ST. PETERSBURG -- Stuart Sternberg attended Thursday afternoon's Yankees-Rays game at Tropicana Field, and Tampa Bay's principal owner took a little time to hold court on a number of subjects.
Sternberg's message to this year's team: "I'm as proud of this group of guys. ... I'm as proud of this group as we've had up to this point. Obviously, they're not going to get to the postseason. They're not going to get to the World Series. ... They performed up to their capabilities, which is all you ask for as an owner."
On the job the front office has done assembling the team that could win 90 games: "A-plus, plus.