ST. PETERSBURG – David Price is happy.
“Happy,” Price said. “Absolutely happy.”
As happy as a man can be who just lost his best friend.
Astro is gone.
Yes, Astro, the lovable French bulldog, the most famous dog in baseball, Price’s pal across four major-league stops, recently passed away. Price and his pup were once kings of Tampa Bay. Why, Astro once received the key to the city of Tampa. The good old days. If only someone had thought to give Astro keys to a new ballpark. Maybe his owner would still be here.
“He was a great companion,” Price said before Monday’s Rays-Red Sox game.