Article: Devil Rays still bottom-feeders

Devil Rays still bottom-feeders

Tampa Bay heads for last place again

By ROCH KUBATKO The Baltimore Sun

Sunday, August 4, 2002

St. Petersburg, Fla. -- And now, here are your Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

The words echo through Tropicana Field, bouncing off empty seats and the heads of people who barely take notice. Soon, another first pitch will be thrown to begin another game inside a building with so many catwalks, wires and girders, it looks like the blueprints came from an erector set.

The paid attendance is announced at 10,566, 226 more than series opener Monday against the Baltimore Orioles. Minutes pass before foul balls are retrieved in the upper deck. The only wave occurs when another fan ...

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