
Coming to Tampa Bay for the World Series? Here’s how to spend your time outside the ballpark
By Marcus Chen
FOX 13 Tampa Bay
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If there's one thing Gabe Gross wishes had gone differently in his Big League career, it's that the Rays only walked away with an ALCS ring in 2008, instead of a World Series ring."It is one of my treasured possessions, (but) it could have been a World Series ring. Did we? I'm not over it."Milwaukee Brewers franchise historyGross grew up in Alabama, but went to Auburn to play and later to coach.He was drafted by the Blue Jays in 2001 and played for the Brewers from 2006 to 2008.He was traded to the Rays in the middle of their magical run to their first World Series appearance.He credits the genius of manager Joe Maddon."For ten years (we) had basically been in the cellar of the AL East, and then to win the AL East and take down the Red Sox."Tropicana Field fan atmosphereFifteen years after he retired from baseball as one of 112 to play for both teams, he counts among his great memories that he had three walk-off hits for the 2008 Rays, including one-off Mariano Rivera.During his time i