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Originally Posted by Honorable_Pawn
You don't know what you're talking about. The Rays consistently have very good television ratings. I mean we were breaking ratings records in our market the last couple of seasons. Rays fans are strong and support this team with great vigor.
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Were it not for revenue sharing, the Rays would have gone bankrupt or relocated somewhere else years ago. They continue to exist largely as a result of the largesse of other major league teams. (In fairness this is true of several other MLB clubs as well.)
Rays attendance, outside of its first few seasons, has never been good, well below the Major League average. Florida as a state just doesn't seem to be a good baseball market - even at the minor league level attendance lags behind comparable minor leagues situated elsewhere.