Couple who helped bring MLB team to Tampa Bay eyes World Series victory

For nearly three decades, one couple has shared front-row seats behind home plate at Tropicana Field. This October, they're hoping to witness history as the Tampa Bay Rays chase their first World Series championship.Jack and Mary Critchfield have been married nearly 40 years, sharing a lifelong love for each other and baseball.For 93-year-old Jack, baseball has always been much more than a game."All good things that have happened in my life really started with baseball  and my love for the game," he said.Back in the 1990s, Jack — then an executive at Florida Progress Corp., the parent company of Florida Power — played a pivotal role in bringing Major League Baseball to Tampa Bay.Ever since Opening Day 1998, Jack and Mary have become fixtures behind home plate."Not only did she pick up on baseball, she now knows it better than I do," Critchfield said. "She pushes me to come to the game."For Mary, the ballpark has become their favorite place to spend quality time together."I always say i