http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/article965595.ece
With Baldelli gone, new DH Pat Burrell will get to keep his No. 5. RHP Joe Nelson will wear 46 and OF Matt Joyce 20.
Also, Rocco will wear the Red Sox Nation’s beloved #5 when he returns home. He is the first to do so since NOMAAAAHHHH Garciapara left in ‘04.
Manager Joe Maddon said last week’s dinner at the White House, which included a tour of the Oval Office, went well, with President Bush raving about the Rays’ athleticism: “He likes our team.” … Surprise guest sitting next to Baldelli at Thursday’s Boston baseball writers dinner? Rays RHP Dan Wheeler, who was honored as New England player of the year.
There’s more, so you will have to read it.
