For years I would rush home from work and head south bound on I-275 towards the concrete bubble known as Tropicana Field. I would park my car and purchase my "Beach" seat which would cost me $5 or less and head inside. After a few moments I was able to sit up in the front row of the left field seats where I got a great view of # 13, Carl Crawford. This was the way of it. Win or lose I knew I could always count on Carl Crawford to justify driving 40 minutes and fighting through evening rush hour traffic. For years I would marvel at just how good Crawford was going to be. For years I would predict Carl Crawford winning a gold glove or hoisting a World Series trophy. I was right about one of the two. So, now that the news of Carl Crawford leaving Tampa Bay for "greener" pastors of Boston have had almost 24 hours to sink in, I want to take a moment to reflect on the greatness of Carl Crawford.

Was Carl the greatest Rays of all time? For now, I think so. Who knows what will happen or what will be written 10 years from now. But, let's take a moment to look a the records that Crawford currently holds for the Rays and see who is the next closest active Ray who could possibly surpass Carl Crawford.

Per Baseball-Reference.com:

BOLD indicates the player is still with the team.

WAR Position Players

*As of 10:46pm on 12/09/10 Jason Bartlett was still on the Rays active roster.

Offensive WAR

Defensive WAR

Batting Average

Games Played

At Bats

Plate Appearances

Runs Scored

Hits

Total Bases

Doubles

Triples

Runs Batted In

Strikeouts

Singles

Sacrifice Hits

Sacrifice Flies

I will go out on a limb and say that it will a long time until we see someone break the stolen base record or triples record for the Rays. What about you draysbay? What will remember most about CC in a Rays uniform? What record do think will stand the test of time, if any? Is there a great moment that will stick out in your mind?