Let's Keep the D-rays in Tampa

GalacticX · 02-14-2006, 12:05 AM

There's been rumors abound for a while that they will be leaving. What do you guys think?

Faroo6 · 02-14-2006, 12:09 AM

Aren't they a minor league team?

Aordolin · 02-14-2006, 12:10 AM

they should leave.. as in shut down. there are too many damn teams as it is. No one would miss them.

GalacticX · 02-14-2006, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Aordolin

they should leave.. as in shut down. there are too many damn teams as it is. No one would miss them.

I would miss them

tim_uwrf · 02-14-2006, 12:44 AM

Nah. No reason to contract any teams.

Jonzard · 02-14-2006, 12:44 AM

I hope they stay and whatnot. As a Twins fan I know what its like to worry about losing your team. It sucks.

Astros33Resurrected · 02-14-2006, 12:45 AM

This is why I'm proud to be an Astros fan.

KurtBevacqua · 02-14-2006, 07:18 AM

Should never have been created. Tampa cares slightly less than Miami about having a team.

Aordolin · 02-14-2006, 09:06 AM

Number 1 reason for contraction is Dan Miceli. If there are that many roster spots in the major leagues that a complete bum like that guy gets on one we need to seriously think about eliminating some jobs.

sixto · 02-14-2006, 09:12 AM

In the first place, Tampa doesn't have a team. On a map, sure, St. Petersburg and Tampa are the same place, but in the real world, it takes an hour to get to Tropicana Field from most of Tampa. Putting a team in St. Petersburg was akin to putting a team in, say, Vancouver.

I'm not sure a team would succeed in Tampa, but it would do better than a team in St. Pete. But no team would draw well when it loses 90 games every year. That's a very old principle.

jaxmagicman · 02-14-2006, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by sixto

But no team would draw well when it loses 90 games every year. That's a very old principle.

Unless it is the Cubs.

sixto · 02-14-2006, 09:29 AM

Right.

abailey3313 · 02-14-2006, 09:45 AM

Let's just keep them as far away from me as possible, how's that?

edog23 · 02-14-2006, 10:37 AM

Get rid of both the Florida teams. Either that, or send one to Portland and the other one to Virginia. Hmm, that might not work either.

Skipaway · 02-14-2006, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by edog23

send one to Portland

Or Vancouver, Washington like sixto suggested?

mcgsports · 02-14-2006, 07:09 PM

Orlando,Charlotte,P.Rico or Monterrey Devil Rays!
Tampa Bay once tryed to get the Giants!
Tampa Bay would have to build a Stadium or Dome for a team!

Hotblack Desiato · 02-14-2006, 07:18 PM

I love mcgsports! He's so enthusiastic about relocation and name changes! KUTGW!

boilermaker · 02-14-2006, 07:21 PM

When I think about the Devil Rays, I can't help but think of that one solitary heckler that can easily be heard over a television broadcast.

That guy obviously has season tickets, he's there every game.

darkhorse · 02-14-2006, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by boilermaker

When I think about the Devil Rays, I can't help but think of that one solitary heckler that can easily be heard over a television broadcast.

Which team does he abuse?

GalacticX · 02-15-2006, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by mcgsports

Orlando,Charlotte,P.Rico or Monterrey Devil Rays!
Tampa Bay once tryed to get the Giants!
Tampa Bay would have to build a Stadium or Dome for a team!

what do you call tropicana field n00b?

02-14-2006, 12:05 AM	#1
GalacticX Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tampa , FL Posts: 14	Let's Keep the D-rays in Tampa There's been rumors abound for a while that they will be leaving. What do you guys think?

02-14-2006, 12:44 AM	#6
Jonzard Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,647	I hope they stay and whatnot. As a Twins fan I know what its like to worry about losing your team. It sucks. __________________ For a scientist must indeed be freely imaginative and yet skeptical, creative and yet a critic. There is a sense in which he must be free, but another in which his thought must be very precisely regimented; there is poetry in science, but also a lot of bookkeeping. — Sir Peter B. Medawar FTB

02-14-2006, 07:18 AM	#8
KurtBevacqua Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,968	Should never have been created. Tampa cares slightly less than Miami about having a team. __________________ "The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. The radical vice of all these schemes, from a sociological point of view, is that C is not allowed a voice in the matter, and his position, character, and interests, as well as the ultimate effects on society through C's interests, are entirely overlooked. I call C the Forgotten Man" - William Graham Sumner

02-14-2006, 09:45 AM	#13
abailey3313 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,718	Let's just keep them as far away from me as possible, how's that? __________________

02-14-2006, 12:10 AM	#3
Aordolin All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 586	they should leave.. as in shut down. there are too many damn teams as it is. No one would miss them.

02-14-2006, 12:44 AM	#5
tim_uwrf Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Field of Dreams Posts: 1,998	Nah. No reason to contract any teams.

02-14-2006, 12:45 AM	#7
Astros33Resurrected Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lufkin, TX Posts: 2,213	This is why I'm proud to be an Astros fan.

02-14-2006, 09:06 AM	#9
Aordolin All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 586	Number 1 reason for contraction is Dan Miceli. If there are that many roster spots in the major leagues that a complete bum like that guy gets on one we need to seriously think about eliminating some jobs.

02-14-2006, 09:12 AM	#10
sixto Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,271	In the first place, Tampa doesn't have a team. On a map, sure, St. Petersburg and Tampa are the same place, but in the real world, it takes an hour to get to Tropicana Field from most of Tampa. Putting a team in St. Petersburg was akin to putting a team in, say, Vancouver. I'm not sure a team would succeed in Tampa, but it would do better than a team in St. Pete. But no team would draw well when it loses 90 games every year. That's a very old principle.

02-14-2006, 09:29 AM	#12
sixto Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,271	Right.

02-14-2006, 10:37 AM	#14
edog23 Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Santa Rosa, CA. Posts: 493	Get rid of both the Florida teams. Either that, or send one to Portland and the other one to Virginia. Hmm, that might not work either.

02-14-2006, 07:09 PM	#16
mcgsports Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 203	Orlando,Charlotte,P.Rico or Monterrey Devil Rays! Tampa Bay once tryed to get the Giants! Tampa Bay would have to build a Stadium or Dome for a team!

02-14-2006, 07:18 PM	#17
Hotblack Desiato Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 323	I love mcgsports! He's so enthusiastic about relocation and name changes! KUTGW!

02-14-2006, 07:21 PM	#18
boilermaker All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,956	When I think about the Devil Rays, I can't help but think of that one solitary heckler that can easily be heard over a television broadcast. That guy obviously has season tickets, he's there every game.