The Pappas Report

George Christian Pappas, ESPN Radio

Monday was one of my favorite days of the calendar year, as the first full day of pitchers and catchers were in the books. For the next month and a half, I’ll chronicle spring action with a daily report from a different camp. Since I’m writing from the Sunshine State, I’ll start the rotation with the Grapefruit League.

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George Christian Pappas, ESPN Radio

We're a matter of weeks away from the start of Grapefruit League action and the Tampa Bay Rays will be gathering in Port Charlotte to prepare for another campaign in the American League East.

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George Christian Pappas, ESPN Radio

His thick-rimmed glasses are a nod to rock 'n' roll icon Buddy Holly. He's a glass into a bottle of red wine and a few tracks into Bruce Springsteen's "Greatest Hits" by the time the media reaches his office for the post-game chat. And he values his own gut instincts and intuition in making decision as though they were a set of comprehensive statistics in a scouting report.

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I suppose that we could title this, "The Pappas Report" goes digital. George, Jennifer, and I got together last week after a baseball media opp and recorded some thoughts on the present state of the Gators roughly 10 days out from the kickoff of the Georgia game. We'll have a Georgia preview up in a few days...

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George Christian Pappas, ESPN Radio

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays got little sleep Monday night. They were on the wrong end of a dominant pitching performance by Colby Lewis and typical offensive production from a very good Texas Rangers lineup, dropping Game 3 of the American League Division Series in their own building, 4-3.

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