ANAHEIM -- Turning convention on its ear is making Rays manager Kevin Cash more popular than ever, as the crowd grows during his pregame media scrum.
Cash answered questions Sunday mostly about his strategy to use a reliever to open games -- like on Saturday when he used Sergio Romo in the first inning. As he was doing so, Rays pitcher Chris Archer emerged into the dugout to see the crowd gathered around his manager.
"Popular today, Cash …" Archer said as he made his way to the field to stretch before Sunday's game against the Angels.