Comments on: Spring Training Game Thread: The Captain Returns

By: Tampa Yankee

Tampa Yankee — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:01:42 +0000

Add the fact that most people in St. Pete, Clearwater and Tampa (Tampa Bay) are from the northeast (NY, Mass, Conn mostly) and they grew up fans of other teams, its hard to fill the stadium on a constant basis unless the Yanks and Sox are in town. This year was the first year where I can honestly say at a Yanks/Rays game that there were more Rays fans than Yanks but it was only about 55% to 45%, nothing more.

By: Tampa Yankee

Tampa Yankee — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:58:04 +0000

The problem is location. I’ve been here in Tampa since I graduated high school in NY and came down here for college in 2000 (Univ. of Tampa same college as Tino and Lou)and I can tell you there’s a psychological barrier that exists with the bridges to St. Pete and Clearwater. People on the Tampa side (Hillsborough County)hate having to make the drive over to Pinellas County. It’s not that it is such a long drive, just a pain in the ass and people choose to stay in Tampa, thus low attendance. I always try and make it to 2-3 Yanks/Rays games as well as additional games where I can watch a Maddux vs Kazmir type matchup but I can tell you it is not fun trying to get over there and back to Tampa. Before the Bucs built their new facility, that would have been a great location for a new stadium (near Ray Jay and Steinbrenner field).

By: andrew

andrew — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:57:47 +0000

Nope.

By: andrew

andrew — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:43:09 +0000

Sooo classic.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:27:26 +0000

“The Miller’s Tale,” baby. That’s my favorite one.

By: pat

pat — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:14:50 +0000

haha very strange.

By: Ryan S.

Ryan S. — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:31:17 +0000

L4D fucking owns and its a PC game as well.

By: Joey

Joey — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:25:13 +0000

Can’t find any details on past trades, but I was messing around and saw Mo, Schilling, Smoltz, Moyer, and the Big Unit were inducted in to the HOF in 2014. Weird…

By: Joey

Joey — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:09:05 +0000

Yea, there have been some absolutely crazy stupid trades made, wish I remembered any of them. I think the mariners picked up Rios or Beltre for some middle reliever. I’ll turn on the PS3 and look, they have really been, as Joe/Ben would say, “horrendously retarded” and completely unrealistic

By: pat

pat — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:04:03 +0000

Nice dude. The arod thing is very strange though because he had 7 more years left on his contract. And yeah I fibbed a little too, I’m not a 6’11 Lefty