After watching that incident filled fourth inning -- more on that later -- three of us reporters took a wander to right-centerfield to see what the Devil Rays call their "Touch Tank." It's a three-feet deep, 35-feet long, 10,000-gallon tank with 30 cownose rays swimming around and around. The fine Devil Rays attendant gave us a special touring, even letting us stick our fingers in the tank. (I was the only one who opted against that, with you blog regulars in mind. How would you read my entry if I didn't have my fingers to type it. Yeah, that's the reason why, yeah, yeah.) In any case, the tank is actually quite neat. And although the opening is small, it's possible for a home run to enter the water. Check out a cell phone photo of the tank here at Pete Abraham's Journal News blog.
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Comments (4)
Jim, stay out of that water.
Stingrays are dangerous, as we have seen recently on the news.
Interesting how the fishes at Tropicana provide more entertainment than the baseball games.
We just came back from Florida and saw these kinds of tanks at Sea World and the Tampa Zoo--they sell little fish that you can feed to them. It's perfectly safe as the barbs are removed from their tails. They're a lot of fun.
aww, those are cute. we have tanks like that all over southern california (lb aquarium, sea world, etc.) and yes, they're perfectly harmless. they're really soft to the touch, too.
I'm still pissed about the Croc Hunter getting taken out by a Ray. That guy was a blast and he will be sorely missed. I know the barbs have been removed but I might feel like getting some revenge if I get near that tank!