CLEARWATER, Fla. 

The question on the minds of manyMilwaukeeBrewers fans as spring training approaches is: What happens if one of the starting pitchers gets hurt? 

TampaBayRays manager Joe Maddon started the tradition several years ago: He and several dozen other Rays employees prepare a feast - pierogi, spaghetti, meatballs and sausage and more - in the kitchen at Tropicana Field, then deliver meals to area homeles 

For Joe and Jaye Maddon, 2008 was the sort of year that inspires bestselling novels and Hollywood movies. 

The last time someone other than Manny Ramirez opened the season as the Red Sox' starting left fielder was 2001, when Troy O'Leary went 0-for-4 in a 2-1 loss to the Orioles. 

The words stitched onto David Price's glove jumped out from Henry Stephens' television as he watched the Tampa Bay Rays pitcher close out the Boston Red Sox for a berth in the World Series. 

There will be a lot different for the Rays spring. 

--C Dioner Navarro's long-term future with the team could depend on the tenor of his Feb. 

Even though they won 97 games and advanced to the World Series, the Rays knew they had to improve their roster during the offseason. 

There will be a lot different for the Rays spring. 

--C Dioner Navarro's long-term future with the team could depend on the tenor of his Feb. 

Even though they won 97 games and advanced to the World Series, the Rays knew they had to improve their roster during the offseason. 

There will be a lot different for the Rays spring. 

--C Dioner Navarro's long-term future with the team could depend on the tenor of his Feb. 

Even though they won 97 games and advanced to the World Series, the Rays knew they had to improve their roster during the offseason.