Q&A with Tampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg (St. Petersburg Times)
**By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer**
Thursday, April 5, 2012
**>** Principal owner Stuart Sternberg is the boss, but he typically comes
across as one of the guys who just happens to run the Rays. He’s involved in
all facets of the operation, from the major issues to some small projects, as
you’ll read. He sat down during a recent spring training game with _Tampa Bay
Times _baseball writer Marc Topkin for his annual Q&A session and talked about
things such as the coolest name in his cell phone to his botched wedding
proposal to what type of restaurant he’d own. And he touched on his favorite
subjects of food (yes, Mallomars came up) and music, including, of course,
Springsteen. Some excerpts:
_**Oldest thing in your wallet?**_
I use a money clip, not a wallet, and it’s the money clip itself, which my
sister gave me for my 40th birthday, 12 years ago. (It’s a gold version of a
squared paper clip.)
_**Oddest thing in your money clip?**_
I carry the pocket schedule, which I design each year. I’m very proud of my
pocket schedules.
_**Coolest name in your cell phone?**_
I don’t think I have a cool name …
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