2008 World Series Cheerleader Preview – Philly Ballgirls vs the Ray Team
Posted by: Richie Rich in 2008 MLB Playoffs, Cheerleaders, Phillies, Rays
The 2008 World Series is set.
The Philadelphia Phillies vs the Tampa Bay Rays.
All across the baseball blogosphere, you’re going to see lots of real baseball analysis about the matchups on the field and in the dugout as well as some predictions about the outcome of the Fall Classic.
I’m not going to do that this year – it’s well evidenced that I suck at predictions … my 10/27/07 prediction that the Red Sox would repeat in 2008 didn’t come true.
Personally, I’m more interested in what’s happening on TOP of the Dugout – because we love baseball cheerleaders here at HRD.
So here’s your Home Run Derby 2008 World Series Preview – of the eye candy on the sidelines.
Representing the American League …
The Ray Team of the Tampa Bay Rays
First of all, the Ray Team is not a Northern Florida version of the Marlins Mermaids. Could you imagine how many retired old men would have heart attacks if the Mermaids were shaking their Miami thangs at the Trop?
Introduced in 2006, the Rays Team is “an interactive entertainment squad that performs various tasks” during Rays Home Games. They give away T-Shirts and stuff and lead the crowd in cheers. So they’re basically a rip-off of the Padres’ Pad Squad - right down to having a lame name and being co-ed.
From what I’m told, the Tampa crowd was really quiet before they came along. Even while they were winning this season.
They Dance on the Dugout …
They hang out with Zack Hample – the guy who catches every home run ball.
And just like anybody else, they’ve got a Sarah Palin impersonator on the squad.
And representing the National League …
The Ballgirls of the Philadelphia Phillies
Let’s start off by saying that the Ballgirls are NOT a cheerleading squad. They’re actual ballgirls … they sit down the foul lines and grab balls that go out of play during the game … and usually give them to kids in the stands.
Of course, you’ve go to bend over to pick up balls … or even sometimes hot dogs thrown on the field on college night.
That Houston Astro didn’t mind.
They also field a softball team - most of them played in college. Here they are at a charity event earlier this season.
I love the stripes on the socks.
Officially, they’re a “staff of ballgirls who can represent the organization in media situations as well as perform duties on the field.” Some of those on-field duties include wearing hot pants on 70’s night …
Or fulfilling the Philly Phanatic’s Christmas Wish by wearing Sexy Santa outfits …
Or just chatting up the on-field staff … in tight shorts.
There were more pics of the Ballgirls than there were of the Ray Team … probably because more people go to Phillies games than Rays games.
I think the Phillies have the Rays beat in sideline eye candy. How about you?
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October 21st, 2008 at 3:33 pm
[...] Run Derby – 2008 World Series Cheerleader Preview – Philly Ballgirls vs the Ray Team Ramblings 1.5 – Alternative Look at Philly vs Tampa Awful Announcing – Tony Kornheiser Name Dropped [...]
October 22nd, 2008 at 12:10 am
Tampa girls put out more than Philly girls, so I will have to go with Tampa…BTW, I was going to ask why that one Tampa girl was wearing Joe Maddon’s glasses…
October 22nd, 2008 at 12:13 am
I’d hit middle on that pitcher.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:09 am
#4 has a nice ass! Wish I was going to the world series to see that! They should have their own reality show: Ballgirls vs. Cheerleaders!
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:09 am
Go LB! NOT IN MY HOUSE! lol
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:17 am
[...] The Ray Team [...]
October 22nd, 2008 at 12:48 pm
[...] Home Run Derby has a nice post that puts the Phillies ball girls against the Rays Team. I am posting this because I was in the process of writing something very similar. Bastards. [...]
October 22nd, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Ive been to a few rays games this year and so far i have been unimpressed by the “ray team”. Most of the girls are ugly and look like they are still in high school and they they are co-ed so that only makes it worse. I have never seen the phillies ball girls but id have to assume they got the ray team beat
October 22nd, 2008 at 2:59 pm
[...] Hotter Ball Girls Tampa Bay or Philadelphia? [...]
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:13 pm
[...] those people that jump on top of the dugout for the Tampa Bay Rays. So far, the Ball Girls are trouncing the Rays in online voting poll, which will hopefully be enough momentum to carry the Phillies to victory in game 1 tomorrow night [...]
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Ballgirls rock!!! Christy G and Debbie are my Favs!
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:44 pm
you girls are good luck charms! Ever since they made you a team last year, they have kicked ass. ballgirls get my vote!
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:15 am
No contest. Ballgirls are totally not cheerleaders, they have duties on the field as well as off. Cheerleaders or whatever those Rays animals are, do not belong in baseball but neither do domed stadiums, artificial turf or Alex Rodriguez. But what can we do.
I was a ballgirl for the Seattle M’s long ago and we had all of those things, ironic.
October 23rd, 2008 at 9:31 am
Phils all the way. 3 to go!
October 23rd, 2008 at 9:32 am
Phils are stronger than the Rays in all areas including the ballgirls. Go Phigtin Phils
October 23rd, 2008 at 10:43 am
it appeared that the philly ball girls were in attendance at the trop last night….. for a group that, according to their website, are meant to be “a staff of ballgirls who can represent the organization in media situations” the take an interesting approach to that. getting extremely intoxicated and being obnoxiously loud and disruptive to the point that the ushers had to ask them to settle down. on a level of class, my vote goes to the Rays girls
October 23rd, 2008 at 3:45 pm
The Phillies ballgirls were not in Tampa last night. Sadly they all have “real jobs” as teachers and business owners and don’t get to travel with the team. They are also prohibited from drinking in uniform. I don’t know who you saw last night, but I’m guessing they were just drunk girls in Phillies shirts! If you want to see the real ballgirls, come out to CBP this weekend. Even if you don’t have a ticket, we will be holding Octoberphest parties with a concert and vendors for 3 hours before each game.
Thanks!!
October 24th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Yea but it still has to be cool to hang out wit’ the team. I’ve got a buddy in the organization and he just told me this season that the youngest one on the squad talks to Madson. They probably party hard with the whole team if you ask me.
October 24th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Kristen or Justine are the youngest right? or was that last season?
October 29th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
those ball girls are useless. they almost interfere with the game and look ridiculous on the jumbotron! they are so incapable that they had to get local college cheerleaders to get on the dugout…..waste of time.
October 30th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Tampa bay, you’re useless….The Phillies and ballgirls included are WORLD CHAMPS! End of story! We win
October 30th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Do ballgirls get World Series rings? My teacher asked us in class. I think they are an awesome part of the team. When I asked my mom she said that the last two years the phillies been good, is when they started the ballgirl squad. I think they broke the curse.
November 3rd, 2008 at 1:20 pm
I.D.K. but they sure deserve it! I heard upper office does, so why wouldn’t they?
November 5th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
My father was a ball boy (down the line, not in dugout) for the Yankees and he got one! I bet they do. Unless the Phils are cheap asses, I bet they do!
November 6th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Ballgirls definitely deserve rings, I mean if you think about it they are at every home game just like the players. And what is all this nonsense about them needing cheerleaders to come on the dugouts, at least these girls are athletic. I would like to see a cheerleader protect herself from a line drive hit from these teams.
November 6th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
We just ran into a ball girl at wawa. She said they didn’t get one! They didn’t get any compensation or reward of any kind! WOW someone should write to the GM!