The Rays

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays socked it to the San Diego Padres 5-3 Thursday afternoon with a cadre of players who earned their stripes – and a manager who found a most creative way to fire up his team in getting the boot.

Prior to the game, skipper Joe Maddon and five of his starting players donned ’70s-style striped stirrup socks of navy, light blue and white ordered by equipment manager Chris “Westy” Westmoreland – anything to change their recent run of misfortune and six losses in the previous seven games. I can recall wearing this type of leggings. Except mine were cut higher on the back of the heel. Does anyone remember the big long white socks that went on before the outer socks with the strips. If this catches on with the Rays maybe it will have the same effect that the mohawk had when it seemed to put them on a roll. However nothing can replace the Dodger Blue. Now if my Dodgers could now put a whippin on the ole pin stripsUc157 Larry