CardsFan79 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Thank you Survival79! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardsFan79 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 After reading Bronfman's statements, I wonder if he/his group were told that they'd be given a team one way or another if they play along with this joke for the time being? I can't believe that they've put in all this work to bring baseball back to Montreal to settle for a ridiculous team sharing plan, nor can I believe that they actually think it's a good idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival79 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, CardsFan79 said: Thank you Survival79! You're welcome! Here's an email the team just sent out. Subject: Tampa Bay Rays Sister City Concept 1 Quote "If things have gone wrong, I'm talking to myself, and you've got a wet towel wrapped around your head." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimalCookie Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 41 minutes ago, Survival79 said: You're welcome! Here's an email the team just sent out. Subject: Tampa Bay Rays Sister City Concept The noses of Sternberg and everyone else involved with this email just grew 10 feet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 6/24/2019 at 4:06 PM, Magic Dynasty said: The Rays consistently get high TV ratings This is a myth. Their TV ratings are on the lower end. https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2018/10/04/2018-mlb-regional-tv-ratings-in-primetime-shows-continued-strong-popularity/#21d746d46257 2 Quote Off The Top Rope: A Pro Wrestling Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimalCookie Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, mania said: This is a myth. Their TV ratings are on the lower end. https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2018/10/04/2018-mlb-regional-tv-ratings-in-primetime-shows-continued-strong-popularity/#21d746d46257 I'll admit defeat on this one. I remember hearing about high TV ratings, but I guess that was wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlinfan Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 7 hours ago, BringBackTheVet said: The regional Florida team is probably the best solution, though it’s impossible considering what Miami did for the Marlins in exchange for rebranding themselves as “Miami’s team”. Miami Marlins in Tampa Bay of Florida Quote 1997 | 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Comet Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Mrw Montreal has caught the stupidity virus. Again, gambit or not, this is Browns fans thinking they'll win the Super Bowl level of stupid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival79 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 7 hours ago, Maroon said: Considering two people on this page alone used the word "floundering" to describe the Florida franchises and their attendance, how about move the Rays to Montreal and split the Marlins between St. Pete and Miami and call them the Florida Flounders. Heck, have them play a few games in Orlando and they could get licensing rights from Disney for this bad boy to appear in their logo: Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter. 2 Quote "If things have gone wrong, I'm talking to myself, and you've got a wet towel wrapped around your head." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlinfan Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 8 hours ago, Maroon said: Considering two people on this page alone used the word "floundering" to describe the Florida franchises and their attendance, how about move the Rays to Montreal and split the Marlins between St. Pete and Miami and call them the Florida Flounders. Heck, have them play a few games in Orlando and they could get licensing rights from Disney for this bad boy to appear in their logo: Two or three mid-week series a year in Orlando, Jacksonville, SW Florida and Tampa wouldn’t be a bad idea to build support for the team around the state. Quote 1997 | 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 OK after reading the article about the Montreal people and the email from the Rays (thanks @Survival79 for posting) I think it's pretty clear that they do not actually intend to split seasons between Montreal and Tampa Bay but they have to act like they do in order to make one of the two cities bite on a stadium. I would be very interested to see how they reacted if neither city bites by 2027 or whenever and they actually have to go through with this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 12 hours ago, Maroon said: Considering two people on this page alone used the word "floundering" to describe the Florida franchises and their attendance, how about move the Rays to Montreal and split the Marlins between St. Pete and Miami and call them the Florida Flounders. Heck, have them play a few games in Orlando and they could get licensing rights from Disney for this bad boy to appear in their logo: Stu Sternberg's true identity revealed: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 22 hours ago, BringBackTheVet said: The regional Florida team is probably the best solution, though it’s impossible considering what Miami did for the Marlins in exchange for rebranding themselves as “Miami’s team”. Strangely enough, IF a split shared city team had to happen I could be on board with Tampa Bay and Miami sharing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 18 hours ago, Survival79 said: You're welcome! Here's an email the team just sent out. Subject: Tampa Bay Rays Sister City Concept We desperately want the Rays to stay in Tampa Bay* *Meanwhile, there is no "plan B" of the Rays staying in the Tampa area full time, and we publicly stated we don't believe the Tampa area can support a team. But yes, please believe us that we want the Rays to stay in Tampa........ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilSox Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 On 6/26/2019 at 4:04 PM, CardsFan79 said: After reading Bronfman's statements, I wonder if he/his group were told that they'd be given a team one way or another if they play along with this joke for the time being? I can't believe that they've put in all this work to bring baseball back to Montreal to settle for a ridiculous team sharing plan, nor can I believe that they actually think it's a good idea. That's what I'm thinking... this is far from the end game for them. I'll bet all they have to do is prove Montreal can draw more fans to their crappy stadium than Tampa Bay does to their crappy stadium, and MLB suddenly has all the legitimization they need to move the team north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostOfNormMacdonald Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 https://www.wfla.com/news/rays-offering-2-tickets-for-games-against-orioles/ Looks like $5 tickets aren't cheap enough to get people to actually go to the trop now that Stu pissed everyone off. Maybe he'll cite "lack of money from ticket sales" as another reason to split games/relocate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimalCookie Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 14 hours ago, Maroon&Gold said: https://www.wfla.com/news/rays-offering-2-tickets-for-games-against-orioles/ Looks like $5 tickets aren't cheap enough to get people to actually go to the trop now that Stu pissed everyone off. Maybe he'll cite "lack of money from ticket sales" as another reason to split games/relocate That’s exactly it. Now that the fanbase is alienated, even less people will show up. He’ll then use quickly dwindling attendance to justify getting out as fast as he can. Me? I’m taking advantage of those $5 tickets while they last. I’ll go to a few games over the rest of the summer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrumptious Ham Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 That might have been the plan the whole time with this split announcement. No real split was ever expected. But the leak may do its job. Now no one wants to go to the games. Giving more legal ammo to break lease. Meanwhile, Montreal is salivating over the news. It's like a new attractive girl at the workplace. Everyone is excited and buzz is thick in the air. Everyone wants to talk to her. Not thinking about how the glitter will fade, and one day she'll just be another annoying coworker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Don't the Rays also own the USL's Tampa Bay Rowdies? Wouldn't they have to sell the team if the Rays move permanently to Montreal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 The thing that always kills me about Rays attendance is that their local TV numbers are fine, so it's not like they're completely unsupported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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