Check this out. It's a rendering of the Tampa Bay Rays new downtown stadium in St Petersburg. Looks like a big upgrade over Tropicana Field, doesn't it? Although, as my brother points out, the Trop's air conditioning is pretty nice during a Florida August.

Spring Training is in full swing as the rest of the Sox roster reported, including Manny. Mr. Ramirez even spoke to the press today, saying that he would like to finish his career in Boston, but that he wouldn't pressure ownership to pick up the option years on his contract. It looks like Theo is going to wait until the end of the season before committing another $20 million to the slugging savant. I'm glad Manny isn't going to pull a Pedro here and let things take their course. Nice of him to show up on time, too.