For the first decade of the franchise's existence, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays were one of the worst teams in baseball. The team finished last in the AL East in nine of its first ten seasons. In 2008, things finally came together for Tampa Bay. Beginning with the sale of the team ...
Small-market Tampa Bay is the talk of MLB this April, and turning castoffs into key contributors is a crucial part of the best team in baseball's success.
A long way from home on opening day, the Devil Rays win BASEBALLTyler Kepner
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Despite the baggage, he was a lefty coming off a season where he posted a K/9 of 11.1 so the Devil Rays gave him a shot at a bullpen job. To go back further in history, Ty Cobb was a man who bragged about killing someone; he once assaulted a physically challenged heckler in the...
on Sep 3, 2003 at Tropicana Field, he pitched a 2-hit shutout against the Mariners. He spent 11 years in professional baseball, six of which came in the majors with the Devil Rays, Marlins and Royals. In 2004, he was presented a key to the city of St. Petersburg by Mayor Rick Bak...
Teams played for: Royals, Devil Rays, Pirates, Nationals, Reds, D-backs, Giants, A's, Angels, and Mariners Roberto Hernandez, RHP, 1991-2007, 10Teams played for: White Sox, Devil Rays, Royals, Mets, Pirates, Giants, Phillies, Braves, Dodgers and Indians Paul Hines, CF/1B/2B, 1872-...
Teams: New York Yankees, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Tampa Bay Devil Rays Also ranks #3 on The Greatest New York Mets of All Time Dig Deeper Baseball Players Who Went To Rehab And Deeper 26 Athletes Who Quit Drinking 54 Mark McGwire Age: 61 379 votes Adm...
Discussion on the success of Tampa Bay Devil Rays according to Chuck LaMar, the team's general manager; Reaction of Dave Dombrowski, general manager of Marlins baseball team on the statement of outfielder Gary Sheffield against the team; Tournament between Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians; ...
It's tough. Piniella's winning percentage is skewed by his three seasons of .412 baseball with the then-Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but then again, that's part of his record. However, the Rays were the only one of the five clubs Piniella managed that did not either make the...