BF2S Forums Official 2010-2011 NHL Thread

Last edited by TravisC555 (2011-05-03 17:12:59)

Poseidon wrote:

Tampa's renowned for having shitty fanbases... just look at the Rays.

Sorry Kmar.

Kmar wrote:

Poseidon wrote:

Tampa's renowned for having shitty fanbases... just look at the Rays.

Sorry Kmar.

You're renowned for talking out of your ass. The Rays don't have a shitty fanbase at all. They have a tough time filling the trop because it's on the other side of the bay, across the bridge. Plus, the Tampa economy is one of the hardest hit it the nation (check our unemployment rates). None-the-less, people are always getting together and watching/cheering games. The Bucs, the Lightning, and the Rays are talked about all the time here. It practically dominates our news coverage.

Last edited by TravisC555 (2011-05-03 17:50:41)

Poseidon wrote:

Kmar wrote:

Poseidon wrote:

Really? I guess the Rays players themselves are delusional:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_le … mlb-272868

Location is no excuse. The Nassau Coliseum is literally in the middle of the ghetto of Hempstead yet a decent number of fans still are able to get the place 70% full on most nights, even with no realistic public transportation available. Everyone around the MLB knows the Rays have a terrible fanbase. I'm sorry you don't want to admit that.

Location is no excuse? Really? So If the stadium was located in China there's be no excuse? Sorry, but you're just regurgitating the same corn-fed misinformed opinions. I'm admitting nothing but reality.. something you aren't experiencing here. Everything I said about the location and economy here and the role it plays filling seats 100% accurate. I've lived in a number of other cities and the Tampa fans are just as prevalent, if not more. Perhaps it's because they're not as obnoxious as some of the northern fans that they go unnoticed.

Your link, yea it is "embarrassing". It's embarrassing because we know how easily the shortsighted interpret attendance.. despite the fact the Rays games are one of the most watched in the whole of the MLB.. locally.

Yeah, you're right. I guess the players themselves are just imagining things. Stop getting so fucking offended.

And I don't know where you're getting "one of the most watched in the MLB".

http://pifeedback.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/ … /963101942

According to data compiled by Sports Business Daily, the Rays had the fifth-best local television ratings in the majors with a 5.9. That means, on average, 5.9 percent of homes in the Tampa Bay market with televisions tuned into the games on Sun Sports. The Cardinals led all local ratings with a 9.5, followed by the Twins (8.7), Phillies (8.3), Reds (7.4) and Rays, which finished 22nd in attendance with an average of 23, 024.

That's right: the Rays had better local television ratings than any other team in the AL East. Heck, a higher percentage of local viewers tuned in to watch the Rays than 12 out of the other 13 teams in the American League. As we reported during the season, fans weren't going to games because of lack of interest. The Tampa Bay area is supporting the Rays and does follow them, but for whatever reason that support hasn't translated to more butts in the seats yet.

We can argue about why fans didn't attend games all we want - the horrible economic climate in Florida, the stadium location, whatever - but to suggest that Tampa Bay fans didn't support and follow the Rays in 2010 is simply untrue. It's become an on-going narrative in the national media, one that I dearly wish would stop.

Why is it that the media seems incapable of discussing the Rays without mentioning our attendance? There were so many great things about our team this past season, including the fact that we won the AL East for the second time in three years (the first team besides the Yankees to accomplish that since Toronto in 1992-1993). Our franchise has been revitalized, we've got exciting young talent, and our roster is built for continued success. And yet, every time I heard the Rays mentioned on ESPN or MLBN down the stretch run in 2010, broadcasters would temper every compliment by saying, "If only there was anyone there to watch them."

We all get it already. It's an easy talking point and you've buried it to death. Now would you please stop disparaging our fans?