lunch bunch
Now that that Super Bowl is over, we can get back to the business of baseball.
The Rays held what is essentially the kickoff - oops, there's another football reference - of their winter caravan, the Tampa Chamber luncheon at the downtown Hyatt Regency. Among the more interesting things said, manager Joe Maddon said new Japanese infielder Akinori Iwamura will "most likely" play third rather than move to second, the number of over-the-air TV games in Orlando has been increased, more changes are coming to make Tropicana Field more fan friendly, and executive VP Andrew Friedman reiterated they are looking to acquire relievers.
For more on the luncheon, see Thursday's Times.
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I wonder who gets the say in deciding which kind of pitcher that this team needs. Is it the ownership group, Gerald Hunsicker, Madden and his new pitching coach? Who are the scouts who have an imput in these decision regarding which new pitchers to bring in? I think the Devil Rays hope the fans will hang on one more year before they will be forced to showcase the pitchers Niemann,Townsend whom they drafted and have been touting to the fans as the future of the franchise..
Posted by: gary | February 10, 2007 at 08:02 PM