and what a great month it's been. You're getting a new owner, to replace Vince "Do You Know Who I am?" Naimoli, a new GM to replace Chuck "I'm on the Tenth Year of a Five Year Plan" LaMar and best of all free-parking for all home games.
Welcome to the Major Leagues.
Of course, you lose Lou Pinella. Bad move by new management, but I'm sure they want their own man in there, one they can control. Plus, there may be an opening in the Bronx shortly with an owner who can certainly make Lou an offer he can't refuse.
And how bad of a boss do you have to be when the new boss will pay an extra $4-6 million just to get rid of you a year sooner? Talk about not letting the door hit you on the backside on the way out. Bye-bye Vinny you won't be missed. And try not to get pulled over in the Tampa Bay area anymore. You may have the cash, but you don't have the cache.
With any luck, the D-Rays hire a young, exciting manager who is capable of molding a young, exciting and talented roster. My money is on Girardi, if he doesn't get another (better) offer.
By the way Bud, a move to the National League would certainly be in order. Aside from a built in rivalry with the cross-state Marlins and more games with the nearby Braves, the Rays would add more games with the Mets, Cardinals and Phillies, all of whom train or trained in the area or have strong local ties via spring training.
Plus it gets them away from the large payroll Yankees, Red Sox and Orioles. It would enhance overall competetive balance in Major League baseball. Although judging by this years entry of the 8-8 Padres into the playoffs, it seems as if MLB is doing a good job of following the NFL model of allowing any team with a pulse into the playoffs.
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