Tampa Bay World Series worthy

Going from worst to first, the young Rays beat Boston Red Sox by 3-1 on Sunday night all because of Matt Garza masterful pitch.

“It’s unbelievable; we battled a lot of adversity this year. We stuck together as a team.” Said center fielder B.J. Upton

In game 5 the Rays nearly let the series slip away when they blew a seven run lead, rookie David Price saved the day by striking out J.D. Drew in the eighth inning and with the base loaded.

Price, who didn’t make his major league debut until late September, also worked the ninth, walking Jason Bay and striking out Mark Kotsay and Jason Varitek before getting pinch-hitter Jed Lowrie ground into a game-ending force play.

Tampa Bay’s worst to first saga was the feel-good story of this season, and it probably was fitting that Price—the least experienced of the young Rays— was on the mound at the most critical point of the ALCS.

“Minimal experience, but I was not hesitant,” manager Joe Maddon said.

When it was over, players and coaches streamed out of the dugout and mobbed Price, eventually falling to the ground in a cluster that continued to grow when others began leaping on the pile.

Music blared and the crowd of 40,473 stood and cheered.

The party moved inside briefly before players returned to the field raced up and down the right field stands spraying fans with champagne before settling down for the presentation of AL championship trophy.

“It’s not what we expected to happen,” Boston slugger David Ortiz said. “You have to give them credit. They pitched well. They’ve got good hitters.”