Title: Why Tampa Bay Doesnt Belong In First Place
Untouchable - August 28, 2008 02:02 AM (GMT)
Tampa Bay is in first place and they only get around 12,000 Fans Per Game through the week.
WTF is with that.
Its such a shame that they dont get the support. I mean if the jays were in 1st place they would get 40,000 + people daily, the Jays are in 4th place and they get like 28,000 or more daily.
How can people not support a first place team, espically if your in the same division as Boston and New York.
Crushed Optimism - August 28, 2008 02:04 AM (GMT)
They're relatively new, and have sucked every year until now. And their stadium sucks. I guess sometimes it takes a while to build fan base.
.Atmosphere - August 28, 2008 02:06 AM (GMT)
plus doesnt the weather have something to do with the bad attendance?
Crushed Optimism - August 28, 2008 02:08 AM (GMT)
YankeeNation - August 28, 2008 02:11 AM (GMT)
I agree. Its not fair that the Rays get no love. The weather hates them :(
Bo_ - August 28, 2008 03:07 AM (GMT)
I did some research on this, and Tampa's W/L record, when compared to that of the other squadrons in the AL East, indicates that they do belong in first. Maybe my math is wrong.
BaseballKnowledge - August 28, 2008 03:16 AM (GMT)
Well, they DO in fact deserve to be in first place, because they DO in fact have the best win-loss record in the American League East. That'll usually happen. It has nothing to do with fans. If fans aren't interested, that's a matter of income and revenue and all that kind of shit. That's an economic problem, has nothing to do with their divisional standing. The Red Sox sure as hell haven't played like a first place team. The Yankees sure as hell don't deserve it. The Rays, if I remember correctly, played very well against the Angels, who happen to be billed as the best team in baseball right now. So, I think if you add all that up, maybe the Rays are the best team in baseball, not just the AL East. Sure they lost some guys to injuries, but that's even more impressive that they can give the Angels all they can handle under those circumstances.
steveox - August 28, 2008 03:41 AM (GMT)
You see now the Rays Owner needs to move the team to San Antonio? FLORIDA IS AN NFL STATE Its not for Baseball. Both Teams Marlins and Rays should move.
BaseballKnowledge - August 28, 2008 03:56 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (steveox @ Aug 27 2008, 10:41 PM) |
| You see now the Rays Owner needs to move the team to San Antonio? FLORIDA IS AN NFL STATE Its not for Baseball. Both Teams Marlins and Rays should move. |
Steve, the last thing they need is your advice.
Crushed Optimism - August 28, 2008 04:53 AM (GMT)
yeah, there arent enough texas teams.
BaseballKnowledge - August 28, 2008 04:57 AM (GMT)
hankaaron44 - August 28, 2008 01:04 PM (GMT)
Fuck you why should they play in the heat?!?!?
MontpelIer, Vermont - BEST BASEBALL MARKET NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT...except me!!111
huskiesfan1990 - August 28, 2008 01:59 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (hankaaron44 @ Aug 28 2008, 08:04 AM) |
| Fuck you why should they play in the heat?!?!? MontpelIer, Vermont - BEST BASEBALL MARKET NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT...except me!!111 |
You have to be able to fit the population of your city into a 40,000 seat stadium and not have 32,000 seats empty before you can get a team. :P
mpic92 - August 28, 2008 04:08 PM (GMT)
They don't belong in first because their stadium is a complete dump.
TheHugeUnit - August 28, 2008 04:09 PM (GMT)
New York is in 3rd place and we get 58,000 daily. We should be be in 1st!!!
Bloss - August 28, 2008 07:14 PM (GMT)
Florida isnt a baseball state... But saying that when the Rays play the Redsoxs or the Yankees there are more Rays fans then Yankees or Soxs fans. Which is a nice change.
Tribe No 1 Fan - August 28, 2008 07:17 PM (GMT)
You don't get as many ticket sales if you had a poor season prior to the current one.
hankaaron44 - August 29, 2008 03:21 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (huskiesfan1990 @ Aug 28 2008, 09:59 AM) |
| You have to be able to fit the population of your city into a 40,000 seat stadium and not have 32,000 seats empty before you can get a team. :P |
What? You're lying sonny. I was playing Madden one day and I moved my team to Montpelier,, and I built a 85,500 seat stadium and it SOLD OUT!!!11
bostonfanatic87 - August 29, 2008 03:29 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (hankaaron44 @ Aug 28 2008, 11:21 PM) |
| What? You're lying sonny. I was playing Madden one day and I moved my team to Montpelier,, and I built a 85,500 seat stadium and it SOLD OUT!!!11 |
Well if Madden says it it must be true
hankaaron44 - August 29, 2008 04:28 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (bostonfanatic87 @ Aug 28 2008, 11:29 PM) |
| Well if Madden says it it must be true |
If Madden says that the pass was poorly thrown because it was incomplete then that pass was poorly thrown. PERIOD.
bostonfanatic87 - August 29, 2008 04:32 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (hankaaron44 @ Aug 29 2008, 12:28 AM) |
| If Madden says that the pass was poorly thrown because it was incomplete then that pass was poorly thrown. PERIOD. |
Praise be to Madden
BaseballKnowledge - August 29, 2008 04:43 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (hankaaron44 @ Aug 28 2008, 10:21 PM) |
| What? You're lying sonny. I was playing Madden one day and I moved my team to Montpelier,, and I built a 85,500 seat stadium and it SOLD OUT!!!11 |
d00d den it jus gotz 2 b tru
hankaaron44 - August 29, 2008 03:05 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (BaseballKnowledge @ Aug 29 2008, 12:43 AM) |
| d00d den it jus gotz 2 b tru |
AAAHhhh no, I was playing that franchise again and the screen said that the 'bank has forclosed' on my team!! What kind of LEFTWING LIBERALS would put that in the game!?!?11 I could've made it work.
Fuck this, I'm calling my lawyer...and not for the reasons I described above. I'm like the tinman from the Weezz Of Oz. I just need my lawyer to give me my daily dosage of lubricants.