Yesterday, the “C” word was in the news because some lazy writer at Forbes regurgitated some lazy rumor about the Rays.
Maybe Stu could be the closer? (Roy Betancourt / IOS / PR Photos)
There is a lot of good analysis on the web explaining all the reasons the Rays are not going to get contracted. If you like, I will link to it.
I just refuse to spend any more time in this space obsessing about the club’s financial health (they made some money last year), the market, the fan base’s loyalty, or the likelihood that the Rays will remain the Tampa Bay Rays for a long time.
Do not worry about posturing principals and their mouthpieces. This IS a baseball town.
I’m disappointed that there’s not a blow-it.com tag involved with this Forbes hack.
Based on their recent work, Forbes could get its own tag around here. Nevertheless, in the interest of consistency, I am going back to tag them both.
People need to stop with the contraction talk. It’s never going to happen. It takes generations for a team to build up a fan base. So far, the Rays are doing as well as they can do considering their stadium situation. The Rays have management that have the franchise on the right track. 20 years from now, people will feel foolish for even thinking about contracting the Rays.
Amen. Chip. Amen.
I think people probably implicitly understand the reality of all this if they actually stop and think about it. But, stopping and thinking isn’t really that popular these days. You know?
Twitter has been fun lately. Every time someone notices that any of the larger market teams has empty seats, an army of Rays folks RT with “contraction” as a comment against those teams. Was pretty funny.
I offered Maury a platform to explain his views on the Rays last night and he declined. Easier to be lazy I suppose.