Author, Rick Vaughn, "100 years of Baseball on St. Petersburg's Waterfront. How the Game Helped Shape a City" discusses Al Lang & the evolution of MLB Spring Training in St. Pete. Rick’s front office career spans the Orioles, Redskins & Vice President of Communications with the Tampa Bay Rays. #RaysUp
- Baltimore, rolling out Camden Yards
- Rick's book of baseball stories - "100 years of Baseball on St. Petersburg's Waterfront. How the Game Helped Shape a City"
- Al moved to St. Petersburg for his health & fell in love with the community
- Brought the best teams to St Petersburg - Boston Braves, New York Yankees, St Louis Cardinals & . . .
- Keeping it fresh - Boston Braves depart St Pete on Tuesday & Al has a new team, the St. Cardinals in place by Saturday
- Babe Ruth's Train
- Tampa paid Cubs to bring their spring training to the city
- Al Lang, philanthropy
- The Depression, Spring Training & the impact on St. Pete
- Babe Ruth & St. Pete, a love affair
- Yankees moved team from New Orleans to turn down the Babe’s night life
- All Children’s hospital recipient of Ruth’s generosity
- Minor League Map of Florida - watching up & coming players
- 1968 - 29 future Hall of Famers in Al Lang Field
- 90 Tampa natives that have played Major League Baseball
- Seaver & Gooden both playing in Tampa high schools simultaneously
- minor league players in Tampa - Justin Crawford with the Threshers
- 1960 the death of Al Lang
- Fighting Segregation in Tampa Bay Baseball - Bill White & Dr. Ralph Wimbish,
- Cardinals brought all players, managers & families under one roof in St. Pete
- Did Florida lose spring training teams to Arizona due to segregation?
- Al Lang & Rick Vaughn strong champions of the game
- prepping for the launch of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- Buck Showalter or Socha could have possibly been the first Rays GM
- Rays original Owner & GM had not worked in baseball
- What makes a great ballpark experience in an outdoor open ballpark
- Rays future stadium should honor the past & deliver a park with modern day amenities
- Build a Rays stadium in Ybor reflecting the history of Ybor & the cigar factories
- Tampa Bay needs a champion for baseball and the Tampa Bay Rays
- Wade Boggs stories at Al Lopez field & Tino Martinez working in cigar factory
- Tampa baseball with the Cubs & Red Sox
- Augustus Busch Jr, owner of St. Louis Cardinals brought Busch Gardens to Tampa
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"100 years of Baseball on St. Petersburg's Waterfront. How the Game Helped Shape a City"
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