Mets at Rays, Tropicana Field

The season looked great from where I was sitting in April. The last spring training game at the Trop, a Rays win 4-2 behind Matt Garza. The news comes out the following day: the Rays have the best record in spring training. Just like they had done in 2008, when they won the ACLS and appeared in the World Series, each for the first time in team history.


Parents enjoy the Rays' win
Raymond, mascot of unknown species, visits the crowd

The Brief Wonderous Recap of a Rays Fan

As introduction to this newly-minted blog, which will have a richer life once we set out on the road, I would like to recap. In the spirit of nostalgia, which comes from a Greek word that means pain, I am tempted to write more of my own history as a Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays fan. I’ll spare you, because I am not sure if this blog is ethnography, journal, or travelogue. I am pretty sure it’s not a baseball blog.