Welcome to the first post-elimination Rays Tank, where the wild cards and tamed and the playoffs are -- wait, what's that? The Rays have not technically been eliminated yet? Are...are you kidding me? How is that possible? So now I have to shoehorn my clips into some fake storyline? You know, instead of the fake storyline I had planned? How is that fair?
Oh well, in the spirit of this season, let's go with fleeting hope and short-lived successes. Ladies, gents, and garfooses, put your hands together for September 21st:
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This is James Shields from 2012, notching the Rays 1,267th strikeout of the season, a new American League record.