NEW UNIFORMS For Better Or Worse, The New Uniforms Are Now Official

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Rays Index Joins The Fight To Save The Devil — And The Soul Of Bugs & Cranks
Published 11/9/2007 by David Chalk at Bugs & Cranks
Posted Friday morning by Professor Cork Gaines on Rays Index : First and foremost is the change from “Devil Rays” to “Rays”. In doing so, the Rays become the first baseball team since the Houston Colt ’45s to change their nickname without moving. This screams boring and unnecessary. David Chalk, who covers the Rays over at Bugs & Cranks is ...

Wade Boggs is a Super Model
Published 11/10/2007 by Sooze at Babes Love Baseball
... like the Cannons, Stars, Wave and Dukes before finally settling on the Rays and creating a logo with a bright yellow sunburst. The evening was polished off by a concert featuring Kevin Costner and his band, Modern West. Sweet. You can put a holiday bow on a pile of poop and spray it with Febreze, but in the end, its still a pile of poop. This post also appears on Crooked Pitch, where I will be guest-blogging Saturday aftenroon. [MLB.com] | [Rays Index] | [Lady at the Bat] | [Devil Rays Blog]

A look at April’s Schedule
Published 1/2/2008 by JMM at MY BASEBALL BIAS
... Tampa Bay follows the Jays for a four-game set the first weekend in April. The Rays should be a much improved team in 2008, but they’re still very young. NOTE: Remember, it’s the Tampa Bay “Rays” now. The organization dropped “Devil” from their name at the end of last season. They’ll be wearing new uniforms as well. Will Scott Kazmir still be with the team? ...

If you're going to play like 'chit, you might as well look good doing it!
Published 1/26/2008 by TheNaturalMevs at Diamond Hoggers
... The Devil Rays no longer want to have anything 'Devil' associated with them. They just want to be known as the Rays. If they think that will help them compete with the Red Sox and the Yankees I give them credit. It would be good for baseball if they were no longer the doormat of Major League Baseball. They've also added new uniforms. It's a nice touch, no doubt. ...

Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays [Baseball Season Preview]
Published 2/18/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
... Along with the name change came new uniforms, which were unveiled in a ceremony that lasted longer (2 days) than the Red Sox World Series celebration (1 day) and featured the musical styling of Kevin Costner. It could have been worse. We could have been subjected to Tom Petty reenacting his role in "The Postman" ... Green is out. Dark blue, Carolina Blue and Yellow are in. The team's logo has now been ...