Will Tampa Finally Sell Out A Series??

[bhs4life]

Agree, Agree, Agree and Agree More!!!

[griswold]

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.

Savage

If this stadium is in the middle of nowhere, what would Foxboro be in the middle of?

And, try going to a NASCAR race at Bristol. That's a new definition for nowhere.

[bhs4life]

And, try going to a NASCAR race at Bristol. That's a new definition for nowhere.

i can say this is true as well as darlington

[wayne1218]

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.

I'm sorry buddy but other people do all of that in every other city that's winning out there. The gas, the drives, everything. Either you really want to go or you don't and you don't.

[griswold]

How come it's not inconvenient for the fans of the Yankees, Red Sox and White Sox who show up for games at Tropicana Field?

ANSWER: Those folks are FANS of their former hometown teams.


Half the stadium tonight is cheering for Boston.

[bhs4life]

I'm sorry buddy but other people do all of that in every other city that's winning out there. The gas, the drives, everything. Either you really want to go or you don't and you don't.

im not going lol..im not paying $70 in gas unless im staying for a series or a bucs game..or going to usf and looking for some fun

[wayne1218]

Savage

If this stadium is in the middle of nowhere, what would Foxboro be in the middle of?

And, try going to a NASCAR race at Bristol. That's a new definition for nowhere.

Exactly again. There are plenty of fucken stadiums in the middle of nowhere. What i can't understand is the excuses. Let's face it, it is what it is.

[wayne1218]

im not going lol..im not paying $70 in gas unless im staying for a series or a bucs game..or going to usf and looking for some fun

That is dirt cheap. You don't know how lucky you really are. You need a home equity loan to see a game at Fenway.

[bhs4life]

That is dirt cheap. You don't know how lucky you really are. You need a home equity loan to see a game at Fenway.

call bank of america

[griswold]

The Bears played an entire season Champaign (90 miles away at least) when Solider Field was being remodeled. Every game sold out




People drive from all over the midwest to see the Cardinals play. Some come from Lousiville, southern Illinois, even Little Rock.



If you care about something, you go to it.

If the Tampa fans enjoyed baseball they'd go. They used to use losing as an excuse. The Rays are the most fun team in baseball and they hardly ever lose at home

[bhs4life]

THE CATWALK AT THE STADIUM IS FUCKING RETARDED 5-1 i hate this stadium

[bhs4life]

The Bears played an entire season Champaign (90 miles away at least) when Solider Field was being remodeled. Every game sold out




People drive from all over the midwest to see the Cardinals play. Some come from Lousiville, southern Illinois, even Little Rock.



If you care about something, you go to it.

If the Tampa fans enjoyed baseball they'd go. They used to use losing as an excuse. The Rays are the most fun team in baseball and they hardly ever lose at home

also to be fair we are talking about teams with a long long time following

[wayne1218]

Kazmir looks GREAT tonight!!!

[wayne1218]

YOOOUUUUKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Save some of these for tomorrow night boys!

[NEJAKE]

The crack has finally appeared in the Rays sturdy FACADE!