It is May 15th and the Tampa Bay (formerly Devil) Rays are 24 and 17 on the season. That would be seven whole games over .500. That of course, is not the most shocking thing about their record (and it really should be since they have never been more than four games over .500 in the history of their franchise before this year). No, the most surprising aspect of their record is that it is May 15 and a 24 and 17 record is good enough to put them in first place in the American League East and, yes, the best record in the American League. No, you did not read that incorrectly.