Att: 15,902.

[Old School]

LAA@TB

A series of stellar defensive plays kept James Shields out of trouble early, and the Rays eventually broke through against Ervin Santana. Then in the eighth inning, with the bases loaded and two outs, Willy Aybar stroked a two-run single that provided the margin in a victory that gave the Rays the best record in the AL.


15,902
Way to go Selig..

you wouldn't rest until you satisfied all your good buddies w/a team in TB.

The team become a laughing stock for years..

They are one of four active teams never to have played in a World Series, the others being the Texas Rangers, the Washington Nationals, and the Seattle Mariners. They are the only team to have never made it to the playoffs, having finished in last place in every season of their existence, with the exception of 2004, when they finished fourth in their division.

Tonite they have the best record in all of MLB ....and guess what..

15,902 showed up to see them take on the West Div. leaders and the team w/the best record in MLB prior to this win by the Rays.

Selig..you were a putz when you took the job in 1992 and you have been nothing but a putz year to date.

Steroids..what steroids..turnstiles baby

Collusion..what collusion..settle out of court

All Star winner gets home field Advantage.:mj07:

cancellation of the World Series :scared

All Star game tie..7-7 :mj07:

Brewers to the NL...hell yea..St.Lou..Cubs $$$

now 15,902 people show up to see the team that leads not only the Fabled Boston Red Sox but also the team w/the most World Championships EVER..the NY Yankees.

Putting a team in TB was about as smart as tits on a bull..

expiration of your contract in 2009..so nice of you to retire..what a shame ya didn't do it 16 years ago when ya took the job.

:soapbox: and have a nice friggin' day.

 

[Harvey Dent]

Umm, I think attendance was down because of that little storm out there. They said their attendance monday night was the lowest in weeks because of the storm. They have been drawing better. Your point about attendance is a valid one but bringing it up on a night with a storm rolling into Florida hurts the point you're trying to make. They have been drawing larger crowds than that until this week.

 

[Old School]

Tue., Aug. 19, 2008
First Pitch: 7:10 PM EDT
Tropicana Field
Saint Petersburg, FL
Event Day Forecast

Scattered Showers Current : 80?F
Feels like: 84?F

Sunset: 8:04 PM

Probability of Precip:30 %


Wind Direction Wind Speed

Wind: From the NNW at 16 mph

from the national weather service when I capped the cap..around 6pm

 

[Old School]

can't always trust these reports..

maybe there was a bad storm there..

no mention in recap..

either way..Selig is still a putz.

 

[Old School]

8/1/08 a friday night..Attendance: 26,403.


8/2/08..Attendance: 36,048.

8/3/08 Attendance: 33,438.


8/4....Attendance: 17,049.

8/5.......Attendance: 20,063.


8/6........Attendance: 27,533.

8/18.....Attendance: 15,896.

7/23......Attendance: 23,437.

7/22........Attendance: 16,800.

7/21..........Attendance: 12,428.

7/20.......Attendance: 21,037.

7/19.........Attendance: 32,669.


certainly better than ever before...

but for 12,000 fans to show up to see this team play on any night of the week is a TESTIMONY to fact that putz should have never put a team in the St.Pete/TB market..

The Trop seats around 36,000 and should be bustin' at the gut w/fans ....

problem is...Baseball team in a football state..

College football rules in Fla..always has..always will...and Putz knew it when he endorsed a team there..more money for the owners and more watered down MLB for the real MLB fans..

some will say but the NFL does well in Fla.

the NFL would draw anywhere..besides there are only 8 home dates in a reg. season schedule in the NFL..big diff. than the 81 home dates you are expected to draw at least a decent crowd in MLB..

I'm sure also that come playoff MLB.. the radio talk shows will be beseiged w/all the all knowing TB BASEBALL fans..

the crammed all that knowlede into 1 season..

no spell check..it's late for this old purist..:mj07: