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A New Level of Suckdom
Last night, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays took their punchline status to a whole new laughable low, giving up six (6) runs in the bottom of the ninth, losing to the Toronto Blue Jays, 12-11. I watched the whole thing. It was brutal, pathetic. Pitchers Shawn Camp, Chad Orvella and Tim Corcoran looked terrified out there. Hitting a baseball is arguably the hardest thing to do in sports, and they made it look as easy as Whack-a-Mole. I've interviewed manager Joe Maddon, and he's a cool guy. But jeez, man, your loyalty to lousy players, your incessant need to boost their confidence, is gonna cost you your dream job.
Anway, enough of that. Here's a playlist dedicated to one of the sorriest sports franchises in history. If you'd like to dedicate a song to the Rays, and maybe make yourself feel better, have at it. If you want to just flat-out rage about the Rays, go to sports-page supastar Tom "Two Cents" Jones' blog. And a one, and a two, and a 10, 11, 12...
Loser -- Beck
I Started a Joke -- the Bee Gees
Blowin' in the Wind -- Bob Dylan
It's a Laugh -- Hall & Oates
Sucks to Be You -- Danielle Peck
You Think We Suck -- Ape Fight
Bad -- Michael Jackson
Another One Bites the Dust -- Queen
Mr. Pitiful -- Otis Redding
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Pop music critic Sean Daly of the Tampa Bay Times brings you the latest music news and concert reviews. He writes about rock music, country music, rap music and whatever sounds are out there. Cool job, isn't it? And his CD collection -- from Journey to Dylan, Prince to U2, Public Enemy to Stan Getz -- is much bigger and better than yours.
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