Will Tampa Finally Sell Out A Series??

[wayne1218]

i dont know..its too damn hot to play in a completely open-air stadium in the afternoon in florida, the dome is death though..the team will not be moved out of the tampa area though i am sure of that..

Is the new place being built in the same exact area?

[bhs4life]

The Marlins and Rays should merge and the Orioles and Nats should do the same. They could build a new ballpark in between each and be guaranteed 20,000 or more at every game. It's a win, win, really!

the marlins have two championships and the rays get their first this year

[bhs4life]

Is the new place being built in the same exact area?

other side of the bridge on the water

[wayne1218]

the marlins have two championships and the rays get their first this year

Damn Charlie, "Last Comic Standing: Season 7" is looking for you!

[bhs4life]

Damn Charlie, "Last Comic Standing: Season 7" is looking for you!

we will see $50 rays go deeper into playoffs then your SOX?

[wayne1218]

we will see $50 rays go deeper into playoffs then your SOX?

Deal!!!

[bhs4life]

Deal!!!

i knew i would get you to bite..gl

[wayne1218]

I think we could both be in trouble against Anaheim. I would much rather see the Rays play them in round 1.

[wayne1218]

i knew i would get you to bite..gl

I'm not convinced that "I" am the one biting but ok

[bhs4life]

I think we could both be in trouble against Anaheim. I would much rather see the Rays play them in round 1.

i agree

[savage1]

I agree with both sides on this issue(no I am not a politician).
Yes the stadium should be a lot fuller than it is.
However, as I stated before, my wife and I while in Florida in April(Disneyworld) made the trip to Tampa(actually St. Petersburg).
Now rememebr-this was at end of April when no one knew how good the Rays would be.
Getting to the stadium was easy-thats the good part.
The badpart is that the stadium is way out in the boondocks, and we were wondering if we would ever get there.
The place is in the middle of nowhere and I mean nowhere.
We arrived at the stadium before it opened, and my wife had to use the lady's room.
Well we walked all around the stadium, and we couldn't find a gas station, restaurant,etc. and she had to wait for the stadium to open;in all fairness, it was our first trip there, and we don't know the area-perhaps there were some places, but we didn't see them.
Returning to Disneyworld after the game, we both commented how desolate this stadium seemed;I commented that I finally understood why the Rays wanted a new stadium-CONVENIENCE!
That being said, I assure you that if the same conditions existed for the Red Sox, the games would still be all sold out.

[griswold]

I just don't get these excuses.

Like Tampa is the only city where it's inconvenient to go to the game?

People go to sporting events if they care about their team. Those that don't go don't care. They aren't fans.

Baseball has record attendance this year; why isn't gas prices killing everybody else.

This afternoon, over 15,000 drove all the way to Milwaukee to see the Cubs play. The cheapest seat was $25 and you had to pay to park (the top two decks were closed). Those people are fans.

The Rays players deserve better than fans who won't go to a game because they have to pick up their kid from school.

What is going to happen if there's a world series??????? Are they still going to make excuses???

And.......how come they don't show up on a Saturday when none of the excuses come into play.

Admit it: these are rotten fans.

[wayne1218]

Now rememebr-this was at end of April when no one knew how good the Rays would be.

This is why you can disregard the rest. Nobody supports a last place team and nobody ever will. Tampa has never been shunned for that. 99% of people support a winner though and it's not April anymore and they are leading the division. Of course in April they expect the same. It's August, September ... October?

[wayne1218]

I just don't get these excuses.

Like Tampa is the only city where it's inconvenient to go to the game?

People go to sporting events if they care about their team. Those that don't go don't care. They aren't fans.

Baseball has record attendance this year; why isn't gas prices killing everybody else.

This afternoon, over 15,000 drove all the way to Milwaukee to see the Cubs play. The cheapest seat was $25 and you had to pay to park (the top two decks were closed). Those people are fans.

The Rays players deserve better than fans who won't go to a game because they have to pick up their kid from school.

What is going to happen if there's a world series??????? Are they still going to make excuses???

And.......how come they don't show up on a Saturday when none of the excuses come into play.

Admit it: these are rotten fans.

Agree, Agree, Agree and Agree More!!!

[BearDown]

Pathetic really ....


Excuses, excuses, excuses!!!!!!!!!!!


Yes, every game played in sports is on tv. People still support their teams and they go for the atmosphere of being at a big league ball game and a night out.

The whole 1 hour + drive thing is pretty sad too. If you live more than 5 blocks from Fenway it is an hour + drive too. So what? Parking is $40 and the ticket is $100+. So what?The price of gas is another copout. They are 1 of only a couple teams in all of baseball that offer free parking. In other words, take that money and put it in the gas tank. Hearing these reasons time after time is really pathetic. Let's face it, that is not a MLB area. They can support the 5 thousand seat exhibition games but that's about it. There are true fans of baseball that love to be there once in awhile and there are people who are casual fans ... like in Tampa.

That's the whole thing wayne there is no atmosphere. There are no night clubs to go to around the Trop. And there is no public transportation. Being from Aurora Il and going to Wrigley was great. Take the train in an hour ride cost $3.50. get off at Union Station hop on the L another $2.00 and the L train drops you right off at the ballpark. I could (don't know if you still can) drink on the train and party all day and have time to sober up. I'm not going to drive 60 miles at 10:30 11:00 at night with a buzz and hope to avoid the cops. It's free parking if you have 4 or more people in the car. People sell out the lighting game's as well as the Buc's. The stadium is in a bad location. It's not bad from where I live but if you live north of HWY 60 it's a LONG drive. South Hillsbourgh and south pinellas county are not very populated. Unlike Wrigley where the ballpark is in a neighborhood, I'm not sure about Fenway. And what about Dodgers? Everyone shows up late there and leaves early there.