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20 years of covering the Rays: The good, the bad and … Vince Naimoli

Marc Topkin was covering baseball in Tampa Bay before there was a team in Tampa Bay. The Rays' 20th season marked his 20th season covering them. Despite filing two or three stories a day for nine months every year — plus in the winter when warranted — there are some stories he never got to tell, or stories that deserve further attention.

So with some help from friends and colleagues along the way, Marc shares these 20 Rays tales worth telling:

How do you really feel?

Tampa Bay Times reporter and BBWAA chapter chairman Marc Topkin presents Evan Longoria with the BBWAA Champion and Don Zimmer MVP awards before a 2016 game.