The staff and management at Rick Hendrick Durham Auto Mall extend their best wishes to the Tampa Bay Rays as they open their American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox.

The Rays, parent club of the class AAA Durham Bulls, are in the Major League Baseball playoffs for the first time. The team is powered by several former Bulls who gained fame in Durham by posting victories and hitting home runs just down the street from RHC's downtown dealership.

Outfielders B.J. Upton, Carl Crawford and Jonny Gomes are three of the most popular players in Bulls history. They should be seeing significant action against the Red Sox alongside another famous Durham slugger, rookie infielder Evan Longoria.

Other former Bulls on the Rays' roster are Gabe Gross, Fernando Perez and Rocco Baldelli

Perez and Gomes played in Durham as recently as this season. Rays pitchers David Price and Scott Kazmir also both pitched this season in Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

The Rays, prior to this season one of the worst teams in the majors, finished this season as champions of the American League East division -- beating out perennial favorites the Red Sox and New York Yankees.

No doubt, Durham and the Bulls will receive attention and recognition during the Rays' potential run to the World Series. Rick Hendrick Chevrolet is proud to support its community and its minor-leaguers.

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