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Fans: Trop is louder than ever
Rob Szasz of St. Petersburg cheers in leather row where he has tickets during the Tampa Bay Rays first play off game at Tropicana Field on Thursday. [Chris Zuppa, Times]
You don't need a decibel meter to tell this is one of the loudest Rays games ever.
"It's actually the most electric it's been all year," said Jim Duda, 45, a salesman from St. Petersburg.
Unlike the casual, arrive-in-the-second-inning attitude of many regular season games, virtually the entire stadium was full before the starting lineups were announced.
"It's much louder. Everyone's in their seats already. We're ready to rock. Go Rays!" said Tim Linehan, 39, of Oldsmar.
When the Rays were announced, the arena erupted in one giant cowbell explosion. It was even louder a few minutes ago when Evan Longoria hit a home run.
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