From Damian Cristodero of the St. Petersburg Times:

Lightning coach Barry Melrose, who claims, “I was a better baseball player than a hockey player,” will throw out the first pitch at Tropicana Field before Monday’s game against the Red Sox.

Read the entire entry here.

My dad used to have season tickets watching the Winnipeg Jets and a defenseman by the name of Barry Melrose. He used to say that Melrose was a heck of a lot better of a coach than he was a player!  So, I am sure Melrose isn’t too far off with his baseball remark.

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