Greetings From The Bay Area!

[BucShot]

Hiya guys!

Rays & Bucs fan here from just outside the bay area. Now before you start piling on, I'm not a troll or a trouble maker. I'm just a sports fan that enjoys a good game and rooting for my home teams much like you. Only difference is I happen to live in paradise. :harhar:

 

Just wanted to stop by, say howdy and let you guys know I always enjoy the Rays Red Sox matchups. It's always baseball worth watching from where I sit. :thumbsup:

[suns]

Welcome.

[msubulldogs21]

and let you guys know I always enjoy the Rays Red Sox matchups. It's always baseball worth watching from where I sit.

 

I'd enjoy Rays and Red Sox games a lot too if I was a Rays fan.

 

Welcome.

[Spudboy]

I enjoy watching the Rays.

 

As long as that ass hole behind home plate is silenced.

 

Welcome to Talksox.

[Jasonbay44]

Welcome to talksox.

[BucShot]

Thanks for the welcome guys..!

 

Here's a little info you might like to know about the Rays...

 

The ALCS between the Rays & Sox was actually the Ray's World Series. After that series the team (and fans) were completely out of gas. Beating Boston in that series was the high point and goal of the season. I seriously doubt anybody in this area really cared about the World Series after that. We had just achieved our loftiest goal. :thumbsup: (no offense of course, just respect)

 

This Season:

Is a do or die season for the Rays. They know they can't keep this team together after this year and they're going to be faced with some very tough decisions late and during the off season. Don't get too excited about that, their minor league system runneth over with talent so they'll still be a PITA without the usual suspects. :harhar:

 

The Fan Base:

This is a strange (and sad) story.

Even before Tampa Bay was awarded a team, a feud over location, stadium issues, ownership and entity in general sprang up between Tampa, St. Petersburg, respective city leaders and ownership groups. This naturally trickled down and split the local baseball fan base.

 

Talk about Rays attendance is a constant local sports radio topic but in spite of their success, Tampa fan (in mass) refuses to attend a game in St. Pete. Granted The Trop is not an ideal location (closer to Bradenton/Sarasota than Tampa) and it's not the best ball park in the majors but it's more about the long standing feud than location, always has been. So now you know the rest of the story... (spoken in my best Paul Harvey voice)

 

Go Rays!

[Emmz]

Welcome to talksox!

[yankees228]

Just looking for a little clarity here. No one in Tampa cared about winning the World Series, because they already achieved their goal in winning the American League Pennant?

[yeszir]

I wasn't aware that Tampa Bay was paradise?

[BucShot]

Just looking for a little clarity here. No one in Tampa cared about winning the World Series, because they already achieved their goal in winning the American League Pennant?

Per se. Naturally the eye was on the grand prize but the emotion generated during the ALCS far surpassed that of the World Series.

 

I wasn't aware that Tampa Bay was paradise?

Happy to have informed you... :thumbsup:

[rhet]

Tampa?

 

To me, the Bay Area is San Francisco.

[Spudboy]

Tampa?

 

To me, the Bay Area is San Francisco.

 

Same here.

[rhet]

Same here.

 

Nevertheless, I like his handle, BucShot.

[BucShot]

Tampa?

 

To me, the Bay Area is San Francisco.

 

Did you mean the Gay Area?

[Emmz]

Tampa?

 

To me, the Bay Area is San Francisco.

 

Can't forget Oakland and San Jose