USAsoccer
19 Aug 2003, 06:45 PM
Originally posted by Revolt
You are so convincing .... only if insults make wishes true. I can understand that you are little fiesty being the only teenager in Tampa.
But for kicks, let's say you win. Tampa is best market in Florida. Probably better than Atlanta, too, if that makes you happy. Better than anywhere in Tennessee. Better than Alabama. Better than Missisippi. Better than Arkansas.
Does that Tampa a great sports town? No. The Blue Jackets and Wild generate far more support than the 'ning. Yipping about being 15th in the league just makes this point: Tampa is one of the crappiest sports towns amonst big cities/metros in the USA.
We'll see about a top 5 attendance total this year. I won't be holding my breath, plus I don't care. I doubt Tampa fans care about the 'ning, either. They just come for the free denture cleanings.
Anyone can support a winning team and Super Bowl champ. Big deal. The real measure is the Devil Rays. This team can't even sell out (or get 30K) for the Yankees, Mets or Red Sox. The fans in Tampa simply don't care. They are too busy playing bridge and comparing goiters.
Actually, the crappiness of the Devil Rays may work in favor of MLS some day. The Rays get ridden out on a rail, and soccer can come in to service the void. A combined MLB Spring Training/Soccer facility might be just the ticket. Bring them back as the Rowdies.
In my opinion, though, I think Tampa comes back at the 19th or 20th MLS club.
My gosh, it not even hard....
Minnesota? The city who is about to lose the Vikings...
The city, whose first hockey team plays in Dallas?
The city, whose baseball team was once owned by the Tampa Bay Baseball group (1984)....
Give it a rest...
and the D-rays are not going anywhere...
Unlike most teams in baseball, they make money!
You are so convincing .... only if insults make wishes true. I can understand that you are little fiesty being the only teenager in Tampa.
But for kicks, let's say you win. Tampa is best market in Florida. Probably better than Atlanta, too, if that makes you happy. Better than anywhere in Tennessee. Better than Alabama. Better than Missisippi. Better than Arkansas.
Does that Tampa a great sports town? No. The Blue Jackets and Wild generate far more support than the 'ning. Yipping about being 15th in the league just makes this point: Tampa is one of the crappiest sports towns amonst big cities/metros in the USA.
We'll see about a top 5 attendance total this year. I won't be holding my breath, plus I don't care. I doubt Tampa fans care about the 'ning, either. They just come for the free denture cleanings.
Anyone can support a winning team and Super Bowl champ. Big deal. The real measure is the Devil Rays. This team can't even sell out (or get 30K) for the Yankees, Mets or Red Sox. The fans in Tampa simply don't care. They are too busy playing bridge and comparing goiters.
Actually, the crappiness of the Devil Rays may work in favor of MLS some day. The Rays get ridden out on a rail, and soccer can come in to service the void. A combined MLB Spring Training/Soccer facility might be just the ticket. Bring them back as the Rowdies.
In my opinion, though, I think Tampa comes back at the 19th or 20th MLS club.
My gosh, it not even hard....
Minnesota? The city who is about to lose the Vikings...
The city, whose first hockey team plays in Dallas?
The city, whose baseball team was once owned by the Tampa Bay Baseball group (1984)....
Give it a rest...
and the D-rays are not going anywhere...
Unlike most teams in baseball, they make money!