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Surprise! For locals, cup of java Archer's treat

ST. PETERSBURG -- Nothing like a cup of joe to get the day started -- particularly when Rays ace Chris Archer is buying.

Archer decided to have a little fun Wednesday morning by showing up at a busy downtown St. Petersburg coffee bar and throwing down his plastic, buying coffee for some of the locals who show up to watch him pitch.

"I stole the idea from Channel 10 News, when they did it during the holidays," Archer said. "And I was like, you know what? Why can't we just have true random acts of kindness that aren't affiliated with the holidays?