Last scene sulking off the field in World Series defeat, the Tampa Bay Rays opened spring training this morning with their first full-squad workout. After the depressing end to last year (can you say "unfinished business"?), it's great to have the American League Champions back on the diamond, preparing for a long campaign against the high-spending Yanks and Soxs.
We plan to have an epic amount of Rays coverage this year, so come back often for updates as the hometown team makes a run at the pennant.
This article appears in Feb 18-24, 2009.