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[Official] Rays @ Astros

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Castor27, Sep 28, 2021.

  1. Nick

    Nick Member

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    There is concern that those franchises have to operate that way due to the paltry fan support… but at some point, fans are also drawn by names/players, not simply the uniform.

    In general, those fan bases are conditioned to not get attached to any young player/star because they know they’ll never be a career player with them.
     
  2. fchowd0311

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    Eh. We really going to complain about million+ dollar salaries?

    Let's raise the min wage to the average Rays player salary.
     
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  3. Tuckankhamun

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    Amazingly silly as well. Oakland outsold Giants games consistently until the 2010s, and it seems like half of the MLB comes from Central/Northern Flordia.
     
  4. Tuckankhamun

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    Weimar Moment
     
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  5. Houstunna

    Houstunna Mr Graphix
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    Buck with his usual "delete game". Keep being you

    Same way there's hofs then there's HOFs... the Gnats are a 10th time ballot election
     
  6. Buck Turgidson

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    You don't have success
    You don't have facilities
    You don't have revenue
    You don't have support
    You don't have success
    You don't have facilities
    You don't have revenue
    You don't have support
    You don't have success
    You don't have facilities
    You don't have revenue
    You don't have support
     
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  7. Nick

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    You sure about that? Weren’t the Giants winning World Series some of those years… and then they had the Bonds love fest for the years prior?
     
  8. Buck Turgidson

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    There is no such thing as a "cheap", or whatever you called it, World Series Champion.

    It's just a ridiculous thing to even mention.
     
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    Rays are pretty gewd.
     
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  10. Nick

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    they do have success, they pocket the revenue sharing, they don’t invest that back in the team/facilities, they don’t have a fan base.
     
  11. Rock Block

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    Have I said how much I hate pesky teams?
     
  12. Houstunna

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    Bullsh1t
     
  13. Rock Block

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    My god STOP doing the wave!
     
  14. Tomstro

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    Disaster averted….. for now
     
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  15. marks0223

    marks0223 2017 and 2022 World Series Champions
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    Shocked Choi didn't drop that into the first row of the Crawford Boxes
     
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    When Lance left...I started tensing up. One inning down.
     
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  17. Tuckankhamun

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    They don't have a fanbase because they're so cheap. Nearly a quarter of major league talent comes out of Florida (and not out of Miami). Its the 4th largest state by population in the Union and still nobody shows up to their games. For as much as everyone claims to love "moneyball", nobody wants to be the A's of the 21st century.
     
  18. Elienator

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    An argument could be made for the ‘06 Cardinals, but I generally support your position on this.
     
  19. mvpcrossxover

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    Dr. Smooth finally got a hit
     
  20. Tomstro

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    Crush it Meyers
     

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