draysbay.com - 3/28/2008
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As you all know, tomorrow truly marks the end of an era with what will be the final game at legendary Al Lang Field. Named after St. Petersburg baseball grandfather Al Lang who helped begin the tradition of spring training baseball in St. Pete, countless teams have called Al Lang home, from the Philadelphia Nationals in 1916-1921, Boston Braves from 1922-1924, St. Louis Cardinals from ...
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... poem of all time, courtesy of Bobby DeNiro. [Diamond Hoggers] • You just knew this was coming: Junior takes apart Furman Bisher's codgerish article about playing baseball in Japan. [Fire Joe Morgan] • Milwaukee's famous sausages ... on a ski hill! [Home Run Derby] • Food at the new Nationals Park is expensive. [Capitol Punishment] • The Rays are playing their final spring training games at historic Al Lang Field. [DRaysBay] • How do you prevent your daughter from being a Cardinals fan when she ...
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