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Rays manager a year older, a year wiser as he embarks on second season

ST. PETERSBURG — Rays manager Kevin Cash turned 38 in December. He remains among the youngest managers or coaches in the four major sports.

But he’s not a rookie anymore.

“There’s no substitute for getting out there and doing it,” Cash said.

Rays spring training begins next Sunday in Port Charlotte. Last week, a relaxed Cash sat in a restaurant near Tropicana Field and talked about his friend, the one he heard at home games whenever he lifted a starting pitcher sooner rather than later.

“Every time I walked out of the dugout, I had one guy, one consistent guy, who yelled, ‘You’re over-managing!