Tampa vs St Pete

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  The Continued Struggle for the Soul of the Florida Sports Fan

  September 23, 2011 at 8:15 am 12 comments

  Jordi Scrubbings is back

   
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  The Legacy of Carl Crawford

  July 25, 2010 at 3:36 pm 12 comments

  Last Tuesday, on the same night he felt the collective sympathy of all male-kind, Carl Crawford celebrated the eighth anniversary of his major league debut. Following his inconspicuous 1-for-4 debut on a 78-degree summer night in Toronto in 2002, Carl Crawford became an oddity in the dome of little talent. [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Fat Catcher, Soriano’s Short Workout And More On The Looming Battle Between Tampa And St. Pete

  February 20, 2010 at 11:11 am 6 comments

  At right is new Rays catcher Kelly Shoppach. A lot of Rays fans are rooting hard for Shoppach. Even we, who have long been Dioner Navarro apologists are hoping Shoppach steps up to be the most-days catcher. Putting on what appears to be 30 extra pounds this off-season didn’t help. [...]

   
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  Investors May Be Buying Land In Tampa For A New Rays Stadium

  February 17, 2010 at 10:00 am 19 comments

  Is there a private group working to secure land in the Channelside area of Tampa for a new Rays stadium? That’s what Bill Varian and Stephen Nohlgren of the St. Pete Times are hearing… In another development, hints have surfaced that a private group is trying to assemble potential stadium [...]