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    bigboydan
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    Devil Rays change their name

    If they really wanted to change things in TB, then my suggestion would be start from scratch and rebuild that organization from ground up all over again.

    Devil Rays change name to Rays

    ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) - The Devil has been exorcised in Tampa.

    The Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday announced a name change, dropping the Devil from the team.

    They now will be known as the Tampa Bay Rays.

    "Tampa Bay and the Sunshine State are beautiful places," said Stuart Sternberg, the team's principal owner. "We want the Rays to reflect the best our region has to offer."

    The team also changed its logo and uniform colors from green to blue as it enters its second decade as a franchise.

    A new image certainly cannot hurt. Since the franchise opened play in 1998, Tampa Bay never has won more than 70 games and finished last in the American League East Division in every season except 2004.

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    Now they can start playing for real.

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    New name, but still the same old piss-ant ownership.
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    This country has gotten too politically correct.

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    When I heard that change was a comin', I was hoping for the "Tampa Bay Satanic Rays", so it's a dark day for me.....

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    Didn't most call them the Rays anyway?

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    Quote Originally Posted by onlòóker View Post
    Didn't most call them the Rays anyway?
    Yup...I guess this just provided the perfect opportunity for Kevin Costner's band to perform...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Willie Bee View Post
    New name, but still the same old piss-ant ownership.
    Yes, and same old crappy front office and scouts too.

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    They just seem to be the farm club for the rest of the MLB. They produce some good talent, that go to other teams.

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