave comments as I usually do. 

I have had alot going on these days–who doesn’t, right?–and I have let my blogging duties lapse.  I miss it, and I hope that when things settle down for me I’ll be able to get more involved with talking baseball with all of you great folks.   

Thanks for being a great ‘sphere…