ST. PETE BASEBALL HISTORY An intriguing chronicle of spring training and the
“boys of summer”, from 1914 to the present, is show- cased on a special concrete beam at the entrance of Al Lang Stadium. (The ballpark is named for former St. Petersburg mayor Al Lang, who lured the first baseball teams here for spring training, starting with the St. Louis Browns in 1914.) More history is highlighted on Centerfield Street
at Tropicana Field, where the Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame (www.tedwilliamsmuseum. com) honors the great hitter and such legends as Willie Mays, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Sadaharu Oh. At the St. Petersburg Museum of History, baseball
fans can ogle memorabilia that includes the world’s largest collection of autographed baseballs at the Schrader’s Little Cooperstown exhibit.
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excitement at this world-famous sta- dium, often called the “crown jewel” of the NFL. Buccaneer Cove, in the north end, is a 20,000-square-foot pirate extravaganza; its centerpiece is a 103-foot-long replica of an early 1800s pirate ship whose loud cannons fire seven times to signal a touchdown and three to announce a field goal. The stadium’s HDTV BucVision boasts two videoboards, each measuring 24 feet tall by 92 feet wide.
TAMPA BAY RAYS - MLB Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg 1-888-FAN-RAYS;
www.tampabayrays.com The 2008 World Series team and the
American League’s Florida favorite, The Tampa Bay Rays play home games April-October. Within the facility’s 1.1 million square feet, visit the unique Rays Tank, a 10,000-gallon tank that is one of the ten largest in the U.S. It’s home to more than 30 gentle and curi-
ous cownose rays that fans can touch and feed throughout the game. Tropi- cana Field is also the only Major League park to feature an artificial surface and all-dirt base paths. Left Field, Right Field and Center
Field streets within the stadium feature a variety of interactive areas for kids of all ages, plus restaurants and the Hit- ters Hall of Fame.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING - NHL Amalie Arena 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa; 813-301-6500
www.nhl.com/lightning This National Hockey League team
and Stanley Cup Champion takes to the ice October through April at Amalie Arena, which boasts lightning-throwing Tesla coils and an 11,000-square-foot party deck.
TAMPA BAY ROWDIES - USL Al Lang Stadium 230 1st Street S.E. 1-877-769-3437;
www.rowdiessoccer.com Originally established in 1975, the
Rowdies remain one of the most recog- nizable and well-loved names in soccer. In 2012, the Rowdies won the North American Soccer League (NASL) Soccer Bowl Championship at Al Lang Stadium. Beginning with the 2017 season, the Tampa Bay Rowdies will compete in the United Soccer League (USL). Matches run from March through September.
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