Link.</p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>A palpable vibe reflecting a new beginning resonated throughout Straub Park on Thursday afternoon, where the Devil Rays officially became the Rays, and the colors of the team's uniforms changed from green to blue.</p> After months of speculation about coming changes, the Rays spilled the beans about the subtraction of "Devil" from the name, their new team colors -- navy blue and light blue -- and a new icon, a bright yellow sunburst invoking the magnificence of life in the Sunshine State.</p> More than 7,000 fans jammed the park to see 18 Rays players don the new uniforms and parade onto a stage to give a sneak peek at what fans can expect in 2008.</p> "It feels like a fresh start," left fielder Carl Crawford said. "It's like that feeling of going to school on the first day. You get to wear the new uniforms. It feels good. You know what they say, 'You play like you feel.' We feel good, we look good, so hopefully, we'll play good."</div></p> </p> </p>
