THREE MOST POPULAR MYTHS ABOUT THE RAYS AND TAMPA BAY Tampa Bay cant sustain a MLB team? If the Rays werent winning so much, we probably wouldnt be having this issue. It took the Yankees 21 years to get to the World Series, we did it in 10. Historically, most teams have horrible numbers in their beginning years. Fact is, we arent doing bad for a team thats been here for only 16 seasons. (our television numbers are tops in the league!) When you talk to the larger attendance area fans, after all the rhetoric, most will admit the same thing . . . My dad was a Yankee Fan. My dad was a Sox fan My grandfather was a Dodger fan. There is NO grandfather, father and son sitting in a row at the Trop rooting for the team that they grew up with. Thats called Generational Fan Base. If our neighbors dont wake up, we may never get that chance. The team is moving to Tampa? Although possible, not likely. If the Rays are not sure about the area, that includes Tampa also. The price that the Rays would have to pay in penalties and attorneys fees would make them at least consider several plug and play options. The demographics are no secret for top areas with built in fan base. Just visit the US Census Bureau. Dont think other cities are looking? See for yourself . . . beyondtheboxscore/2013/6/21/4452550/the-next-mlb-city-the-top-10 Which name do you like better? If you owned the Rays had just got out of a long dogfight with an area, you may prefer any of them . . . Mexico City Rays Montreal Rays Indianapolis Rays Charlotte Rays Brooklyn Rays Those markets and their fans would fall over backwards to get the billion dollars revenue that a MLB team could bring. Most of them have a plan with money set aside. And dont kid yourself, MLB isnt going to expand to 10 cities in the next 20 years. May not expand to ANY. The easiest way to get a team is to lure one using HUGE incentives for the team ownership. Remember, one of the main reasons that we have baseball today is because WE were prospecting teams with a new stadium. What do you think these cities are going to offer the Rays? Because we are doing so well as a team, stockbrokers would say that we are “ripe” for a takeover. If the Rays determine that the area won’t support the team, it will be too late to change their minds. You’ll know when you see the moving trucks. Rays cant leave the area because of their contract? Thats what Montreal, Washington D.C. and Brooklyn thought. If we continue to fight among ourselves and not improve attendance, we are playing with fire. Does the truth hurt? Its has to be better than the lies, lack of knowledge, rumor and innuendo. There is good news. We have an awesome team. Lets face it, we can all agree that the Rays have done their part. The recent renovations are a tremendous investment that the Rays made for the fans. So lets stop bickering over where the team is going to play and start making lemonade. LETS NOT FIGHT EACH OTHER! Leave that up to the dopey media in other cities. Lastly, the Rays don’t want to leave. But they are entitled to prosper just like any other business in this great country of ours. You don’t have to agree with what we share. One thing We know is that WE all have one thing in common. WE love our team. There are things WE can do and WE need to do them now! At BaseballisGoodBusiness.org, WE have a specific plan and WEre not going to keep it a secret. The leaders in this group are ready to do whatever it takes to ensure that our team is here for our children and their children and grandchildren. WE believe that as a group, WE cannot lose. Please join us. BaseballisGoodBusiness.org The Legacy begins with You
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 02:38:27 +0000