13 was a lucky number for Rays fans
When Carl Crawford first put on a Tampa Bay Devil Rays jersey no one really knew the impact he would make both on the team and in the community. Today as he stood in front of fans at the Charlotte Sports Park, the cheers were plenty if not mixed. One fan shouted “Carl we love you, but that’s the last time” shortly before he popped up in his first at bat against his former team.
Where Carl will be missed is on the basepaths. He was a constant concern for opposing pitchers, and this year we are going to experience that first hand.
Crawford was a four-time All-Star while with the Rays, and he will be missed. Hopefully not for long.
Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BA OPS Awards 2002 63 259 23 67 11 6 2 30 9 5 .259 .661 2003 151 630 80 177 18 9 5 54 55 10 .281 .671 2004 152 626 104 185 26 19 11 55 59 15 .296 .781 AS 2005 156 644 101 194 33 15 15 81 46 8 .301 .800 2006 151 600 89 183 20 16 18 77 58 9 .305 .830 MVP-26 2007 143 584 93 184 37 9 11 80 50 10 .315 .820 AS 2008 109 443 69 121 12 10 8 57 25 7 .273 .718 2009 156 606 96 185 28 8 15 68 60 16 .305 .816 AS 2010 154 600 110 184 30 13 19 90 47 10 .307 .851 AS,MVP-7,GG,SS 9 Seasons 1235 4992 765 1480 215 105 104 592 409 90 .296 .781 162 Game Avg. 162 655 100 194 28 14 14 78 54 12 .296 .781 Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original TableGenerated 3/10/2011.
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