Local World Series connection

If you're not rooting for the Tampa Bay Rays to win the World Series, you're either a Phillies fan or inhuman.
Just in case, here's one more reason if you reside in Monterey County.
Not only is manager Joe Maddon a former player for the Salinas Angels in 1978-79, but scouting director R.J. Harrison is a former Salinas Peppers manager, when they were an affiliation of the Seattle Mariners.
And Rays broadcaster Rich Herrera attended North Salinas High, where his football coach was current Alverez athletic director Chuck Noroian.
General manager Andrew Friedman attended Stevenson for half a year, even playing football for the Pirates.