TAMPA -- Skip Holtz has spent much of the past three months introducing himself to Bulls fans, with a tireless parade of TV, radio and other public appearances. This month, he's undertaking another massive introduction, pledging to get his nine ...
More photos » ... Winslow Townson - AP ... Browse more photos » ... On paper a switch-hitter and a right-handed batter should make decent platoon partners. One would think that the righty would excel at hitting left-handed pitching (LHP) while the switch-hitter should be serviceable against righties as well as lefties. Of course we know not all switch-hitters are not created equally (see Navarro, Dioner or Perez, Fernando), but in general a pairing between the two should work ... Here in Tampa
With memories of the Gasparilla parade still fresh, another Tampa tradition is getting ready to step off in Ybor City ... The Knights of Sant Yago Knight parade is making a repeat performance on Saturday night ...
A krewe's parade float sustained damage from an early morning fire Sunday.Someone set fire to a panel truck at Hoops Auto Service, 6306 N. Nebraska Ave., with a load of tires inside and tires piled around it, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. Initial indications are that the fire was intentionally set ...
Guavaween parade participants react to organizers' banning of floats and other motorized vehicles at the annual procession along Seventh Avenue in Ybor City ...
by Steve Nesius - AP ... Matt Joyce and the Durham Bulls head to Game 3 in a best-of-5 series knotted up at 1-a-piece ... View full size photo uploaded September 11, 2009 ... The2009 Durham Bulls finished the season as the South Division Champions of the AAA International League and are squared up against the Louisville Bats in the first round of the league playoffs. The Bulls have undergone a pretty severe roster raiding from the big league club prior to the playoffs. Reid Brignac, Wade
All of the ALE blogs on SBN have gotten together for a little exchange. Check out part one after the jump ... Big thanks to Pinstripe Alley, Camden Chat, Bluebird Banter, Over the Monster, and Beyond the Boxscore (Sky moderated each roundtable) ... Sky Kalkman (Moderator): What surprising story lines from the first half of the season have shaped the standings the most? ... R.J. Anderson (DRaysBay): The Rays ferocious offense and lackadaisical starting pitching. Nobody expected Scott Kazmir, Andy
All-Star players and coaches, plus honored guests such as US Airways pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, paraded through downtown St. Louis on their way to Busch Stadium for Tuesday night's Midsummer Classic. Rays third baseman Evan Longoria, elected a starter but ...