To The Show

Lane DeGregory: Before he climbs into the press box, before he opens his Louisville Slugger briefcase and pulls out his score book, the Rays' official scorer for Major League Baseball strides across home plate.



He checks the turf.



Then he checks on his son.



"Hey Z-man," he called last week to a dark-haired young man sweeping sunflower seeds off second base.



The young man looked up and waved. "Hey, Dad!"



Bill Mathews, 53, became the Rays' official scorer in 2009.



His youngest son Zach, 20, joined the Tropicana Field grounds crew that same season.



While Mathews watches the game from on high, trying to discern hits from errors, his son sees most innings from the edge of…