The Tampa Bay Devil Rays changed their name to the Tampa Bay Rays before the 2008 baseball season. The franchise entered the American League in 1998. The 2008 season is the franchise's 11th.
Since they joined the MLB in 1998, Tampa Bay has a career win/loss record of 922 wins and 1181 losses. They have made the playoffs twice (2008, 2010) and won the American League title in 2008.
They had 645 wins as the Devil Rays and 277 wins as just the Rays.
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In baseball the home team is in the first base dugout and the visiting team is in the third base dugout. So when the Devil Rays are playing at home they are in the first base dugout. When they are playing a road game, they are in the third base dugout.
Florida. Tampa is a city in Florida, on the west coast of the state.
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The first mascot they had was named Skully. In fact my Dad worked with the guy that named Skully. Tampa Bay had a draw for fans and he won the privelage of naming the mascot. The new one is Captain Fear, a caricature of a pirate. Huge Bucs fan. Been reading and watching about them my whole life.
During the orange and white years, it was a buccaneer that went by the name Bruce. After the team revamped, changed uniforms, stadiums, and team colors, they also changed mascots. The more recent mascot is a more comical looking pirate that goes by the name of Captain Fear.
The Tampa Bay Rays team was created in 2008 (the year they won the pennant), however the Tampa Bay Devil Rays have been around since March 31, 1998. They have played at Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida since the creation of the Devil Rays.
The Tampa Bay Rays won the season series against the New York Yankees with a record of 10 wins and 8 losses (10-8). The teams will not meet anymore for the 2010 regular season, but might have a chance of playing each other in the 2010 MLB playoffs.
Where all the major league teams stay when they play the RAYS- The Renaissance Vinoy Hotel in Saint Petersburg!
The Devil Rays were an American League expansion team in 1998.
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The field dimensions for Tropicana Field is as follows:
Left Field- 315ft (96m)
Left-Center- 370ft (110m)
Center Field- 404ft (123m)
Right Center- 370ft (110m)
Right Field- 322ft (98m)
Backstop- 50ft (15m)
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After ten terrible seasons, the Devil Rays' management decided to shake up their image. Before the 2008 season they changed their logo, name, and team colors. They considered completely different names such as the Wave and the Thunder but decided for a softer break from the past, keeping the name that had been used as a short form of their name, while changing the focus and interpretation from scary looking fish with satanic name to something connoting sunshine and light.
In their first season with their new name, the Rays won the American League pennant. However the new name, and even the team's new success, did not bring significant numbers of extra fans to the game, as the two Florida teams remain among the least supported teams in Major League Baseball.
1st base- Carlos Pena Pitchers- Scott Kazmir 2nd base- Akinora Iwamura - James Shields Shortstop- Jason Bartlett - Matt Garza 3rd base- Evan Longoria - David Price Left field- Carl Crawford - Scott Sonnastine Center- B.J. Upton Closer- Troy Percival Right field- Johnny Gomes? Catcher- Dioner Navarro
The Tampa Bay Rays stadium in St Petersburg, FL is known as Tropicana Field, or "The Trop" for short.
The payroll since 2000 are as follows:
2011- $41,053,571 (most went to Johnny Damon with $5.25 million)
2010- $72,847,133 (most went to Carlos Pena with $10,125,000)
2009- $63,313,034 (most went to Carl Crawford with $8.25 million)
2008- $43,745,597 (most went to Carlos Pena with $6 million)
2007- $24,123,500 (most went to Carl Crawford with $4,125,000)
2006- $35,417,967 (most went to Aubrey Huff with $6,916,667)
2005- $29,679,067 (most went to Aubrey Huff with $4,916,667)
2004- $29,556,667 (most went to Tino Martinez with $7.5 million)
2003- $19.63 million (most went to Rey Ordonez with $6.5 million)
2002- $34.38 million (most went to Greg Vaughn with $8.75 million)
2001- $56.98 million (most went to Greg Vaughn with $8.25 million)
2000- $64.4 million (most went to Greg Vaughn with $7,097,962)
The first game for the Rays franchise was on March 31, 1998 against the Tigers. The Rays ended up losing the game 11-6. The first hit was a single by Dave Martinez in the bottom of the third with one out.
Following his 2008 retirement, Anderson served as the pitching coach assistant in 08-09 and worked in the front office. In 09 and 2010, Anderson began working part-time as a TV analyst for the Rays (he called about 50 games). In October 2010, it was announced that he will be a full time analyst in 2011 onward
It's a bright yellow sunburst that represents the Sunshine State of Florida. (Wikipedia)