On this date in 2005, Stuart Sternberg took control of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and while the Rays won’t be in the postseason this year, what a heckuva 10 years it has been
The first thing Sternberg and his partners did was to buy out the final year of Lou Piniella’s contract for $2.2 million. They later hired some unknown bench coach named Joe Maddon. Three years later, the Rays were in the World Series.
*Raise the glass* To Mr. Sternberg and the rest of the Tampa Bay Rays…Cheers, may the next 10 years be just as great.