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In response to "This is a first: The Tampa Bay Rays have received MLB's permission to explore becoming two-city team: the Tampa Bay area and Montreal area -- (link)" by decline

why????? -- nm

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Jun 20 '19, 10:50

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I would assume because the fan base isn't large enough in Tampa to sustain the team any longer -- nm - decline Jun 20, 10:55 9
- they get 5 or 10 k a game now, is less games going to equal more people???? - groiny Jun 20, 11:01 8
  - It might help because there are fewer tickets to sell overall. A season ticket package will cost half as much. The person who sees 5 games a year - pmb Jun 20, 11:05 5
    - I am sure I told the story before, I had tickets to the game there where Wade Boggs got hit #3000..... - groiny Jun 20, 11:08 4
      - if you tried to drive to a Jays game, if you even found parking, it would cost you a billion dollars. - Andie Jun 20, 11:18 3
        
        and having seen the outside of your park, I was impressed with it. -- nm - groiny Jun 20, 11:22
        
        Well, it is rather building locked. -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 11:21
        
        in a vacation town like Tampa, I would think you would want to offer parking for vacationers. -- nm - groiny Jun 20, 11:20
  - I guess the answer to that is going to be part of the study. - Marlowe Jun 20, 11:03 1
    - it just seems like Florida is not a baseball state. - groiny Jun 20, 11:04

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