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BROaDCasT INFORMaTION
The annual Rays Broadcast Auction offers fans one-of-a-kind experience packages. Past packages have included VIP trips to the AllStar Game and Rays road games, private hitting lessons with a player, a meet-and-greet with Joe Maddon and spending a day with Rays broadcasters. Last year’s auction raised over $50,000 for the Rays Baseball Foundation. Photograph by STEVEN KOVICH MG12_021612.indb 419 NON-ROSTER INVITES RECORDS & HISTORY YEARLY SUMMARIES OPPONENTS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS BROADCAST INFORMATION TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. BROADCAST INFORMATION 419 ORGANIZATION COACHES & STAFF 40-MAN ROSTER 2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 2/23/12 11:49 AM 420 2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE BROADCAST INFORMATION › Rays on Television Rays on Television DEWAYNE STAATS Dewayne anchors the Emmy Award-winning Sun Sports telecast this year, his 36th season broadcasting major league baseball and his 15th with the Rays. Dewayne has also handled playby-play for Fox Sports national baseball coverage. He celebrated his 5,000th major league broadcast in 2010. Before joining the Rays, he spent three years calling play-by-play for ESPN in a variety of sports, including MLB, NCAA baseball, basketball and football. He began his major league play-by-play career as the radio and TV voice of the Houston Astros from 1977-84, then called radio and TV action for the Chicago Cubs from 1985-89. He was the lead play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees from 1990-94, and spent the 1994-95 seasons call- ing the action for The Baseball Network (ABC/NBC). Staats began his career as a sports reporter for WSIE Radio while a student at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and began his baseball career as the radio voice of the Oklahoma City 89ers (1973-74). In 1975-76 he was sports director at KPLR TV in St. Louis and received an Emmy nomination. A 1975 graduate of SIU-Edwardsville, Dewayne earned Distinguished Alumnus of the Year honors in 1987 and was recently listed among baseball’s top 101 all-time announcers by author Curt Smith. Dewayne was inducted into SIUEdwardsville Alumni Hall of Fame in 2010. He and his wife, Carla, support the Quantum Leap Farm and PACE Center for Girls Charities. He has two daughters, Stephanie Wheeler and Alexandra, and three grandchildren, Gabriel (7), Zachary (4) and Evie (1). BRIAN ANDERSON Brian ENTERS his second season as full-time television color analyst alongside Dewayne Staats on Sun Sports. It will mark his fourth season as part of the Rays broadcast team, after providing analysis for 50 Rays games and cohosting the Rays Live pregame shows with Todd Kalas in each of his first two seasons. Prior to joining the broadcast team, Brian served on the major league staff as assistant to the pitching coach where he worked under Jim Hickey from March 2008 through the 2009 season. He also filled in as broadcaster for the Cleveland Indians on Sports Time Ohio and hosted a weekly highlights show while recovering from injury in 2007. Anderson spent 13 seasons pitching in the majors (1993–2005) with the Angels, Indians, Diamondbacks and Royals and was a member of the 2001 World Champion Diamondbacks. He was the third overall selection by the Angels in the 1993 June Draft and the following season was named Sporting News AL Rookie of the Year. He was also selected by the D-backs as their first pick in the 1997 Expansion Draft. Brian resides in St. Petersburg and has two children, Rylyn Mae (7) and Jackson James (5). TODD KALAS Todd begins his 15th season with the Rays and 20th in the major leagues. He will work all 150 telecasts on Sun Sports in his primary role as pre- and postgame host and in-game reporter. He has also filled in every season with play-by-play and color on both the Rays television and radio networks. He previously worked on the radio broadcast team of the New York Mets (1992-93) and the television broadcast team of the Philadelphia Phillies (1994-96). After graduating with a degree MG12_021612.indb 420 in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University in 1988, Todd began his baseball career with the Louisville Redbirds in 1991. Todd has worked the last nine offseasons with Cox Sports Television in Louisiana handling play-by-play of college football, basketball and baseball. He is also part of the University of South Florida basketball radio broadcast team and fills in as pregame host for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Todd is the son of the late Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas, a 2002 Hall of Fame inductee. He is single and resides in Tampa. 2/23/12 11:49 AM BROADCAST INFORMATION › Rays on Radio ORGANIZATION COACHES & STAFF 40-MAN ROSTER 2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 421 Rays on Radio ANDY FREED basketball for ESPN Regional (2004–present), Providence College (2003-05) and Rider University (1996-2001). He also broadcast for The College of New Jersey football and Baltimore Spirit soccer. Freed is a graduate of Towson State University (Md.) where he called action for basketball, football and lacrosse during his time at school. Andy enthusiastically works with the ALS Association. In addition to reciting Lou Gehrig’s famous speech at Tropicana Field every year on “ALS Night,” he emcees various local events including their annual “Ride to Defeat ALS.” He and his wife, Amy, reside in Parrish, Fla., with their daughter Sarah (9) and twins Casey and Maddie (2). DAVE WILLS Dave ENTERS his eighth season in the Rays radio booth. He came to the Rays having spent 11 seasons as part of the Chicago White Sox radio broadcast team hosting the pre- and postgame shows and filling in the booth when necessary. His first play-by-play action came with the Class-A Kane County Cougars of the Midwest League from 1991-95 where he was the franchise’s first radio voice. He was the radio voice of University of IllinoisChicago men’s basketball from 1997–2005 and served as a play-by-play announcer for high school sports on Comcast Network-Chicago as well as the lead anchor for their highlight show, Sports Weekly from 2000-05. He also appeared as the pre- and postgame show host for Notre Dame football and basketball as well as the cohost of the Kevin White Show while with ESPN Radio 1000 in Chicago for nine years. He provided television play-by-play for UIC basketball this past offseason. Wills served as the pitching coach/recruiting coordinator with Elmhurst College (Ill.) in 1989 and as interim head coach at the University of Chicago in 1990. He owns bachelor’s degrees in speech communication and urban studies from Elmhurst where he played ball for three years. Every winter, Dave helps feed the homeless during Joe Maddon’s Thanksmas. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have a son, Alex, and a daughter, Michelle. They reside in Lutz, Fla. Neil begins his first season on the Rays Baseball Network as host of the pre- and postgame shows as well as contributing to This Week in Rays Baseball, an hour-long show on WDAE 620 AM. Before joining the Rays full-time, Neil was the radio voice of the Durham Bulls from 2004–11 and filled in on the Rays pre- and postgame show from 2010–11. During his tenure with Durham, he broadcast the Triple-A All-Star Game and the Triple-A National Championship game to a nationwide audience. Over the last two seasons, he did play-by- MG12_021612.indb 421 play for 11 games that aired on MLB Network. Prior to his tenure with the Bulls, Solondz broadcast minor league games for the Class-A Lakewood BlueClaws (Phillies) and Class-A Quad City River Bandits (Twins). He also has done freelance play-by-play of college football for ESPN3 and has worked for the North Carolina State University, Rutgers University and Delaware State University radio networks. Solondz attended Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick. He and his wife, Sari, reside in Palm Harbor, Fla., with their daughters Emily (5) and Abby (4). Rays on Radio NEIL SOLONDZ NON-ROSTER INVITES RECORDS & HISTORY YEARLY SUMMARIES OPPONENTS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS BROADCAST INFORMATION TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. Andy returns to the booth for his eighth season with the Rays broadcast team. He joined the Rays after serving as the voice of the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox for four seasons. Freed was also the voice of the Double-A Trenton Thunder (Red Sox) for five seasons (1996-2000). He began his baseball radio career as a broadcast assistant with the Orioles flagship station WBAL conducting postgame interviews for all home games during the 1990-93 seasons. He began his play-by-play career with the St. Lucie Mets of the Class-A Florida State League in 1994-95. His other play-by-play experience includes college 2/23/12 11:49 AM 422 2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE BROADCAST INFORMATION › Rays on Spanish Radio Rays on Spanish Radio ENRIQUE OLIU Enrique returns for his 14th season as color analyst on the Rays Spanish broadcast. In February 2009, Enrique was inducted into the Florida College Sports Hall of Fame for his impact on the college and in life. He is the subject of the award-winning 2009 documentary Henry O!, filmed by Boston-based Rosemont Productions during the 2007 season. Born in Nicaragua, Oliu came to the United States at age 10 and attended the St. Augustine School for the Blind. He called his first professional action in 1989 for the Jacksonville Expos and then served as color commentator for the St. Petersburg Pelicans of the Senior Professional Baseball League. Prior to that, he was the public address announcer for seven years for Florida College baseball in Tampa. He also appeared as a regular contributor on Solamente Pelota (“Only Baseball”) on SiriusXM, has hosted his own show on WQBN 1300 AM and has appeared as a guest analyst on USF Spanish broadcasts and on baseball broadcasts and talk shows in Managua, Nicaragua. He has also called action for the Tampa Bay Storm Arena Football League (2003-05) and served as the Spanish voice for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002-03. Oliu owns a communications degree from the University of South Florida. He and his wife, Debbie, reside in St. Petersburg. RICARDO TAVERAS Ricardo begins his 10th season calling play-by-play on the Rays Spanish broadcast. The Dominican-born Taveras has 26 years of radio experience. He spent two years as a sports commentator in the Dominican Republic and was program director for HIVG 870 AM and HIVP 970 AM there from 1990-92. Following that, he served as assistant program director for WRIV in Providence, R.I., for three years. He and his wife, Jacqueline, reside in Tampa. His oldest son, Ricardo Jr., 24, is a right-handed pitcher currently in the Rays minor league system. RADIO AFFILIATES WDAE 620 AM Tampa (Flagship) WDCF 1350 AM Dade City WORL 660 AM Orlando WZHR 1400 AM Zephyrhills WGES 680 AM Tampa (Spanish) WENG 1530 AM/107.5 FM Englewood WBZW 1520 AM Orlando WIQR 1410 AM Montgomery, Ala. WAMA 1550 AM Tampa (Spanish) WWCN 770 AM Fort Myers WLTG 1430 AM Panama City WAZL 1490 AM Hazleton, Pa. WFHT 1390 AM Avon Park WYGC 104.9 FM Gainesville WCCF 1580 AM Port Charlotte KLRG 880 AM Little Rock, Ark. WWJB 1450 AM Brooksville WXJB 99.9 FM Homosassa WSRQ 1220 AM/106.9 FM Sarasota WMEL 1300 AM Cocoa Beach WONN 1230 AM Lakeland WNLS 1270 AM Tallahassee MG12_021612.indb 422 2/23/12 11:49 AM Tropicana Field has hosted 13 postseason games since the Rays made their first playoff appearance in 2008. Nineteen-year-old saxophonist B.K. Jackson performs the national anthem at Game 3 of the 2011 American League Division Series before a sellout crowd. Moments later, the family of the late Lee Roy Selmon delivered the ceremonial first pitch. Photograph by Mike Ehrmann/Getty images MG12_021612.indb 423 NON-ROSTER INVITES RECORDS & HISTORY YEARLY SUMMARIES OPPONENTS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS BROADCAST INFORMATION TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. Tropicana field & Misc. 423 ORGANIZATION COACHES & STAFF 40-MAN ROSTER 2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 2/23/12 11:50 AM 424 2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. › Tropicana Field Tropicana Field Skip Milos ÊÊ Originally named the Florida Suncoast Dome, Tropicana Field’s 1.1 million square feet include unique design features and fan amenities found nowhere else in the major leagues. ÊÊ The venue was opened to the public on March 3, 1990, at a cost of $138 million. It became the ThunderDome in 1993 with the arrival of the area’s National Hockey League expansion franchise, the Tampa Bay Lightning. It was renamed Tropicana Field on Oct 4, 1996, in accordance with a naming rights agreement between the Rays and Bradenton’s Tropicana Dole Beverages North America. ÊÊ The current capacity is 34,078 with a portion of the upper deck tarped. ÊÊ Over 2006-07, the Rays invested more than $18 million toward improvements to Tropicana Field including the creation of the Whitney Bank Club, major improvements to the interior of the park, the installation of new video boards and a sound system, and the addition of the Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame located in Center Field Street. ÊÊ Tropicana Field is also the world’s only profes sional sports facility that features live rays. The Rays Touch Tank opened in 2006, and is located just behind the right-center field wall. MG12_021612.indb 424 Through a unique partnership with the Florida Aquarium, there are over 20 cownose rays that fans can touch and feed throughout the game. The 10,000-gallon tank is sponsored by the Pinellas County Visitors Bureau and FloridaBeaches.com and is one of the 10 largest in the United States. ÊÊ Tropicana Field is the only major league park to feature an artificial surface and all-dirt base paths. Only four other artificial turf ballparks have ever featured all-dirt base paths: Houston’s Astrodome (1966-71); San Francisco’s Candlestick Park in 1971; Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Stadium in the early ’70s; and, most recently, St. Louis’ Busch Sta dium (1970-76). ÊÊ The Rays were the first professional team to in- stall the in-fill system turf in 2000 and in 2007 went with FieldTurf’s latest product featuring a duo filament system. In 2011, AstroTurf introduced the latest in the turf market to the Trop by installing the brand new Game Day Grass 3D-60 H specifically designed for baseball. ÊÊ Tropicana Field features the world’s second- largest cable-supported domed roof (Georgia Dome is the largest). It’s made of six acres of translucent, Teflon-coated fiberglass and it vir- 2/23/12 11:50 AM TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. › Tropicana Field 425 held there. These include hockey, basketball, football, sprint car racing, gymnastics, soccer, tennis, weightlifting, ping-pong, karate, motorcycle racing, equestrian events, track and figure skating. ÊÊ In addition to the 2008 World Series, the facili- ty was also home to the 1999 NCAA Basketball Final Four featuring Duke, Ohio State, Michigan State and eventual-champion Connecticut. The largest crowd to date — 47,150 — appeared at the Aug 11, 1990, concert featuring New Kids on the Block. It is currently home to college football’s Beef O’ Brady Bowl and the Under Armour All-American High School All-Star Game and the East West Shrine Game. ÊÊ Though originally built for baseball, there have been 14 other sports and competitive events TROPICANA FIELD AT A GLANCE Fence Dimensions Left Field Line Left Field Alley Left-Center Center Field Right-Center Right Field Alley Right Field Line Fence Heights 315 ft. 370 ft. 410 ft. 404 ft. 404 ft. 370 ft. 322 ft. Roof Heights Left Field Center Field Right Field 11 ft., 5 in. 9 ft., 4 in. 11 ft., 5 in. Playing Surface AstroTurf Game Day Grass 3D-60 H Highest Point 225 ft. at center Lowest Point 85 ft. at CF wall Parking Approximately 7,000 on-site spaces CAPACITY 34,078 TROPICANA FIELD TICKET PURCHASING INFO Ticket Purchase By WALK-UP Tropicana Box Office One Tropicana Drive, Gate 1 (next to Rotunda, east side of ballpark) Non-Gameday Hours Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday: Noon – 4 p.m. Gameday Hours Gate 1: 9 a.m. until half an hour after end of game Gate 4: Half hour before gates open until the middle of the 7th inning Ticket Purchase By Phone 1-800-745-3000 or 1-888-FAN-RAYS Ticket Purchase Online raysbaseball.com DID YO U K N OW? LOCAL RAYS Ten Tampa Bay-area natives have played for the Rays. Bradenton RHP Lance Carter, 2002-05 St. Petersburg 1B Casey Kotchman 2011 RHP Doug Waechter, 2003-06 MG12_021612.indb 425 Tropicana Field Plant City OF Kenny Kelly, 2000 Tampa C Kevin Cash, 2005 OF Matt Joyce, 2009 1B Tino Martinez, 2004 1B Fred McGriff, 1998-2001, 2004 INF Jason Romano, 2004 OF Ozzie Timmons, 2000 NON-ROSTER INVITES RECORDS & HISTORY YEARLY SUMMARIES OPPONENTS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS BROADCAST INFORMATION TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. tually supports itself with 180 miles of cables connected by struts. Opposing forces of tension and compression keep the roof in an arc. Tropicana Field’s roof is slanted at a 6.5degree angle, dropping from 225 feet above second base to 85 feet at the center field wall. The slanted roof reduced the overall construction costs and decreased the volume of air under the dome by 16.8 million cubic feet. Accordingly, that reduced the amount of air that requires climate control treatment. It is built to withstand winds of up to 115 miles per hour. ORGANIZATION COACHES & STAFF 40-MAN ROSTER 2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 2/23/12 11:50 AM 426 2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. › Tropicana Field 2012 SINGLE GAME PRICING Seating Category Avantair Home Plate Club Hancock Bank Club Hancock Bank Club 105 Fieldside Box Lower Infield Box Lower Box Lower Reserved Press Level Baseline Box Outfield Upper Box Upper Reserved | tbt* Party Deck Diamond $300 $175 $170 $142 $100 $70 $70 $50 $39 $27 $23 $19 Platinum $275 $155 $150 $115 $80 $62 $62 $46 $35 $25 $21 $17 Gold $255 $125 $120 $92 $66 $52 $40 $37 $29 $22 $16 $12 Silver $210 $115 $110 $80 $55 $40 $30 $27 $20 $16 $9 $9 BEAC RA YT AN H BAR LLPEN FIELD 58 56 54 52 ’S BU BOX LEFT JOHN 53 PAPA BAR 410 BA R4 10 AIN N PT GA CA OR ECK M D K Listed prices increase $3 each seating category, beginning five hours prior to each respective game. All ticket prices for each game are subject to change at the Rays discretion. Please visit raysbaseball.com for current pricing information. 32 /3 6 51 MG12_021612.indb 426 2/23/12 11:50 AM TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. › Charlotte Sports Park ORGANIZATION COACHES & STAFF 40-MAN ROSTER 2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 427 Charlotte Sports Park agreement for the team to conduct spring training at Charlotte Sports Park, spring training home of the Texas Rangers from 1987–2002. Following an 18-month renovation, the park became the Rays official spring home on Feb 25, 2009 when Tampa Bay hosted the Cincinnati Reds. The Rays went on to set the franchise spring training attendance record and sold out eight home games in their first season in Charlotte County. CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS The Stone Crabs have led the Florida State League in attendance and won the South Division in two of their first three seasons. SIZE 82 acres, including the ballpark and 5-½ practice fields ARCHITECT Populous, formerly known as HOK Sport Facilities Group, Inc. (Kansas City, Mo.) FINANCING SEATING CAPACITY The ballpark features a diversity of seating areas within the park, including over 5,000 fixed seats and two berm areas and other general admis- MG12_021612.indb 427 CLUBHOUSE A 44,000-square-foot, two-story clubhouse building beyond right field features state-of-the-art locker room and training facilities, and houses the Rays major and minor league players and the Rays Player Development Center. PLAYING FIELD DIMENSIONS Left Field Line Left Field Alley Center Field Right Field Alley Right Field Line 343 ft. 384 ft. 414 ft. 384 ft. 343 ft. TEAM STORE Located just inside the entry gate behind home plate, a 2,800-squarefoot team store is open daily during spring training. BASEBALL BOARDWALK A 19,000-square-foot wooden concourse stretches around the outfield to provide 360-degree pedestrian circulation and incredible views of the playing field and pitching bullpens for all fans. GROUP SEATING Three party areas located on the boardwalk are available to groups and can seat a total of 276 fans. Suites are also available for group purchase on a per-season or pergame basis. TIKI BAR On the boardwalk in left-center field, a full liquor tiki bar has seating for up to 69 fans at a time. KIDS’ CLUBHOUSE A playground area located behind the berm seating area in right field was designed with the help of about 20 kids in Charlotte County and features a variety of activities for kids of all ages. PARKING Over 1,500 parking spaces are located on site, with 500 additional spaces to be used across the street at the County Fairgrounds. Charlotte Sports Park The $27.2 million renovation and expansion project was funded by the Charlotte County Board of Commissioners’ unanimous approval (4-0) of a fifth-cent tourism tax, a contribution from the Rays and a $15 million grant from the Florida Sports Foundation and the State’s Office of Tourism. sion areas that can accommodate over 1,000 additional fans, all within an intimate ballpark setting. The stadium capacity is 6,823. NON-ROSTER INVITES RECORDS & HISTORY YEARLY SUMMARIES OPPONENTS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS BROADCAST INFORMATION TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. Skip Milos On Sep 20, 2006, the Rays and the Charlotte County Board of Commissioners signed a 20-year 2/23/12 11:50 AM 428 2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. › Spring Training 2012 Spring Training 2012 SPRING TRAINING INFO › FEB 20 – APRIL 4 ALL-TIME RESULTS Home Stadium Report Dates Charlotte Sports Park Tampa Bay Rays 2300 El Jobean Road Port Charlotte, FL 33948 Pitchers & Catchers Tuesday, Feb 20 Position Players Saturday, Feb 25 CommuniCAtions First Workout Dates Phone (941) 235-5044 Fax (941) 235-5095 Email [email protected] Pitchers & Catchers Wednesday, Feb 21 Position Players Sunday, Feb 26 YEAR 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 All-Time Handles Credential RequestS Photo day Wednesday, Feb 29, 7:30 a.m. 2012 SCHEDULE DAY Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu DATE March 3 March 4 March 5 March 6 March 7 March 8 Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed March 9 March 10 March 11 March 12 March 13 March 14 March 15 March 16 March 17 March 18 March 19 March 20 March 21 March 22 March 23 March 24 March 25 March 26 March 27 March 28 March 29 March 30 March 31 April 1 April 2 April 3 April 4 OPPONENT @Minnesota Minnesota Baltimore Minnesota @New York Yankees Detroit (ss) @Minnesota (ss) Baltimore @Boston Pittsburgh Minnesota @Baltimore Miami Philadelphia @Toronto @Pittsburgh Boston OPEN DATE @Miami New York Yankees @Pittsburgh Toronto @Minnesota Miami @Minnesota @Boston Pittsburgh @Philadelphia @Pittsburgh Boston @Baltimore Minnesota @Minnesota Future Rays Home Games Shaded Radio: Sports Animal WDAE 620 AM (W) TELEVISION: Sun Sports (t), ESPN (E) MG12_021612.indb 428 SITE Lee County Charlotte County Charlotte County Charlotte County Tampa Charlotte County Lee County Charlotte County Fort Myers Charlotte County Charlotte County Sarasota Charlotte County Charlotte County Dunedin Bradenton Charlotte County Jupiter Charlotte County Bradenton Charlotte County Lee County Charlotte County Lee County Fort Myers Charlotte County Clearwater Bradenton Charlotte County Sarasota Charlotte County Lee County Tropicana Field R/TV W W W W T W W/T E W W W/T W E W/T W W TIME 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 3:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:35 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:40 p.m. W L T ATTENDANCE 15 14 0 95,859 20 8 2 97,971 15 16 1 103,255 18 8 2 54,960 10 19 2 79,044 13 16 1 70,756 13 16 0 61,261 11 8 0 43,916 8 19 3 51,324 10 16 1 49,043 12 15 1 57,081 14 17 0 67,089 14 14 1 59,230 12 18 0 66,781 185 204 14 957,570 RECORDS BATTING Games 29, Ray Sadler | ’09 Avg. (min. 40-AB) .460, Sean Rodriguez | ’10 At-Bats 85, Aubrey Huff | ’03 Runs 20, Sean Rodriguez | ’10 Hits 29, Sean Rodriguez | ’10 Doubles 10, Travis Lee | ’03 Triples 3, Justin Ruggiano | ’10 Ben Zobrist | ’09 Carl Crawford | ’07 Julio Lugo | ’05 Randy Winn | ’02 Home Runs 8, Herbert Perry | ’00 RBI 19, Jose Guillen | ’01 SB 12, Elliot Johnson | ’11 PITCHING Games 12, Roberto Hernandez | ’00 Jim Mecir | ’98 Ramon Tatis | ’98 Game Started 7, Esteban Yan | ’00 James Shields | ’07 Wins 3, Rob Delaney | ’11 Jeff Niemann | ’10 Mike Ekstrom | ’10 Wade Davis | ’10 James Shields | ’07 Bryan Rekar | ’01 Bobby Witt | ’99 Losses 4, Joe Kennedy | ’03 Saves 4, Jim Mecir | ’00 Jason Childers | ’06 ERA (min. 15-IP) 0.60, Paul Wilson | ’01 Innings 29.1, James Shields | ’07 Walks 14, Wade Davis | ’10 Strikeouts 30, James Shields | ’07 2/23/12 11:50 AM ORGANIZATION COACHES & STAFF 40-MAN ROSTER 2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. › National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum 429 National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum HALL OF FAME WEEKEND 2012, July 20-23 Inductees: Barry Larkin and Ron Santo Awards: Sat., July 21, Doubleday Field Induction: Sun., July 22, 1:30 p.m. ET, Clark Sports Center HALL OF FAME CLASSIC 2012, June 15-17 Game: Sat., June 16, 2 p.m., Doubleday Field; For more info, visit baseballhall.org ÊÊ Bat used by Evan Longoria on Sep 28, 2011 to hit the Wild Card-clinching 12th-inning home run. Address 25 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Phone (607) 547-7200 Fax (607) 547-2044 Public Relations (607) 547-0215 Email [email protected] Website baseballhall.org Summer Hours Memorial Day Weekend Labor Day Weekend: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Regular Hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Holiday Closings Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Years Day Communications Craig Muder (Comm. Director), Jackie Brown (Comm. Associate) MG12_021612.indb 429 from his no-hitter against the Tigers on July 26, 2010, the first no-hitter in Rays history. ÊÊ Batting gloves worn by B.J. Upton when he hit for the cycle on Oct 2, the last of a record-tying eight cycles in Major League Baseball during the 2009 season. ÊÊ Cap worn by 2009 All-Star MVP Carl Crawford to make a home runrobbing catch. ÊÊ Spikes worn by Carl Crawford to steal a single-game record of six bases on May 3, 2009. ÊÊ Flap-cap worn by Joe Maddon, who led the Rays from last in 2007 to the 2008 World Series. ÊÊ Spikes worn by B.J. Upton in the 2008 World Series and the bat he used to hit four home runs in the ALCS. noisemaker of choice for Tropicana Field fans during the 2008 season. ÊÊ Ball hit by Rocco Baldelli to estab- lish a rookie record for hits (40) in a month, April 2003. ÊÊ Jersey worn by Fred McGriff to hit his 400th home run on June 2, 2000. ÊÊ Batting helmet worn by Jose Canseco to hit his 400th career home run on April 14, 1999. ÊÊ Jersey, cap, spikes and batting gloves worn by Wade Boggs on Aug 7, 1999 to record his 3,000th career hit, as well as game tickets and lineup cards (Boggs was first player to hit a home run when achieving this milestone). ÊÊ Bat used by Wade Boggs on March 31, 1998 for the first home run in franchise history. ÊÊ Game ball signed by the starting line- up for first game played in franchise history on March 31, 1998. A LOOK AHEAD TO 2012 Ballots for the 2013 Hall of Fame/BBWAA election will be distributed in early December with results from the voting scheduled to be announced in January 2013. A partial list of first-year candidates for election include: Craig Biggio, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Julio Franco, Kenny Lofton, Jose Mesa, Mike Piazza, Reggie Sanders, Curt Schilling, Sammy Sosa and David Wells. Historical voting data from all past BBWAA elections can be accessed at baseballhall.org or by contacting the Hall of Fame Public Relations department. CONNECT TO COOPERSTOWN ÊÊ For up-to-the-minute news from Cooperstown, visit baseballhall.org. Stay up-to- date on all the activity at the Hall of Fame’s official site and through social networking on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube. 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