With the Tampa Bay Rays back in town, memories of the 2008 World Series inevitably surface. For them however, the memories are not fond ones to say the least.
In a piece titled Rays Tales: 2008 memories of Philadelphia, Tampa Bay Times reporter Marc Topkin asked players and coaches to reflect on their time in Philadelphia during the World Series.
3B Evan Longoria (.050 BA with 9 Ks and 2 RBI in series):
“The heartbreak sticks with me the most. The hardest part of it, aside from the losing, was the way we had to do it.