For all who have waited patiently for this moment, savor it.  For all of you who are new to the area, and not quite with the Rays program here, you will.  Spending most the day at Tropicana Field with the boys was fun.  Why?  Because that's what their having, fun. 

    Not to say they are taking their eye off the ball here, that is farthest from the truth.  But they are taking another verse out of Joe Maddon's message book.  Have fun, take in what your seeing, and then on gameday, do what you've done all season...come to play.

    Today didn't have the pomp and circumstance tomorrow will bring.  I was most pleasantly happy for the long time employees and coaches that have been with this franchise from day one.  Talking with Third base coach Tom Foley today, this season brought about joy that took such a jagged road getting here, it would make a grown man cry.  To tell you the truth, he admitted his eyes watered the day they clinched the AL East. 

    Carl Crawford, who has also endured the pain of some aweful teams, was perhaps the happiest of all.  He was very close to not making the series roster due to injury.  But as CC told me today, his hand all of a sudden got better in a hurry, and he's batting fifth tomorrow against Chicago.  

   It appears that closer Troy Percival will be left off the rsoter for the ALDS.  Rays will be going with 10 pitchers. 

   Enjoy the series!

   Tom Korun