June 15th & 16th Angels vs. Tampa Rays

[Chuck]

Do we have any Florida people in the area that want to join me for a couple of these games at the Trop? 

I'll be down there vacationing for a week and a half and I just found out yesterday that the Angels happen to be in town the weekend that I arrive in Tampa. 

@Inside Pitch?

[thebloob]

Better start looking early for tickets, heard they will be tough to come by.....

[Inside Pitch]

9 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Do we have any Florida people in the area that want to join me for a couple of these games at the Trop? 

I'll be down there vacationing for a week and a half and I just found out yesterday that the Angels happen to be in town the weekend that I arrive in Tampa. 

@Inside Pitch?

I'm down in Miami and am stuck working mid-week, but hopefully those games up there will have more people than the Marlins/Rays game I went to last night...   

The announced attendance was under 6K and a good 5K of that were no shows.   Was able to get dugout club level row BB, just past 3B adjacent to the dugouts for $46.00 a pop.   None of the seats in the one row in front of me were used, nor the ones behind or to the right of me.   I think there were maybe all of 10 people in a section that holds about 100 or so people at just above ground level.  The section behind mine --  basically Field level seats and the seats directly behind the dugouts were going for as little as $15.00

It really is the saddest thing I've ever seen.

Edited May 17, 2019 by Inside Pitch

[Tank]

hey chuck, if you're willing to fly me out there, pick me up and return me to the airport, put me up at your place and pay for game tickets, i'm willing to come out and join you. i'll even pay for parking and hot dogs for both games.

[Docwaukee]

20 minutes ago, Tank said:

hey chuck, if you're willing to fly me out there, pick me up and return me to the airport, put me up at your place and pay for game tickets, i'm willing to come out and join you. i'll even pay for parking and hot dogs for both games.

baller

[Tank]

41 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

baller

[UndertheHalo]

3 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

I'm down in Miami and am stuck working mid-week, but hopefully those games up there will have more people than the Marlins/Rays game I went to last night...   

The announced attendance was under 6K and a good 5K of that were no shows.   Was able to get dugout club level row BB, just past 3B adjacent to the dugouts for $46.00 a pop.   None of the seats in the one row in front of me were used, nor the ones behind or to the right of me.   I think there were maybe all of 10 people in a section that holds about 100 or so people at just above ground level.  The section behind mine --  basically Field level seats and the seats directly behind the dugouts were going for as little as $15.00

It really is the saddest thing I've ever seen.

It’s funny that they bothered announcing the “attendance”

[NJHalo]

I usually go to Orlando a couple times a year, and have yet to have things line up right so I could make the 90 minute drive to see the Angels. 

One day.... 

[NJHalo]

11 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

I'm down in Miami and am stuck working mid-week, but hopefully those games up there will have more people than the Marlins/Rays game I went to last night...   

The announced attendance was under 6K and a good 5K of that were no shows.   Was able to get dugout club level row BB, just past 3B adjacent to the dugouts for $46.00 a pop.   None of the seats in the one row in front of me were used, nor the ones behind or to the right of me.   I think there were maybe all of 10 people in a section that holds about 100 or so people at just above ground level.  The section behind mine --  basically Field level seats and the seats directly behind the dugouts were going for as little as $15.00

It really is the saddest thing I've ever seen.

My friend was at one of those games and said the same thing. A lot of talk about moving one, or both of those franchises, but is there a city that wants them? Are there any "better fits"? 

I think baseball has little room for growth in this country, and the next step might be going international. 

[Jay]

The next step should be contraction, not expansion.

 

[eaterfan]

9 minutes ago, NJHalo said:

My friend was at one of those games and said the same thing. A lot of talk about moving one, or both of those franchises, but is there a city that wants them? Are there any "better fits"? 

I think baseball has little room for growth in this country, and the next step might be going international. 

Miami just spent half a billion on that stadium. They aren't moving anywhere.

[Jay]

3 minutes ago, eaterfan said:

Miami just spent half a billion on that stadium.

There's always Supercross and Monster Trucks.

[NJHalo]

Just now, eaterfan said:

Miami just spent half a billion on that stadium. They aren't moving anywhere.

Yup, too big of an investment. They are cemented there for a while at least. 

[Inside Pitch]

4 hours ago, NJHalo said:

My friend was at one of those games and said the same thing. A lot of talk about moving one, or both of those franchises, but is there a city that wants them? Are there any "better fits"? 

I think baseball has little room for growth in this country, and the next step might be going international. 

I think if the Rays had the Marlins stadium they would do better -- the Marlins have lost the respect, faith -- everything of the public.   The place being as empty as it was you could hear all the snide comments and there were tons of them.   At one point they got a lead off 2B, then proceeded to strand him there while people derisively called out what would happen as it happened.  Whethe final out was made and they failed to score the run one of the guys bellowed out -- and that right there is why nobody comes here.   The only time all I night I heard people cheer other than when TB did something good.

It was really really sad.  

Jeter and company have a long road to go before they win back the hearts of the fans, not sure they can do that without spending a ton of money and winning a WS....  Keep in mind they have already won 2 of them and they have seen ownership spend before (only to sell off).   To say people are cynical and completely distrustful of ownership is a massive understatement.  I think it's going to take a decade long investment in payroll and a lot of wins to get people to buy in again.

Edited May 17, 2019 by Inside Pitch

[Tank]

3 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Jeter and company have a long road to go before they win back the hearts of the fans, not sure they can do that without spending a ton of money and winning a WS....  Keep in mind they have already won 2 of them and they have seen ownership spend before (only to sell off).   So say people are cynical and completely distrustful of ownership is a massive understatement.  I think it's going to take a decade long investment in payroll and a lot of wins to get people to buy in again.

the best thing they can do is stop blowing up their team every 3-5 years and selling off their talent. they're a terribly run franchise and there's no reason for any fan to stay loyal to them.