Carl Crawford apologized Friday for failing to mention the Rays during his introductory news conference with the Red Sox in December. Crawford, who that day described his decision to sign with the Red Sox by saying "because my heart is here in Boston," said he struggled to speak and hopes the omission isn't a sore spot with the Rays players, fans or front office. "My throat was hurting so bad, and I tried to limit myself to as few words as possible," Crawford said. "If I made a few people upset, I'm sorry about it. "Everybody knew I loved Tampa when I was there. I had a good time there. It's just at the press conference, I was overwhelmed by cameras, and I'd never been in this kind of situation before. And it just kind of slipped my mind."