Joe Henderson 
wrote a column yesterday outlining the decisions facing the Rays this offseason.
For reasons passing understanding, that column opens with a summary of the ALCS (for those of you scoring at home, the Rays are not participating in the ALCS). Then, Joe writes:
Since they’ll have to go through Cliff Lee even if they’re fortunate enough to get to Game 7, the odds remain stacked against Tampa’s “other” big-league baseball team.
Wait. What? Do they even employ editors at the Tampa Tribune anymore? How can a Tampa paper allow a Tampa writer to call a team that plays 81 home games in New York “Tampa’s ‘other’ big-league baseball team” in a column that is about…wait for it…Tampa Bay’s actual big-league team?
The rest of the column might be good. I really don’t know because I blacked out for a moment when I read that. Way to go Joe. Blow-It.com.
I read this column and was shocked as well. I didn’t find it to be a particularly well written piece, and I don’t understand how the Tribune would allow a shot like this against a team that is in the “fragile” position the Rays are in. They should be drumming up support for our own team and talking about the future with enthusiasm. Pathetic.
Excellent post. I’m experiencing a few of these issues as well..