Earlier, Travis reflected on the Rays upcoming season through the experience of binge watching Christmas movies, with a scene from A Christmas Story serving as a metaphor for our team’s hot stove season. But probably no seasonal story is more relevant to our Tampa Bay franchise than the story of Hanukkah, which at its heart is about making do with less.
For those unfamiliar, Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after the Israelites vanquished the occupying Greeks under the leadership of the Maccabbees. To reconsecrate the Temple, it was necessary to re-light a holy lamp using purified olive oil.