Force was strong with Rays in rout of Red Sox
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Force was present, and it was strong.
Saturday was Star Wars Night at Tropicana Field during a game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox, and the predictable crew was present: Chewbacca, Stormtroopers, even Darth Vader made his presence felt during a race between oversized soft drink bottles.
Where else would you find Chewbacca throwing out the first pitch? Scenes from #Rays @starwars Night: pic.twitter.com/zDpNh4RPPL
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) August 31, 2014
.@RaysRaymond leads the Imperial March. pic.twitter.com/UNUdqxQdua
— MLB (@MLB) August 31, 2014
.@KKiermaier39 hopped into an X-Wing Starfighter to take away this potential extra-base hit from Nava. VIDEO: http://t.co/4b03yFF5hB
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) August 31, 2014
Don't look now, but Darth Vader is pacing the LF line...at the start of the @Pepsi Bottle Race. #Rays
— George C. Pappas (@GrandeLigaGP) August 31, 2014
All that was fine and fun. Still, these grounds-crew members stole the show.
You can follow Andrew Astleford on Twitter @aastleford or email him at aastleford@gmail.com.