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[Wadeb_21]

I'm not really a big baseball guy but living here in the Tampa area this city is going crazy how this team has turned the whole club around in just a years time. Last year they were one of the worst teams in big leagues now they have made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
I'm actually pretty impressed with them and I would love to see them make run at the world series.

yet no one else in your area feels this way, hence why they still can't sell tickets..

red sox nation on the other hand, over a hundred consecutively sold out games.. i actually feel bad for the rays players, because they get shit for support..

And how long has the Red Sox franchise been around compared to The Rays?
If the Rays continue to win and get better then there fan base will grow.
Like I said originally I"m not a big baseball guy, actually not even from this area (Tampa) but I think what the Rays have done this year is pretty danm impressive.

[RP33]

I'm not really a big baseball guy but living here in the Tampa area this city is going crazy how this team has turned the whole club around in just a years time. Last year they were one of the worst teams in big leagues now they have made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
I'm actually pretty impressed with them and I would love to see them make run at the world series.

yet no one else in your area feels this way, hence why they still can't sell tickets..

red sox nation on the other hand, over a hundred consecutively sold out games.. i actually feel bad for the rays players, because they get shit for support..

And how long has the Red Sox franchise been around compared to The Rays?
If the Rays continue to win and get better then there fan base will grow.
Like I said originally I"m not a big baseball guy, actually not even from this area (Tampa) but I think what the Rays have done this year is pretty danm impressive.

i was wrong, the streak was something like 456 sellout games for the sox starting in 2003.. they broke the record.......... It's no coincidence that they won the worldd series in 2004.. more people were interested because they had a good team..

which is what i'm saying i wish would've happened in Tampa Bay.. and you are exactly right, what they did was impressive, and they still couldn't fill the seats, which sucks for the players.. it isn't like they were an expansion team this year, they've been around at least 10 years, and the baseball season is the longest season in mostly all sports, it's not like they weren't in first almost the whole year, so i don't buy the fact that they're a considerably new team.. a lot of the sports casters in my area talked about it almost every game, how there were empty seats and what not.. maybe florida doesn't have many baseball fans.. although i bet when the marlins had the big year they were selling out the stadium.

[Wadeb_21]

yet no one else in your area feels this way, hence why they still can't sell tickets..

red sox nation on the other hand, over a hundred consecutively sold out games.. i actually feel bad for the rays players, because they get shit for support..

And how long has the Red Sox franchise been around compared to The Rays?
If the Rays continue to win and get better then there fan base will grow.
Like I said originally I"m not a big baseball guy, actually not even from this area (Tampa) but I think what the Rays have done this year is pretty danm impressive.

i was wrong, the streak was something like 456 sellout games for the sox starting in 2003.. they broke the record.......... It's no coincidence that they won the worldd series in 2004.. more people were interested because they had a good team..

which is what i'm saying i wish would've happened in Tampa Bay.. and you are exactly right, what they did was impressive, and they still couldn't fill the seats, which sucks for the players.. it isn't like they were an expansion team this year, they've been around at least 10 years, and the baseball season is the longest season in mostly all sports, it's not like they weren't in first almost the whole year, so i don't buy the fact that they're a considerably new team.. a lot of the sports casters in my area talked about it almost every game, how there were empty seats and what not.. maybe florida doesn't have many baseball fans.. although i bet when the marlins had the big year they were selling out the stadium.

You might be right about Tampa not being a baseball market. I know there is allot of transplants down here from say NY and Boston and allot of other northern states. Most people that grew up with a team are not going to change there team because they move to a new city also ya know, that might be allot of the problem also. I know I"m a a huge Buffalo Bills fan have been for my whole life and because I live in the Tampa area I don't plan on being Tampa Bay Bucs fan, just an example. But I just like you feel bad for the players I mean they put a winning team on the field this year and hardly anyone has shown up. One thing I did hear the other day on the news was there was about 1000 to 1200 people at the airport the other night when the Rays flew back into Tampa I thought that was pretty cool to hear.

[RP33]

You might be right about Tampa not being a baseball market. I know there is allot of transplants down here from say NY and Boston and allot of other northern states. Most people that grew up with a team are not going to change there team because they move to a new city also ya know, that might be allot of the problem also. I know I"m a a huge Buffalo Bills fan have been for my whole life and because I live in the Tampa area I don't plan on being Tampa Bay Bucs fan, just an example. But I just like you feel bad for the players I mean they put a winning team on the field this year and hardly anyone has shown up. One thing I did hear the other day on the news was there was about 1000 to 1200 people at the airport the other night when the Rays flew back into Tampa I thought that was pretty cool to hear.

definitely good to hear that.. the fans play a major role in professional sports.. whether it's tickets/luxury box sales to give the team more money to work with, or just straight up moral support.. In boston/new york, the media is crazy, and the fans are die hards, but those are things that can motivate players to be passionate about their team.. Every time i hear an interview of a sox player, or even a yankee player, they mention how great the fans are..

and generally, from a business perspective, if you are winning games, then your GM is happy, because you are drawing fans in, thus making the business more profitable.. also making the coach's job security a lot better

[Trainer Monkey]

My biggest complaint is the cheap ass ownership wont even spend what the get from revenue sharing,let alone tickets,TV,and merchandise

[RozzySean]

My biggest complaint is the cheap ass ownership wont even spend what the get from revenue sharing,let alone tickets,TV,and merchandise

That's why baseball needs a minimum salary, so that owners can't just pocket the revenue sharing money. I'm all for the luxury tax, except when it goes into the hands of greed small market owners who won't re-invest it in the team.

[Trainer Monkey]

My biggest complaint is the cheap ass ownership wont even spend what the get from revenue sharing,let alone tickets,TV,and merchandise

That's why baseball needs a minimum salary, so that owners can't just pocket the revenue sharing money. I'm all for the luxury tax, except when it goes into the hands of greed small market owners who won't re-invest it in the team.

Been saying that for years,at the very least you should have to spend what you get from revenue sharing,otherwise your running the team like an excuse to make print money