The long fall of All-Star MVP Carl Crawford
The 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was a landmark event for the Tampa Bay Rays. When the game began on July 14, no fewer than 12 men sitting in the American League dugout were wearing Raysโ uniforms. Five of those were players while the other seven included Manager Joe Maddon and his entire six-man coaching staff. Maddon was the manager โ the first and only from Tampa Bay โ because the Rays were defending American League Champions. None of…