Sports: SI.com — Writers — Verducci: Sweet Lou’s Devil Rays are impressive — Wednesday June 23, 2004 3:35PM: Going for win 13 right now. Rays lead Jays 1–0 after 3 innings. “Only eight teams in history ever began a 12-game streak when they were playing less than .400 baseball. I wouldn’t call it a fluke, but this is almost once-in-a-generation stuff. I’ve been surprised how well they’ve pitched during this stretch, especially the bullpen. They’re making a believer out of me. Put it this way: I’m beginning to think the Devil Rays can win 81 games this year. Before the season, I figured they would win about 70 games — and that would have been enough to give Piniella a parade.”
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