Posts by: Rob Smith
It is common knowledge that Evan Longoria is the Tampa Bay Rays’ best player, but he is about to get even better. That might be difficult to believe considering Longoria is coming off a 31-homerun, 98-RBI 2011 season, which he memorably capped with a walk-off homerun on the final day of the regular season to
The Tampa Bay Rays held their annual Fan Fest at Tropicana Field, raising money for a number of causes while allowing fans to interact with their favorite Rays players. The event raised between $15,000 and $20,000 for the ALS Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Rays coaches conducted baseball clinics for
FC Tampa Bay entered the game on Saturday, Aug. 20, at Al Lang Stadium against Puerto Rico, trailing the Islanders by seven points for the coveted second seed in the NASL standings. That position carries with it a first-round playoff goodbye. A win would have pulled the Rowdies within four points of that second seed
The Tampa Bay Rays have a reputation for skillfully developing minor-league talent and replacing their big-name stars that become too expensive to retain. They’ve eschewed the immediate gratification of splashy free-agent signings, choosing instead to invest in draft picks whose limited team contributions could span a number of years, if ever. This strategy has paid