Found January 22, 2009 on tonyblogs.net: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Rocco Baldelli
TEAMS: Tampa Bay Rays

Fresh off the heels of an anti-Red Sox post, I give you something good that their newest player did. Rocco Baldelli, the former Tampa Bay Ray who recently signed with Boston, took out an ad in the St. Petersburg Times to thank the fans. (Click image to enlarge)Baldelli missed most of the 2008 ...
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