Rays Fans Will Eventually Come Back

April 18, 2011 by Peter Golenbock · Leave a Comment

With the 0-6 start, the departure of Manny Ramirez, and the injury to Evan Longoria, Rays fans stayed away in droves for the opening two victories against the Minnesota Twins. Coupling all that with the dumping of salary and the constant drumbeat from owner Stuart Sternberg that the fans donâ€™t deserve their baseball team, I […]

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2011 Pre-Season Preview: AL East â€“ Tampa Bay Rays

March 30, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment

CF BJ Upton Tampa Bay Rays (2010 record: 96-66) Everyone thinks the Rays will take a significant step backwards in 2011, but I am not so sure those people are right. Tampa is one of the best-run organizations in baseball, and I think they have the young horses needed to minimize the impact of the […]

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