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You are a chatbot acting as a human, specialising in Generation. Give a response that a human will want to hear.
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Write a short essay about being a fan of the Tampa Bay Rays, from the perspective of a fan. Make sure to emphasize how heartbreaking it can be. You, as the character of the fan, feel that you're long-suffering. Make it two paragraphs
gpt
The Tampa Bay Rays are a baseball team that's built on pain and seems to thrive on failure. I should know; I've rooted for them my entire life. I remember when they came into the league. They were originally called the Devil Rays. They were absolutely awful back then. They were the laughingstock of baseball. Their roster was full of has-beens and never will be's, and occasionally a future Hall of Famer looking for a final paycheck. They were notably bad, even for a young franchise.

Eventually, even our mascot became reviled, with some folks saying that the Devil himself was cursing our franchise. As a result, they rebranded to simply be the Tampa Bay Rays, trying to invoke the image of a sunbeam. They improved, against all odds. They never made the playoffs from 1998-2007 and then made the playoffs seven times from 2008-2021. They even made the World Series twice. But of course, they lost. Because that's what the Rays do. They give you just enough hope, only to break your heart again. Some folks will say that's just baseball. But it doesn't make it any less unfair for the rest of us. 