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I did a search and didn't find a thread dedicated to the Devil Rays (that's what they will always be in my mind, it's a way cooler nickname). At this point, they deserve one. I'm only a fan in the sense I love seeing them ahead of New York and Boston. And who doesn't love the underdog?
Hell of a year so far. If they can keep this up, is this the biggest turnaround in baseball history? There may have been a larger margin in games won from one year to the next, but from totally inept organization to division champs?
I've got my fingers crossed that Cinderella finds the glass slipper.
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I did a search and didn't find a thread dedicated to the Devil Rays (that's what they will always be in my mind, it's a way cooler nickname). At this point, they deserve one. I'm only a fan in the sense I love seeing them ahead of New York and Boston. And who doesn't love the underdog?
Hell of a year so far. If they can keep this up, is this the biggest turnaround in baseball history? There may have been a larger margin in games won from one year to the next, but from totally inept organization to division champs?
I've got my fingers crossed that Cinderella finds the glass slipper.
Don't forget my Marlins.
And speaking of lousy name changes...did yall know that the Florida Marlins will be known as the Miami Marlins when the new stadium opens up in 2011? Way to go Miami. That city is so corrupt, Bogata has better leadership.
If anyone on here is familiar with the Tri-County Area, it consists of Miami-Dade County, Broward (shithole) Ft Lauderdale, Palm Beach County-W. Palm Beach. Point is, no one will travel from PB to Miami to where they are putting the stadium (Lil Havana). Believe me, I've been a Miami Hurricane ticket holder for 10 years and even though its not as bad as everyone believes (God forbid a Cuban settles here and works their asses off and are America loving), a baseball game has very little implications as it pertains to the outcome of the season until Sept. College football fans will clamor for a game that they know has natl title implications (I've never used 'implications' so much in my life )
Point is again, why would you name a team Miami Marlins, when you could keep it as is, and then build the stadium in the cental area so EVERYONE can come. Nahh, that would make way too much sense.
You mean like the centrally located stadium they're playing in now?
The name change is because the city (or county, I'm not sure) is putting up some money for the stadium. I always hoped that they would have built in about a mile from JRS, on a nice empty plot of land in Miramar, about 8 minutes from my house. Then again, I was hoping that for 11 or 12 years. Oh well. It is true though, I won't be going down to the new stadium very often. Fighting crazy rush hour traffic for an hour plus? No thanks. I mean I'll still go, just not as often.
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The team sent a memo thingy to Sportscenter requesting that the anchors donate a dollar (or something like that) to the Rays charity organization for every time they say Devil Rays instead of just Rays on the air.
One of the anchors read the letter on the air recently. I don't know if he made it up or not.
Anyway, they've got Erin Andrews covering their games now, so that's good enough for me.
Groundswell building in Major League Baseball to dump the Tampa Bay Rays. From what I am hearing, I doubt there will be any baseball at Tropicana Field after 2014 even though the team’s lease runs to 2027.
The harsh reality is the Rays still have no fan support despite winning the AL East two out of the past three seasons and making it to the 2008 World Series. Stuart Sternberg’s group has done a good job of turning the team around on the diamond and developing and trading for young players since taking control in 2004. But the Rays have averaged only 23,000 at the gate the past three seasons even though prices have been slashed and in 2010 the team had the second-lowest ticket prices in the AL ($19.75).
It is getting impossible for the Rays to ink great talent. David Price and Evan Longoria dissed their fans for not supporting the team last year and Carl Crawford bolted for the Red Sox this winter. High-revenue team owners tell me the Rays are a dead brand commercially that needs to be pulled from life support. I could not agree more.
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Groundswell building in Major League Baseball to dump the Tampa Bay Rays. From what I am hearing, I doubt there will be any baseball at Tropicana Field after 2014 even though the team’s lease runs to 2027.
The harsh reality is the Rays still have no fan support despite winning the AL East two out of the past three seasons and making it to the 2008 World Series. Stuart Sternberg’s group has done a good job of turning the team around on the diamond and developing and trading for young players since taking control in 2004. But the Rays have averaged only 23,000 at the gate the past three seasons even though prices have been slashed and in 2010 the team had the second-lowest ticket prices in the AL ($19.75).
It is getting impossible for the Rays to ink great talent. David Price and Evan Longoria dissed their fans for not supporting the team last year and Carl Crawford bolted for the Red Sox this winter. High-revenue team owners tell me the Rays are a dead brand commercially that needs to be pulled from life support. I could not agree more.
so are there any major cities looking for a baseball team? i know their ball park is pretty shitty, but if they cant draw fans with low ticket prices and winning teams then i really dont think a new stadium or anything like that will bring people in. might be time for them to relocate
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Groundswell building in Major League Baseball to dump the Tampa Bay Rays. From what I am hearing, I doubt there will be any baseball at Tropicana Field after 2014 even though the team’s lease runs to 2027.
The harsh reality is the Rays still have no fan support despite winning the AL East two out of the past three seasons and making it to the 2008 World Series. Stuart Sternberg’s group has done a good job of turning the team around on the diamond and developing and trading for young players since taking control in 2004. But the Rays have averaged only 23,000 at the gate the past three seasons even though prices have been slashed and in 2010 the team had the second-lowest ticket prices in the AL ($19.75).
It is getting impossible for the Rays to ink great talent. David Price and Evan Longoria dissed their fans for not supporting the team last year and Carl Crawford bolted for the Red Sox this winter. High-revenue team owners tell me the Rays are a dead brand commercially that needs to be pulled from life support. I could not agree more.
so are there any major cities looking for a baseball team? i know their ball park is pretty shitty, but if they cant draw fans with low ticket prices and winning teams then i really dont think a new stadium or anything like that will bring people in. might be time for them to relocate
Groundswell building in Major League Baseball to dump the Tampa Bay Rays. From what I am hearing, I doubt there will be any baseball at Tropicana Field after 2014 even though the team’s lease runs to 2027.
The harsh reality is the Rays still have no fan support despite winning the AL East two out of the past three seasons and making it to the 2008 World Series. Stuart Sternberg’s group has done a good job of turning the team around on the diamond and developing and trading for young players since taking control in 2004. But the Rays have averaged only 23,000 at the gate the past three seasons even though prices have been slashed and in 2010 the team had the second-lowest ticket prices in the AL ($19.75).
It is getting impossible for the Rays to ink great talent. David Price and Evan Longoria dissed their fans for not supporting the team last year and Carl Crawford bolted for the Red Sox this winter. High-revenue team owners tell me the Rays are a dead brand commercially that needs to be pulled from life support. I could not agree more.
This won't happen.
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Groundswell building in Major League Baseball to dump the Tampa Bay Rays. From what I am hearing, I doubt there will be any baseball at Tropicana Field after 2014 even though the team’s lease runs to 2027.
The harsh reality is the Rays still have no fan support despite winning the AL East two out of the past three seasons and making it to the 2008 World Series. Stuart Sternberg’s group has done a good job of turning the team around on the diamond and developing and trading for young players since taking control in 2004. But the Rays have averaged only 23,000 at the gate the past three seasons even though prices have been slashed and in 2010 the team had the second-lowest ticket prices in the AL ($19.75).
It is getting impossible for the Rays to ink great talent. David Price and Evan Longoria dissed their fans for not supporting the team last year and Carl Crawford bolted for the Red Sox this winter. High-revenue team owners tell me the Rays are a dead brand commercially that needs to be pulled from life support. I could not agree more.
This won't happen.
Why not?
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Groundswell building in Major League Baseball to dump the Tampa Bay Rays. From what I am hearing, I doubt there will be any baseball at Tropicana Field after 2014 even though the team’s lease runs to 2027.
The harsh reality is the Rays still have no fan support despite winning the AL East two out of the past three seasons and making it to the 2008 World Series. Stuart Sternberg’s group has done a good job of turning the team around on the diamond and developing and trading for young players since taking control in 2004. But the Rays have averaged only 23,000 at the gate the past three seasons even though prices have been slashed and in 2010 the team had the second-lowest ticket prices in the AL ($19.75).
It is getting impossible for the Rays to ink great talent. David Price and Evan Longoria dissed their fans for not supporting the team last year and Carl Crawford bolted for the Red Sox this winter. High-revenue team owners tell me the Rays are a dead brand commercially that needs to be pulled from life support. I could not agree more.
This won't happen.
Why not?
Players Union?
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