Wet morning ...
Monday morning rain disrupted the Rays workout plans, as the position players went to the inside batting tunnel to talk about baserunning and the pitchers had small sessions. There was supposed to be live batting practice, but it was unclear if the skies would clear up in time.
There was more chatter in the clubhouse over the comments regarding the lack of professionalism last season, which manager Joe Maddon first addressed on Saturday. Here is the link to Monday's story in the Times: http://www.sptimes.com/2007/02/26/Rays/Rays_veterans_want_to.shtml
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And then there are the Wade Boggs comments - and we haven't even played a game yet!
Posted by: Jeff Wilcox | February 26, 2007 at 02:10 PM
It must be quite a challenge to instill discipline on a club known for nothing but 100-loss seasons and last place finishes. Perhaps many Rays are still at that "happy to be here" stage because 2007 very likely will be a repeat of 2006. The team doesn't win, fans don't show, and the media attention is just not there; hard to focus on being a professional when the rewards are few and everything
around you screams second-rate organization.
Posted by: JB | February 26, 2007 at 06:37 PM