Just chillin'
With temperatures in the 40s Sunday morning and not getting to 60 thanks to a biting wind, the Rays made a few concessions, moving the pre-workout speeches to a meeting room and canceling the pop-up drills.
Who is this Ray?
He was college roommates with Cy Young winner David Price and ranks one ahead of him on Vanderbilt's all-time wins list. Was a 15th-round pick by San Diego in 2006. Was acquired in trade last year from Washington and re-signed.
The dish
Today's full-squad workout starts at 8:45 a.m. at Charlotte Sports Park (2300 El Jobean Road, Port Charlotte) and lasts about 90 minutes. Admission and parking free. Suggested route: I-75 South to Toledo Blade Road, go west 6½ miles to El Jobean Road (SR 776), go right 2 miles, stadium complex is on left. For information: (941) 235-5025.
Exhibition schedule
Tickets: $10-27, available at raysbaseball.com, Charlotte Sports Park and Trop box offices, Tampa team store, through Ticketmaster.
Info: Toll-free 1-888-326-7297 (FAN-RAYS)
All games 1:05 unless noted
February
23: vs. Pirates, at Red Sox, 1:35
24: at Twins
25: vs. Red Sox (ss)
26: vs. Astros
27: at Pirates
28: vs. Tigers
March
1: at Jays
2: vs. Orioles
3: vs. Twins
4: at Red Sox, 1:35
5: at Twins
6: Off
7: at Pirates
8: vs. Phillies
9: at Phillies
10: vs. Red Sox
11: vs. Twins, 7:05
12: vs. Yankees
13: Off
14: at Orioles
15: vs. Phillies
16: vs. Red Sox
17: at Red Sox, 1:35
18: Off
19: at Tigers
20: at Twins, 7:05
21: vs. Jays
22: vs. Orioles, at Pirates
23: vs. Twins
24: at Yankees
25: vs. Pirates, 7:05
26: at Phillies
27: vs. Jays
28: at Orioles, 7:05
29: at Tigers
30: vs. Tigers at Trop, 1:10
Who is this Ray: RHP Matt Buschmann
On the Web
Follow our coverage all spring on The Heater blog (tampabay.com/blogs/rays) and on Twitter @TBTimes_Rays.
Unflattering portrayal
As psyched as LHP David Price was about the bobblehead of his dog Astro, he was kinda down on the action figurine of him that will be given out. "I look like freakin' Pinocchio," he said. "That's ridiculous. I don't understand how that's the final product. That's somebody upstairs who's a little mad at me and was like, 'Let's make David look like Pinocchio.' I might do a recall."
Quote of the day
"Price's dog is way more famous than any of us."
OF Sam Fuld, joking about Astro's bobblehead on the promo schedule.