[mervinout]

can you people explain to me why the rays are actually making them self look like a minor leauge team, by playing at the disney stadium. Look i understand that the trop is not a real friendly baseball field. I know they dont fill it but they can fill disney, but it still makes them look like a second rate organazation. is there something wrong with their stadium or is this just in hopes of having full stadiums?

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by mervinout

can you people explain to me why the rays are actually making them self look like a minor leauge team, by playing at the disney stadium. Look i understand that the trop is not a real friendly baseball field. I know they dont fill it but they can fill disney, but it still makes them look like a second rate organazation. is there something wrong with their stadium or is this just in hopes of having full stadiums?

Leave them alone...they are expanding their Tampa market...and they are playing in my back yard...plus Disney has a nice complex...

[MJHMarc]

Disney's World of Sports? I was just down there.

[EmpireWF]

The Trop is a dump.

Is the Disney park minor league-esque?

[mervinout]

yes the trop is a dump, it is a freaking hockey rink why they decided to convert the old lighting rink to a baseball stadium beats me. Disney is minor leauge esque. look ive been to disney and Legends field is a single A stadium and id rather be there, the lakeland tigers(A) the home of the tigers spring training is nicer, the clear water phillies(a) is nicer, the chatanoga lookout in tenn the reds AA team is nicer then disney, you have minor leauge teams playing in better stadiums how isnt that second rate lol. Dont get me wrong i look for this ray team in two years when they get a lil more major leauge xp, will end up competing better then the o's or jays are postion to do in 3 years, and maybe even the yanks and sox, if you judge based upond current rosters with age and minor leauge systems

[ThePundit]

They should do everybody a favor and just disband the franchise. It was a joke that they ever got one in the first place.

[MJHMarc]

They should move them to some West Coast area, and redraft their entire roster.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by MJHMarc

They should move them to some West Coast area, and redraft their entire roster.

Why does the West Cost need another team? And where would you put them, Portland?

[MJHMarc]

Yes: Oregon or Vermont, or perhaps in Canada.

What do you think?

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by MJHMarc

Yes: Oregon or Vermont, or perhaps in Canada.

What do you think?

All of those places would be good for the world series as long as you don't mind the snow banks.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

All of those places would be good for the world series as long as you don't mind the snow banks.

Hey, maybe they should give Montreal another chance. Or Saskatoon. Yes, Saskatoon, no doubt about it.

[ThePundit]

Originally Posted by MJHMarc

Yes: Oregon or Vermont, or perhaps in Canada.

What do you think?

There goes MJH with his parallel universe talk, again. In our universe, Vermont is in the East.

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by ThePundit

There goes MJH with his parallel universe talk, again. In our universe, Vermont is in the East.

Vermont is in fact in the East but there is a west coast in VT

[MJHMarc]

Originally Posted by ThePundit

There goes MJH with his parallel universe talk, again. In our universe, Vermont is in the East.

Yes, I'm aware of that.

I just felt like adding it in because it came to mind while hearing about the law suit against Ben and Jerry's.

[suedon70]

Yeah, I thought it was kinda silly to play a 3-game set against Texas at the Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, but I believe they did actually sell out all three games, and I think they did expand their fan base just a little....

The D-Rays have a lot of talent, just not a whole lot of experience. And the pitching has improved considerably this season....