Tropicana Field will be packed with hard hitting baseball action this 2007 baseball season as fans pack the stands to watch the Tampa Bay Devil Rays take on the competing teams on their quest for a World Series Win. Be sure to order your Devil Rays tickets today before they are all sold out!

Tampa Bay Devil Rays tickets are struggling to get a foothold in the hearts of baseball fans in the Sunshine State. Since the franchise's inception in 1998, the Devils Rays have enjoyed very limited success. But led by a young crop of talented players, Tampa Bay Devils Rays tickets are on the rise. Left-handed pitcher Scott Kazmir has been racking up the strikeouts at Tropicana Field. Meanwhile, sluggers Carl Crawford and Carl Crawford are banging out hits in prolific fashion. Don't be left out of what promises to be an exciting stretch run, as Major League Baseball's 2007 season hits the home stretch. Get your Tampa Bay Devil Rays tickets today.

The Devil Rays home, Tropicana Field, underwent an $85 million renovation in the late 90s and now with a capacity of 45,000, more fans than ever before can witness this unbelievable franchise.

Be sure to order your Devil Rays tickets today and get into some incredible baseball action as the Rays battle their way to the 2007 World Series!

A brief history of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays began playing in the major leagues in 1998 when major league baseball expanded. Larry Rothschild was the Devil Rays first manager and he led the Devil Rays for three plus seasons. Despite having stars on the team like Fred McGriff, Wade Boggs, Bobby Witt, Jose Canseco, Vinny Castilla and Roberto Hernandez, the Devil Rays finished last in the division each season under Rothschild and failed to win 70 games in any season.

Hal McRae replaced Rothschild during the 2001 season. The McRae led Devil Rays to their worst season in 2002 by winning only 55 games and loosing 106. The Devil Rays replaced McRae after the 2002 season with Lou Piniella. Piniella broke into managing with the New York Yankees in 1986. After 3 seasons with the Yankees, Piniella went to Cincinnati and Reds to a World Series title in 1990. Piniella headed west in 1993 and managed the Seattle Mariners to three division titles during the 90s including a 116 win season in 2001. Piniella was unable to pull the Devil Rays out of their funk but he did lead them to their best season since their inception in 1998. The Devil Rays won 70 games, a franchise record, in 2004 and finished in forth place in the division, a franchise high.

The 2005 season for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays was as frustrating as the previous 8 seasons. Rather than improving on the best franchise finish of forth in 2004, the Devil Rays slipped back into last place winning only 67 games. New ownership took over the club at the end of the 2005 season and they replaced Lou Piniella with Joe Madden. The Devil Rays slogan for the 2006 season was We Come to Play. Attendance for the 2006 home opener at Tropicana field was over 40,000 making it the highest turnout for a season opener since the inaugural season in 1998. Despite the initial frenzy, the Devil Rays finished the 2006 season with the worst record in baseball. The Devil Rays finished in last place in the American League East for the eighth time in nine seasons winning only 61 games and loosing 101.

Even though the 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays looked a lot like the previous nine teams, optimism in the Tampa area is very high. A new ownership group, coupled with a new manager and young stars like Greg Norton, Carl Crawford, Ty Wigginton, Jorge Cantu, Rocco Baldelli and Scott Kasmir, have created a fresh new feeling surrounding the Devil Rays and even though the 2006 record did not show improvement, most fans believe the future is bright.

The early prognosis is that the 2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays will be much improved over previous seasons so get your 2007 Devil Ray tickets fast before all the good seats are gone.