Worst To First: Rays Clinch AL East Title

66-96. This was the record of the last place Tampa Bay Rays in 2007, the laughing stock of the AL.

No one is laughing now.

Though the Rays dropped their game last night to the Tigers, the Red Sox loss to the Yankees clinched Tampa's first AL East championship. "You can't believe it. You have to kind of wait and sit back. It just feels fantastic right now, wonderful" said should-be manager of the year Joe Maddon. It's the first time since 1997 that Boston or New York has not won the division. Tampa had never won more then 70 games in a season, but have accumulated 96 victories thus far. "Unbelievable, it just feels unbelievable" said Rays 1B Carlos Pena.

Unbelievable is definatly the word for the Tampa Bay Rays this season.