My wife and I made the mistake of going shopping this past Saturday. After meandering past all the discount Halloween candy, we ran smack dab into Christmas. On November 4th. So apparently, ‘tis the season to start holiday shopping lists!
If you are like me, you have some older Rays gear. I still wear my J.P. Howell jersey regularly. My wife — like most Tampa Bay folks — has a Longoria. Do you know what we don’t have? Any gear from a player currently on the club. Probably because the last time the Rays made the playoffs, the only current Ray on the roster was Kevin Kiermaier, who made a cameo for the 2013 club as a defensive replacement.