Cardinals once flew there. In one of the great facelifts this side of Hollywood, the erstwhile Busch Complex has been painted, polished, repaired, primed and renamed. May it be anything but an inferiority complex. You are invited. Free, for now.
Fans have strolling areas among the diamonds.
There are bleacher seats. In quieter times, observers can hear as manager Larry Rothschild and a flurry of Rays coaches lecture their uniformed prospects. Straining to produce a 1998 squad that will have as little resemblance as possible to a 1962 horror that was the 120-loss expansionist New York Mets. It was fascinating to watch four catchers playing a little phantom baseball. John Flaherty, Tim Laker, Bob Natal and Mike DiFelice were armed with mitts, masks, chin guards and chest protectors.