Rays fans representing!!

[JoeMagrane]

Whats up guys!!! I randomly came across this board and figured I'd sign up for some good trash talking. Rays fan from day one so NO I havent jumped on the wagon. I'm hoping for a good series. Ill be at game 1 tomorrow night and possible game 2. Let the good times roll....:harhar:

[ToddKalas]

Hey Joe...

 

I'm also new to the forums and have been a Rays fan from before the surge, as well.

 

I WILL be at Game 1 AND Game 2. Who could pass up an opportunity to see the Rays open a can on Boston?

[CrespoBlows]

Welcome!

 

What do you guys think of cowbells, and 39 year old idiots wearing blue wigs pounding them?

[JoeMagrane]

haha, I'll admit the cowbells do get annoying IMO, especially when Grandma is sitting behind you ringing that thing non-stop, the mowhawks and blue wigs are a lot of fun IMO, it gets the fans involved and as we all know... we need ALL the fan support we can get!!!

[See Red]

Welcome, guys... if you're really Rays fans since day one, then that's very respectable, and you're not among those that the people here take issue with.

[ToddKalas]

The cowbells were there to make up for the lack of crowd noise... now they're just... loud... obnoxious... and the more folks hate them, the more people bring them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We also own a lot of cows down here.

[riverside sluggers]

As long as youre not like the Cowbell Kid was on here, you will be a welcome addition to the site for rivalry banter

[See Red]

Well, then we all agree on the cowbells. Where do you stand on the Cowbell Kid?

[ToddKalas]

Welcome' date=' guys... if you're really Rays fans since day one, then that's very respectable, and you're not among those that the people here take issue with.[/quote']

 

I understand the issues with bandwagon fans most of the time... but how do you get 'hardcore' fans? How do those fans... develop, I guess? I don't call them bandwagoners until they stop showing up when the team loses.

 

People that get excited about a team when they're winning aren't the problem until they stop sticking around. At least IMO.

[ToddKalas]

Well' date=' then we all agree on the cowbells. Where do you stand on the Cowbell Kid?[/quote']

 

How hilarious... sitting by him tomorrow...

 

 

Edit: Same section, I mean.

[JoeMagrane]

hahaha the Cowbell Kid is on this board? hahahaha thats to funny... I've sat next to that guy at a few games and he's funny as hell... but I can see why he could rub your guys the wrong way. He can definitely be obnoxious at times.... I'll tell you what.. he wears out any right fielder, I've personally seen multiple RF'ers turn around and give him the finger in the stands....he seriously looks up player Bio's before games and throws out some NASTY comments...

[See Red]

He was on this board. He created a thread pimping a video of his on YouTube. My stance on Rays fans -- up until July, I live in Ocala, FL, before moving back to Colorado. In the year I lived there -- about an hour from Tampa, as you probably know, there was never a mention of the Rays until this season -- I never saw Rays gear. I went to two Rays/Sox games this year... place was just over half full, and 95% Red Sox fans... if that's an exaggeration, it barely is.

[jacksonianmarch]

Rays fan, kinda like jumbo shrimp

[Dojji]

Well, See Red, let's be fair, being a Rays fan wasn't really a source of all that much pride until this year. It was a dirty secret, sort of like having an obscene fetish.

 

Now that the Rays are winning, yeah you have some bandwagonneers, but you also have a lot of people who liked them all along finally getting into it because there's soemthing cool to get into.

 

Color me suspicious that both of these "newcomers" know exactly who Cowbell Kid was. I know their fanbase is smaller than ours, but not that small.

 

(that said, even if this is CK, he seems to have learned a lesson and is trying a much more acceptable tack, so let it go unless he screws up)

[ORS]

To continue the doctrine of fairness, Cowflop was covered by the local news. And I don't know if you've been to the Trop, but you'd notice him if you sat in the RF bleachers.

 

What gets me is why anyone would knowingly choose the handle JoeMagrane (unless it's Joe himself)? Guy has to be one of the top-5 dunces in a booth. Hawk is annoying as hell, but he will make a good point from time to time, and he'll be consistent in his determination of fair calls from the ump. In other words, Hawk will call a strike a strike even if it's against the White Sox. Magrane has got to be one of the worst homers I've ever heard. He's 100% on the Rays side of a call / issue. It's like he and Staats are wired with electrodes and they get a shock if they support the opposition from the booth.

[rician blast]

hahaha the Cowbell Kid is on this board? hahahaha thats to funny... I've sat next to that guy at a few games and he's funny as hell... but I can see why he could rub your guys the wrong way. He can definitely be obnoxious at times.... I'll tell you what.. he wears out any right fielder' date=' I've personally seen multiple RF'ers turn around and give him the finger in the stands....he seriously looks up player Bio's before games and throws out some NASTY comments...[/quote']

 

He's funny? While I haven't seen him action, other than his pathetic video blog which he pedalled here, I personally don't find anything funny or imaginative in him. He's an attention whore, plain and simple.

 

Assuming neither of our newcomers are the poster CBK, who was banned yesterday, do you feel at least the slightest concern that Cowsmell is a poor representative of your team and it's fans? Be honest.

[rician blast]

Regarding our new "friends" JoeMagrane and ToddKalas, isn't it ironic how they came about at almost the same exact time?

 

Magrane: Joined 10/10/08 at 12:22 a.m., posted from 12:22 am to 12:44 am

Kalas: Joined 10/10/08 at 12:34 a.m., posted from 12:34 am to 12:42 am

 

Coincidence? Doubtful.

 

As I recall, before CBK was banned, I had mentioned to him that had he approached his participation here discussing the series and how it would be hard fought, and had he chose a more congenial tact, he'd be more likely to be accepted. Isn't that the tact these new guys have chosen?

 

Also, didn't Cowbell Kid enter his user name without spaces, i.e. "CowbellKid," exactly as these two personalities have?

 

Hate to be overly suspicious but something's obviously rotten in the state of Florida. And that something is the Cowbell Kid.

[Mr Crunchy]

Florida is last in graduating its kids,1st in mortgage fraud, 1st in foreclosures and yet 1000 people move there every day?

foreclosures up 78% from last september yet property values are up 23%?

i have 10 cousins born and bred in florida

there are 3 left in the state and they'll bail out as soon as they can afford it.

its a haven for northeast deadbeats, felons on the run and gays looking for a place to chug cock in peace.

not to mention every 3rd worlder in the western hemisphere is trying to swim to miami.

2 guys sign up at 1245 on a weeknight, both rays fans?

i didnt think there were 2 rays fans capable of navigating the internet quite frankly.

[ToddKalas]

Heh... no doubt Joe and I know each other... that's not hard to deduce. But we are no cowbell kid.

 

To be quite honest, I've got 4 extra tickets for tonights game and Joe and I are trying to sell them... in our late night adventure to find someone to buy them, we decided to join a Sox forum to talk some healthy baseball and trash talk.

 

We also found it funny how many folks complain of 'bandwagon' Rays fans, because right now that's the hot topic -- to find a way to comfort yourselves because just beating the Rays in baseball isn't panning out this year. Got to find something right?

[JoeMagrane]

hahaha this is literally classic... I can honestly say I am not the Cowbell Kid. EVERYONE who is a Rays fan knows who he is. Like it was mentioned above, he was covered by the news and radio all over the Tampa Bay area. As for CKB representing our team? Give me a break... yes i think he's good for our team. Trust me there are a ton of Sox fans who have a screw or 2 loose up stairs. As for not finding him funny? Maybe thats b/c he's wearing out your RF'er? Like I mentioned earlier, CBK can be obnoxious at time I'll admit that, but for the most part it's a really good time to sit there in right field and watch him ware out any RF. Trust me if he was a Sox fan I think a lot of your opinions would do a 180. In conclusion, it seems the CBK has definitely gotten under the skin of some of you. Relax guys he's just a loony who enjoys the attention. He's not doing any harm to anyone. GO RAYS!!!

[YAZMAN]

Heh... no doubt Joe and I know each other... that's not hard to deduce.

 

From the time stamps on the posts it looks like he may be sitting in your lap.

[riverside sluggers]

ALL teams get bandwagon fans when they start playing good. For the longest time, the Yankees were the biggest as they won 4 world series in a span of 5 years. Since then the fan fare has gone down some. Lord knows the Red Sox got a horde of Band wagoners after they broke the 86 year curse

[riverside sluggers]

hahaha this is literally classic... I can honestly say I am not the Cowbell Kid. EVERYONE who is a Rays fan knows who he is. Like it was mentioned above' date=' he was covered by the news and radio all over the Tampa Bay area. As for CKB representing our team? Give me a break... yes i think he's good for our team. Trust me there are a ton of Sox fans who have a screw or 2 loose up stairs. As for not finding him funny? Maybe thats b/c he's wearing out your RF'er? Like I mentioned earlier, CBK can be obnoxious at time I'll admit that, but for the most part it's a really good time to sit there in right field and watch him ware out any RF. Trust me if he was a Sox fan I think a lot of your opinions would do a 180. In conclusion, it seems the CBK has definitely gotten under the skin of some of you. Relax guys he's just a loony who enjoys the attention. He's not doing any harm to anyone. GO RAYS!!![/quote']

 

The only fan respresentative we have is Fitzy. Nesn doesnt highlight fans in right field seats who wear bright colored wigs and shout out at the opposing outfielders

[JoeMagrane]

From the time stamps on the posts it looks like he may be sitting in your lap.

 

jealous??? come over here big boy....you'll get your turn...

[ORS]

Yeah, just like we had trouble with the Angels. The fact is, the Red Sox, by objective measures, are a better baseball team than the Rays, just like they were better than the Angels. You can point to your overall record, and your head to head record, and I'll point to the more predictive measures of team batting line, team pitching line, and run differential. The Sox should win this series, although it should be closer than the LDS against LAA.

[ToddKalas]

From the time stamps on the posts it looks like he may be sitting in your lap.

 

Don't be jealous!!!!

 

 

No.... wait...

 

 

We're just in tune... he's actually 25 miles away. Crazy isn't it.

[ToddKalas]

jealous??? come over here big boy....you'll get your turn...

 

Damnit dude.

[ToddKalas]

...The Sox should win this series' date=' although it should be closer than the LDS against LAA.[/quote']

 

HA!

 

Surprise!! I Sox fan thinks the Sox will with this series.... and a Rays fan thinks just the opposite. I wouldn't have guessed it!

[rician blast]

To be quite honest' date=' I've got 4 extra tickets for tonights game and Joe and I are trying to sell them... in our late night adventure to find someone to buy them, we decided to join a Sox forum to talk some healthy baseball and trash talk.[/quote']

 

sure...just happened to join a Sox forum while trying to sell tix at 12:40 a.m. BTW, why would you have 4 extra tix, and have to seek buyers for them...I mean this is supposedly the hottest ticket in town, no? s***, Cowbell said there's no way one could get tickets to a playoff game there.

 

We also found it funny how many folks complain of 'bandwagon' Rays fans, because right now that's the hot topic -- to find a way to comfort yourselves because just beating the Rays in baseball isn't panning out this year. Got to find something right?

 

And it begins....or should I say continues. You're transparency further supports the fact that Florida's public school system consistenly ranks in the bottom 1/4 of average state educational performance.

 

How does the saying go? You can fool ALL of the people in Tampa All of the time, but you're a cockmuncher.

[YAZMAN]

jealous??? come over here big boy....you'll get your turn...

 

I knew there was a train running through TB today.