hrivnak Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Pardon me if this has already been mentioned, I just ran across this on their web site, but what's up with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' advertising campaign?http://tampabay.devilrays.mlb.com/Does anybody think it a bit odd that they are selling the fact they are in a rebuilding year?And also, to rebuild, doesn't something have to have originally been built? Unless they are talking about rebuilding a crappy team. They have practice at that.- Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk36 Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Been watching the campaign for a couple of months. Love the dark green, brown, yellow color combo the site uses, would be great if their rebuilding incorporated a new uni with these colors. Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 It has to do with the fact there is a new ownership group in there now. The old one was hated by people in the Tampa area. It's sort of like saying "Under New Management" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamblinGamblinTiger Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 It is a different theme then what you'd expect... Atleast they're not trying to BS anybody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Hey, if you ran a franchise as historically inept and pathetic as that one, you'd want to advertise a rebuilding as well.... The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 As an Oriole fan, all I can say is "Thank God for the Devil Rays." They've kept the Birds out of last a few times now. Otherwise, the past 8 years would have been that much more dismal.Here's hoping that the reconstruction campaign doesn't work out. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival79 Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 It's kind of funny that the day you post this they happen to change to the new marketing campaign: "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...
Gothamite Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Between you and me, I don't think it will. It's a terrible market for major league baseball. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooter Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Between you and me, I don't think it will. It's a terrible market for major league baseball. Maybe so, but at least we have MLB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Between you and me, I don't think it will. It's a terrible market for major league baseball. Maybe so, but at least we have MLB. Wow. Someone from the area says they live in the "Tampa Bay, FL" which is clearly a non-existing city? Amazing. When I (briefly) lived in Tampa, people seemed to celebrate which part of the Bay they were from. "We Come to Play" is a horrible slogan. What exactly would you expect them to do? 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 "We Come to Play" is a horrible slogan. What exactly would you expect them to do? Maybe if you look really hard you'll see the fine print that says "just not very well". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gradients Kick Butt Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 "We Come to Play" is a horrible slogan. What exactly would you expect them to do? The Tigers used the same boring slogan a few years ago. Blah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Alot of teams have these right now. The cardinals I know just released one.Here are some of them:Twins: Twins TerritoryTigers: Who's your Tiger? (In the Background)Royals: Your Team. Your Town. (Cause who outside of Kansas City roots for them?)Rockies: Gen-R-ation (Wow.)Reds: The Power of TraditionRangers: Everyday is Game Day.Pirates: We Will. (We will what???)Phillies: Nothing but they do have an excellent illustration of a foul ball.Padres: On A Mission. (ha..ha...get it? Padre...Mission!)Giants: Your SF Giants.Dodgers: Think Blue.Devil Rays: We come to Play.Blue Jays: Nothing, just a bunch of guys trying on jerseys. And you used to complain about the Yankees and Red Sox buying championships....Athletics: A Different Brand of Baseball.Astros: It's On.Angels: The A Team. (I pity dem fools...that was lame...sorry)Cardinals: Welcome to Baseball Heaven. (Yeah...July in St. Louis by the Mississippi River, that's my idea of heaven.)There isn't one that I liked except the Angels. And that was only because I started thinking of that Family Guy when they became the A Team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Cardinals: Welcome to Baseball Heaven. (Yeah...July in St. Louis by the Mississippi River, that's my idea of heaven.) Is that because it's where baseball dreams die? Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddball Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 The Dodgers for as long as I can remember have always done a Think Blue week and even in the hill behind the stadium they have the letters a la the Hollywood sign that reads "Think Blue". It's always a real cool week as they usually have promotions like stadium announcer or something like that during that whole week. As far as the Angels one goes, the A team has been around for the past couple of years. The year they unveiled their red Unis and won the World Series they had a slogan "Hunt for Red October". It was one of the most appropriate slogans, and it was released I think in November or December of the year prior to the Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappital92 Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Tampa is the Yankees place.The office there, spring training, if the Tampa Yankees played at the Trop, more people would see them.Move the Rays to Norfolk. http://www.wizardsxtra.com Is it the shoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooter Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Wow. Someone from the area says they live in the "Tampa Bay, FL" which is clearly a non-existing city? Amazing. When I (briefly) lived in Tampa, people seemed to celebrate which part of the Bay they were from. Because it is none of your business what part of the Tampa Bay area that I live in. But since you brought it up, yes, I sort of do live in Tampa Bay. The area around where I live is surrounded by Tampa Bay. Just check New Providence Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33629. The rest is up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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