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Stuart Sternberg was on hand Saturday night to accept Joe Maddon’s Manager of the Year award and Jeremy Hellickson’s Rookie of the Year award. Sternberg, showing his lighter side, joked that he drove down from posh Westchester County because the team couldn’t afford airfare for Maddon and Hellickson. He also said that the awards would later be put up for auction to help pay for Carlos Pena’s new contract. Here is the video… Related posts:Some Final Thoughts On The Sternberg Story Sternberg Speaks With Media (Video) [2009 TAMPA BAY RAYS] The 12 Days Of Raysmas: Day 3 (Three Gold Glove Awards) © The Professor for Rays Index, 2012. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags:
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