Baldelli Thanks Rays Fans in Newspaper Ad,
Manny Must Have Used Smoke Signals
Unlike a Certain Unsigned Outfielder That Played Us Here, Baldelli's a Class Act:
Rocco Thanks Rays Fans for His 9 Years in Tampa Bay
1.21.09, TampaBay.com Rays blog: "Rocco Baldelli said he decided to take out the ad, which will also appear in tbt* later this week, because he wanted some way to share his feelings about the Tampa Bay area fans. "I just thought it was the right thing to do,'' Baldelli said Wednesday from Rhode Island. "I thought it was appropriate. I wanted everyone to know how I felt. It's tough to talk to every single person that I met down there, but I think it was a good start.''
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