True CRaysball Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 so ummmm, yeah, not good. http://www.braysballtalk.com/2012/05/longoria-leaves-mondays-game.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 You'll be fiiiiiiine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlins Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 You'll be fiiiiiiine. +1 (I know this was just an excuse to start a thread about the Rays) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnellders Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Bad break for the Rays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHaze Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 The Rays are fine. They've dealt with Longoria injuries before. They still have the best record in baseball. Everyone pitches in on this team. They have so many versatile players who can play multiple positions. Longoria wasn't even having a great defensive year at third base, anyway. Offensively it appears to hurt them, but there's usually always someone stepping up in clutch situations for Tampa Bay. What irks me is the attendance at the Trop during this week's series against the Mariners. 9k for two games and 11k for the other. It was something like a total of 29K for the whole SERIES. It's pathetic. This is, record-wise, the best team in baseball, and a fun team to watch with chemistry. They deserve better, with or without Longoria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystikol87 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 usually always Go have your coffee, or at least be patient with the Chardonnay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroFishOne Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 The Rays deserve way better fan wise and I would have said the same about the Marlins if we have had the record like the Rays the past few years. There really is no excuse at that point. Atleast they play rain or shine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHaze Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 usually always Go have your coffee, or at least be patient with the Chardonnay HAHA I definitely just rolled out of bed after staying up all night watching the f-ing game in San Diego I was actually OUT of coffee, so I had to drive through Starbucks down the street a little while ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erick Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 What the Rays deserve is a new stadium. Has anyone ever been to Tropicana Field? It's a dump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I've been to 4 games there and I like Tropicana, I know I'm in the minority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I think the Rays do have one legitimate excuse for attendance. They have by far the lowest number of people living within a 30-40 minutes drive of the ballpark. It doesn't 100% account for the bad attendance, but it has a lot to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnellders Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I've been to 4 games there and I like Tropicana, I know I'm in the minority. Yeah I've been to a couple of games there and found it perfectly ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHaze Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 What the Rays deserve is a new stadium. Has anyone ever been to Tropicana Field? It's a dump. They do need a new stadium, but the Trop is not a dump. I live 45 minutes to an hour from there. I've gone for fun and as a media member. I find the place endearing. It's a good environment for the most part. The only thing I don't like is the f-ing cowbells when I'm working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erick Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I will always be a Marlins fan and I hope the Rays never beat us ever again in a regular season game, but... If the Marlins fail to reach their ultimate goal this year and the Rays are still alive, I might just root for them. What they are able to do is incredible. I wonder if every owner and GM in baseball kinda hates Andrew Friedman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I've been casually rooting for them since 2008. I have a ton of respect for that front office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbob1313 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I wonder if every owner and GM in baseball kinda hates Andrew Friedman. Maybe, but I do wonder how many of their key pieces were drafted before he took control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erick Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I wonder if every owner and GM in baseball kinda hates Andrew Friedman. Maybe, but I do wonder how many of their key pieces were drafted before he took control. I believe he took over in 2006. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbob1313 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I wonder if every owner and GM in baseball kinda hates Andrew Friedman. Maybe, but I do wonder how many of their key pieces were drafted before he took control. I believe he took over in 2006. So not BJ Upton, but pretty much everyone else. Damn good job by Friedman, for sure. Of course, he also had the third, first and first picks in the draft in his first three years on the job and got a superstar pitcher and position player out of them, which definitely helps. Like, if Strasburg and Harper pan out like expected, how much do we praise the Nats for putting together the inevitable contender that emerges around them, you know? But still, damn good job. That is all nit-picking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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